SnapChef Invests in South Boston

June 12, 2013 - PRLog -- South Boston, MA) after eight years of renting their headquarter location in  Southie, owner and founder of Snapchef, Todd Snopkowski and his wife and business partner, Daniela, have  invested in a big way by  purchasing  the building on 30 Preble street in South Boston.  The 10 year-old business is a culinary orientation and placement company that services the hospitality industry.  A celebration and ribbon cutting are planned for early September.

“Owning our headquarter’s building is a huge next step to properly implementing our Sustainable Culinary Arts Testing Program.  We are excited about what lies ahead for the next ten years with Snapchef,” says Snopkowski.

Snopkowski, is contributing to the greater Boston economy in a big way by filling 70 to 100 positions a week in the thriving hospitality industry.  He is also recruiting an average of 48 new trainees a month into his culinary orientation and ServSafe certification programs. His transportation system of nine vehicles, transport their employees to non MBTA accessible locations as far West as Worcester, North as Lowell and as far South as Plymouth.

“My goal is to continuously provide a healthy  mix of educating and providing job opportunities for a range of skill levels, giving qualified people the tools  to succeed at a number of employment positions,” said Snopkowski.  “These employees help nourish the food industry, which contributes to Boston’s critical tourism and hospitality sectors.”

He founded SnapChef in 2002 with over 25 years of experience in the food industry.  As an entrepreneur and executive chef with world class companies such as Goldman Sachs, Aramark, Sodexho, Cisco Systems and AT & T World headquarters, he learned that creating win-win environments would be one of his key ingredients for success. He’s fondly remembered as Chef for The Olympic Village in Atlanta feeding 15,000 athletes daily with a team of 72 cooks, and his work with the New Hampshire Food Bank’s Recipe for Success Program with a city-wide effort to feed those in need.

Snopkowski has shaped SnapChef over years of steady growth to over 600 employees. The company continues to have a profound effect on the lives of people in communities through job creation.  His dedication to working with his people, the food industry and the community led to his unique “earn and learn” method to get people started in the business.

“Utilizing the newly installed Sustainable Culinary Arts Testing Program, we are able to evaluate skills and culinary aptitude,” says Snopkowski. We pride ourselves in selecting people with good experience and/or great attitudes and teach them the skills they need to be successful.”

Currently Snoplowski serves on several boards as an adviser including the very successful Community Servings, a not-for-profit food and nutrition program for individuals and families with critical and chronic illness. He continuously collaborates with all levels of government and organizations to explore new ways to serve community members. For more information go to www.snapchef.com