Dining Contracts: Both Parties are Feeling the Pain. How are they moving forward?

Rob White July 6, 2020

In the last few months, we’ve had ongoing conversations with our clients and friends from community colleges to the Ivy Leagues for the sole purpose of sharing ideas and resources as we all tackle the challenges COVID-19 has set before us. Continuing with our sharing of themes from these roundtables, we’ve compiled thoughts shared by dining contract administrators as to how they are approaching new contacts or renegotiating current agreements in a COVID world.

A Quick Peek into Current Student Expectations for Campus Dining

Sojo Alex June 26, 2020

With so much discussion surrounding how foodservice operators are planning new changes for the fall semester and beyond, we thought we’d take a brief moment to check into what current college students are expecting to find (if and) when they return.

COVID-19 Ideation Resources for College and University Dining

Sojo Alex June 4, 2020

It’s important to review your own internal planning for blind spots and search out fresh perspectives. It’s in that interest that we’re creating this resource. Since March of this year, Envision Strategies and Ricca Design Studios have been in conversation with our clients and friends in campus dining. From community colleges to the Ivy Leagues, we’ve explored the ideas, challenges and concerns surrounding the COVID-19 epidemic and looked at which changes are being considering for the Fall 2020 semester and possibly beyond.