Boosting the revenue of university dining programs usually boils down to finding ways to attract more customers, but the methods, as these examples show, can be as varied as the menus at a mall food court.
Dining Halls
1/15/2013
Lesley University (Mass.) has agreed to a settlement reached under the Americans with Disabilities Act, after a group of students sued the institution for not providing adequate/safe dining options for them.
12/4/2012
West Virginia University is replacing foam to-go containers with more environmentally friendly, reusable cartons.
10/17/2012
On the west side of Western Michigan University’s Hoekje Hall, the initials of 27 residence hall assistants – “The Keepers of Hoekje Hall” – are scribbled in black marker on a third-floor brick wall behind the metal casing of a service elevator.
10/4/2012
DePauw University has been waiting for a new dining hall for two years. After receiving a $25 million gift from two of its alumni, the wait is just about over.
8/2/2012
University of Connecticut students returning to campus this fall are in for a treat — more precisely, several treats served on small plates, European-style.
12/5/2011
Gator Dining Services/ARAMARK has eliminated foam packaging for foods at all Gator Dining locations, including the dining halls, Classic Fare Catering and the national brands on University of Florida’s campus. Ridding foam in more than 40 dining locations diverts an estimated 1.2 million units of foam products from the landfill, which is approximately 24,000 pounds or 17,000 cubic feet of foam.
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