CBORD vs CulinarySuite

CBORD is food and nutrition service software for hospitals, campus dining, senior living and corporate dining. CulinarySuite is web-based operations software for institutional foodservice: schools, hospitals, senior living, universities, corrections and foodservice management companies. Both are listed under School, Hospital & Contract Food Service. They differ in audience and company background.

Key differences

  • audience

    Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: CBORD: Hospitals and healthcare facilities; CulinarySuite: K-12 school nutrition programs.

  • company background

    CBORD names Roper Technologies, Inc. as its parent company and CulinarySuite names Fulcrum Digital (Fulcrum Group).

Side by side

CBORD vs CulinarySuite: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldCBORDCulinarySuite
What it isCBORD is food and nutrition service software for hospitals, campus dining, senior living and corporate dining.CulinarySuite is web-based operations software for institutional foodservice: schools, hospitals, senior living, universities, corrections and foodservice management companies.
Best forHospitals and healthcare facilities; University and college dining programs; Senior living communitiesK-12 school nutrition programs; Hospitals and senior living; Foodservice management companies; Universities and corporate dining
Pricing modelQuote onlyQuote only
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebWeb
CountriesNot publishedNot published
LanguagesNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations6Not published
CertificationsNot publishedHIPAA
Security practicesNot publishedADA-compliant web and mobile versions of CD MealPlanner, Privacy and Information Security Policy (no certification named)
FoundedNot publishedNot published
HeadquartersNot publishedNew York, United States
OwnerRoper Technologies, Inc.Fulcrum Digital (Fulcrum Group)
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by CBORD

  • Gordon Food Service
  • metafoodx
  • Nutrislice
  • Sysco
  • Topanga.io
  • US Foods

Named only by CulinarySuite

CulinarySuite does not name any integrations in the material we reviewed.

Which to choose

CBORD

Choose CBORD if you fit its listed audience: Hospitals and healthcare facilities; University and college dining programs; Senior living communities.

CulinarySuite

Choose CulinarySuite if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: K-12 school nutrition programs; Hospitals and senior living; Foodservice management companies.

Weaker fit: Independent or commercial restaurants. The vendor positions the product for institutional foodservice (schools, healthcare, corrections, senior living, campus and corporate dining), not for commercial restaurants.

What we could not confirm

CBORD

  • Any price or plan
  • Countries of sale, languages, headquarters, founding year, team size
  • Which EHR, POS or ERP vendors are supported
  • Security certifications (a Security & Trust Center is linked)
  • Contract term and renewal
  • Named restaurant or foodservice customers

CulinarySuite

  • Any price or plan tiers (quote only)
  • Named integrations
  • Founding year, funding and employee count
  • Countries served and interface languages
  • Security certifications
  • Contract term and renewal
  • Current pricing details

Go further

CBORD profileCulinarySuite profile

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Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.

CBORD, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage (cbord.com redirects here)https://illumiatech.com/
  2. Healthcare food and nutrition features, partner logoshttps://illumiatech.com/solutions/healthcare/food-nutrition-dining-services
  3. Campus dining featureshttps://illumiatech.com/solutions/higher-education/food-nutrition-dining-services
  4. Senior living features, uptimehttps://illumiatech.com/solutions/senior-living/food-nutrition-dining-services
  5. Partner programme and 300+ partnershttps://illumiatech.com/partners
  6. Company mission, CEO, partner logoshttps://illumiatech.com/about
  7. Rename from Transact + CBORD, Roper ownershiphttps://illumiatech.com/about/becoming-illumia
  8. Leadership teamhttps://illumiatech.com/about/leadership