Bon Appétit Management Company

Danielle Custer’s mobile grilled cheese mecca is moving south.

Danielle Custer isn’t departing Seattle after all, though the Monte Cristo has left.

Beloved Monte Cristo about to celebrate “final meltdown” before heading to Portland to feed hungry techies.

Multiple award-winning chef Danielle Custer, most recently behind the mobile grilled cheese truck Monte Cristo, is heading to Portland to serve tech company staffers.

Since 2007, Google has had its own gardens. In these gardens, employees, the Googlers, can grow flowers, plants, and herbs. Bon Appétit chefs at Google run out daily to grab fresh garnishes right out the garden, and adventurous beekeepers harvest 600 pounds of honey each year.

Silicon Valley employees routinely get the best and healthiest food at work. Doing something similar in our schools isn’t as crazy as it seems.

Plantronics employees got to take a Tesla for a spin in its Earth Day celebration, which also featured Bon Appétit’s Management Company’s Low Carbon Diet Day lunch.

Bon Appétit Management Company Executive Chef Bob Clark toured the Silicon Valley Business Journal through eBay and PayPal’s two cafés and outdoor garden in honor of Low Carbon Diet Day.

In trying to keep its workforce motivated, efficient, happy and productive — as well as to recruit and retain talent — an increasing number of companies are viewing high-quality employee meals as a crucial perk.