Looking for expert advice on your senior living kitchen?
You’re in the right place.

Get information on floor plans, layouts, costs, timelines, or anything else you may need on your project. We’ve got the experts on staff ready to help, just let us know what you’re looking for. We focus on three major elements in our design:

Spacious

Calming

Easy to Clean

Our People Make the Difference

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Business Development

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Business Development

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Business Development

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Solution Engineer

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Solution Engineer

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Solution Engineer

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SMOOTH
WORKFLOW

It is a must for every senior living facility. The production of quality food to large groups of people comes down to efficiency in the kitchen.

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MULTIFUNCTIONAL EQUIPMENT

Our team can provide guidance on ovens that can steam, bake, and crisp foods to broaden the menu for residents while also conserving space.

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3D CADD
TECHNOLOGY

This gives you a feel for the spaces and how they will work for your staff and tenants. From ingredient prep to dishwashing, you can make the most of every inch.

Calm & Comfortable Design

When desiging senior living kitchen and dining areas we focus on these elements:

Spacious

Having space for a large number of residents is crucial for a comfortable dining experience.

Calming

Your dining space should feel like a calm, safe space that residents of all walks of life would feel welcome.

Easy to Clean

Clean up can be a hassle if the space isn’t deisgned to do so in an efficient manner, we keep this in mind during planning.

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Our Locations and Contract Service Area

We can best service customers within 4-6 hours of our office locations, and also regularly service multi-unit customers nationwide.

Cedar Rapids / Marion Headquarters

6201 S Gateway Drive, Marion, IA 52302

St. Louis Branch

13789 Rider Trail N Unit 105, Earth City, MO 63045

Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Branch

2475 Doswell Ave Suite B, St Paul, MN 55108

Communicative, Detailed
Project Management

With experience to spare creating kitchens and cafeterias for everything from hospitals to senior living centers, Rapids Contract partners closely with clients, vendors, and the trades throughout each project. Trust our project manager to stay in direct communication with you while building out the kitchen and dining areas for your facility.

Your project manager will be present on site while coordinating permits, fabricators, installers, inspectors, vendors, and general contractors. We work hard to meet your needs and your budget as we create code-compliant, inviting spaces for your staff and your residents.

Previous Work: Grand Living

The Rapids team was able to work closely with the Grand Living and Ryan Construction team to open this beautiful luxury facility. Our contract team was the design consultant for the commercial foodservice areas as well as the residential rooms. Design work started on this project in 2019, and their first resident was moving in June 1st 2022. Increasing the challenge was this was during the height of Covid-19, which affected the elderly population at substantially higher rates. Worksite safety was paramount. It was a long process, but definitely worth it.

Grand Living at Riverstone Assisted Living Food Service
Grand Living at Riverstone Stainless Steel Countertop and Grill

FAQs

How do I know Rapids is the right fit for my business?
Great commercial kitchen design is dependent on a complete and thorough understanding of client needs and challenges. Rapids food service consultants would never start the design process without first having a FIT meeting with our client where they walk us through their project and get a chance to assess if Rapids is the partner they need.. Rapids Contract & Design understands that you have a unique concept in mind and need our CFSP-certified food service consultants to bring your vision and business goals to fruition while simultaneously optimizing functionality and efficiency in a commercial kitchen design that fits within your budget.
What is your service area?

Rapids Contract works with businesses across the entire United States with all their food service needs. We also have offices stationed in:

Why Work With Rapids?

On-Time Project Delivery

Great projects come in all different forms and require unique and exciting ideas to set them apart. However, every great project is born of a strong and time-tested process for delivery to the client. Our team at Rapids has developed an unrivaled project delivery process that allows us to deliver exactly what our clients want.

Talent – Experience and Training Matters

Our team is everything. We could not be truly great without our entire team behind the communications and processes we deliver to our clients. Rapids has won the Foodservice Equipment Reports’ Management Excellence award that recognized the entire organization’s dedication to taking care of our clients and our people.

LET'S FIND YOUR SOLUTION

Rapids Contract & Design serves the United States with locations in Iowa, Minnesota, and Missouri. Our experts are ready to assist with your foodservice needs—contact us for support, Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM CST.