Forefront Healthcare Named #1 Best Place to Work in Southeast Michigan 2025 by Crain’s Detroit Business
St. Clair Shores, Mich. – August 22, 2025 – Forefront Healthcare is proud to announce that it has been named the #1 Best Place to Work in Southeast Michigan 2025 by Crain’s Detroit Business. Forefront ranked #1 in the large business category as well as #1 overall across all businesses, a recognition that underscores the company’s ongoing commitment to cultivating a workplace where employees thrive.
This year’s honor marks another milestone for Forefront, which was also recognized as the #1 Best Place to Work in 2023. Founded just six years ago, Forefront provides culinary and nutrition services, facility management, and support services for healthcare organizations nationwide.
Forefront’s workplace culture is distinguished by:
Employee-Centered Perks – From pet-friendly offices and catered meals prepared by corporate chefs to unique experiences like sporting events and community volunteer opportunities during work hours.
Professional Growth – Tuition reimbursement, certification support, and development programs that help team members advance their careers.
Wellness & Support – Comprehensive benefits including paid family leave, bereavement and counseling services, financial support programs, and identity theft protection.
Community Impact – A strong commitment to volunteerism and social responsibility that allows employees to give back to their communities.
Crain’s Detroit Business partners with Workforce Research Group to evaluate applicants through a rigorous process. The methodology includes an employer questionnaire (20% of the score) and an extensive employee engagement survey (80% of the score), measuring employee experience, role satisfaction, leadership, workplace culture, training, and work-life balance. This year, 92 companies earned recognition on Crain’s 2025 Best Places to Work list.
Forefront’s recognition as the #1 Best Place to Work overall in Southeast Michigan is a testament to its intentional culture, engaged workforce, and vision to create a workplace where people and performance thrive together.
About Forefront:
Founded six years ago, Forefront, which provides culinary and nutrition, facility management and other services for health care facilities, strives to exceed client and employee expectations. In addition to getting catered meals crafted by corporate chefs, staff can also bring pets to work, attend “Go to a Game” sporting events and participate in employee resource groups.
Forefront allows employees to volunteer during work hours and provides identity theft coverage, paid time off for employees to care for family members, and bereavement, financial and drug and alcoholism counseling. And employees receive tuition/fee reimbursement for professional education, certification and advanced degree programs.
For the complete list of winners and rankings, see CrainsDetroit.com/BestPlacestoWork. The 92 Best Places to Work will also appear in the print edition.
