We have had a dream of running a family-owned business for over 20 years.

Advancing Nutrition In Hickory Since 2005

Active Edge Nutrition planted a seed in 2005 after conferring with local fitness professionals to develop a nutrition program that would help their clients achieve fitness goals. After a couple of years of developing our concept, we moved to our current location in Viewmont in 2007.

Prepared Meals

Specializing in prepared meals and snacks.

Catering

Offering healthier, great tasting catering options.

Dining Room

Offering dine in meal service Monday through Friday.

Our Menu's Journey: Small Business, Big Heart, and Even Tastier Bites

Our initial business model had us primarily specializing in prepared meals and snacks, with healthier, great tasting catering options available. Our expansion to allow for dine in meal service occurred later, and we currently serve lunch Monday through Friday from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm.

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Benefits Of Working At Center Street Eats

Flexibility with scheduling. great opportunities for full time staff, for students, stay at home parent, or retiree looking to work around their already hectic schedules. All day shifts, all the time!!!
Fresh, great tasting food. we have an outstanding reputation in our community.
Most weekends off – we only require staff to work an occasional Saturday–only about 1 x per month…
No late nights. typical shifts are;
- 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, , 10:00 am – 6:00 pm, noon – 6:00 p, 11:00 am – 7:15 pm, 3:00 pm – 7:15 pm
Daily meal provided.
Opportunity for growth & advancement. All of our key staff have been promoted from within.
Join our fun, professional team, eager to serve our guests and satisfy their needs. Our clients love us!! Wholesome environment.
Monthly bonus for key employees.
Opportunity for positive “lifestyle change” with our healthy meals and fitness/wellness benefit.
Company paid hospitality & wellness training programs available
- Serve safe sanitation certification
- Nutrition certification
- Personal trainer certification
- Other programs available upon interest
Sample great tasting and healthful meals and snacks every day.
Monthly meal discount. Full time staff get $50 credit each month on their account to use in addition to their daily allowance. Part time staff receives an allowance as well.
Referral program. $100 cash for qualified applicants our existing staff recommend to us. New employee also gets $100. Referring employee also gets an additional $100 after employment goals attained by new staff.
Fitness & wellness account. Spend time each week/month doing physical activities you enjoy doing: working out, yoga, ju jitsu, etc. We’ll pay a stipend each month for full time staff participating in this program
Quarterly company sponsored activities; fall social, Crawdad’s baseball game, Sunday brunch at a local restaurant.
Staff retention bonus; paid out in December based on years of service. $100 for each year of service for full time staff. Part-time staff also receive a bonus.
Company provided uniform.
CSE is closed the week “around the 4^th of July” and the week between Christmas and New Years Day” each year for staff to recharge and enjoy family activities.
Paid vacation for full-time staff.

Employment Positions

Most Positions Available As Full Or Part Time

Key staff / management trainee. competitive pay based on experience.
Food prep & production. Part time and full time positions available. Standard food preparation, as well as meal and snack prep. Rate of pay $12 & up.
Made to order kitchen staff. Helping run the service line from during lunch each day. $12 & up
Food expediter / runner. Help get food out quickly and efficiently to our clients from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm each day. $10-$12 / hr + tips
$10 + tips (tips average $2 – $15/hr)
Prep & dish tank. Start out with basic food prep and production in the kitchen, mixed with standard dish tank operator duties. rate of pay $10-$12 / hr
Future raises based on productivity, availability, and reliability.

What Our Employees & Customers Are Saying

During my 8 years working at center street eats, I have been doing a lot of schooling. Both of my degrees in nutrition/culinary have required me to do internships. Robert and Kat let me start working with them for both of those and I learned so much along the way, was truly blessed they helped me out so much. I have learned everything from cooking, different cooking techniques, more nutritional information, good work ethic, how to run a kitchen/business, and management. All of this has helped me with my current job in child nutrition management and working towards my goals to move up within the county. Rob and Kat know a lot about running a restaurant/business and I could not have asked for better mentors along the way. Love this place. I keep coming back and working to learn more and get more experience.

Center street eats has been a huge part of our ability to serve the hungry in Hickory! They have been with us since the start, offering healthy options for some of the most vulnerable among us. It is because of efforts like theirs, those who are experiencing hunger in our community are not left out, or behind. We’re so grateful for their partnership.

• On behalf of the Foothills NC Fellowship of Christian Athletes, we would like to express our appreciation of Rob Garrison and the entire Center Street Eats team for their tremendous support of the FCA vision and mission. A great team is made up of many talented and selfless teammates, and Rob is a great teammate and friend of FCA. He and his team feed us, serve use, and support us with excellence throughout the year. We are so grateful for the role they play on team FCA to help us engage, equip and empower coaches and athletes to unite, inspire, and change the world through the gospel of Jesus Christ.