Colleges & Universities

Operations

University spends $3.5M to enhance food on campus

The University of Buffalo’s Campus Dining & Shops launched the multimillion-dollar initiative this summer, which included renovations, improved menus and expanded eateries on campus.

Operations

Dartmouth College students push for higher kosher food standards

More than 500 students have signed a petition urging the school to use a higher standard of dining for its kosher cafeteria, arguing the college’s current methods of food preparation don’t meet widely held standards in the Orthodox Jewish community.

Saginaw Valley State University is continuing with the foodservice contractor, stating it is pleased with the services provided thus far and that foodservice on a college campus is different than in a prison.

The university owed $6.5 as of April 30, with the debt continuing to grow by some $182,000 per week. “Catch-up” payments are being made to pay off the debt.

Penn Dining created the hashtag for students to give feedback through social media and help impact future menu choices.

Rouler, a mobile kitchen, is only accepting meal credits and will specialize in New Orleans food.

The Mexican food chain said it will allow students at 40 colleges to order delivery through a third-party app starting this fall.

The university has invested in an eco-friendly waste disposal system that breaks down food waste from its dining halls, and turns it into treatable water, reducing the amount of trash sent to landfills.

Noting the possibility of a backlash, the Philadelphia City Council is holding off on legislation that would “kill” the mobile food community on Drexel University’s campus.

Over the summer, foodservice provider Sodexo announced new late-night dining options and adjusted service hours at the request of University of North Alabama students.

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