STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.—On a Saturday morning inside the cavernous Epicured warehouse off Richmond Terrace in Mariners Harbor, merengue music keeps time with the work. Pallets rumble across the floor, delivering boxes of food to two dozen women in food‑service bouffant caps and gloves who pack with rhythm and precision. And as Staten Island becomes the company’s fastest-growing hub for medically tailored meals, bringing new jobs and unprecedented speed to Medicaid nutrition services—the scene offers a first look at a quiet but significant shift underway in the borough.
As the name suggests, food is central to Epicured’s mission—but the “cured” part is the real key. What moves down the line isn’t takeout or meal kit filler. Epicured produces medically tailored meals: the convenience of a HelloFresh-style operation, designed instead for people on prescribed diets.
And the company, born in Glen Cove, Long Island, is now a major new presence on Staten Island, operating from a facility at 1963 Richmond Terr. in Mariners Harbor.
A visit from leadership
We toured the facility with CEO Richard E. Bennett II and State Assemblyman Sam Pirrozzolo, who moves through the space with visible fascination—studying workstations, asking questions and taking in the operation with admiration. Pirrozzolo brought Mariners Harbor resident and community leader Gwen Robinson, eager to see what she called “a hidden piece of the neighborhood at work.”…