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Saint Louis University has awarded its dining services contract to Sodexho Manage-ment Services, effective July 1. Sodexho will provide all dining, retail and conference services for the Frost campus.
With headquarters in Walkham, Mass., Sodexho USA provides food services to the education, health care and business markets. The company serves more than 1,600 clients in 41 states. Globally, Sodexho is recognized as the largest food and management services company in the world, with more than 14,000 accounts in 62 countries.
Sodexho recently announced an agreement to form a new corporation with Marriott Corporate Services. The new company, Sodexho/Marriott (the Marriott name will be deleted within three years), will become the largest provider of food services in North America.
"This decision was made after several months of serious deliberations," said Paul Stark, SJ, vice president for student development. "Saint Louis University students deserve service, quality and responsiveness - Sodexho hallmarks - which they will enjoy under the new management arrangement. Student input suggested not only the time for a change, but also strongly recommended Sodexho after a site visit to a Sodexho-operated facility."
Immediate plans call for Sodexho to provide a retail environment in all dining venues, with the remodeling of facilities to take place this summer. Each residence hall dining location will offer Godfather's Pizza, Colombo Yogurt, Tender Light Cuisine (for the health-conscious customer), American Grill, Deli Signatures, Main Event (a variety of entrees, vegetables and vegetarian entrees), a soup bar, salad bar, waffle bar, cereal bar and more.
"We are truly excited about entering into a partnership with Saint Louis University to provide an upscale customer dining services program," said Karl Oldag, Sodexho's vice president for sales. "I am confident that we will achieve our goal of a win-win partnership for the students, the University and the corporation."
Partnering with Campus Convenience Stores, Sodexho also will open two convenience stores in the fall, one in Clemens Hall and one in Marchetti West. Fusz Food Court will feature a "Fast Takes" concept, offering a wide selection of pre-made deli sandwiches, salads, bagels, donuts and cookies, along with the current national and signature brand concepts.
Busch Memorial Center also will take on a new look with a strong focus on upscale menus, healthy choices, "showtime" cooking, marketing, merchandising, retail signs and menu boards. Chic-Fil-A will locate in the Billiken Club, in addition to existing national and signature brands.
Other Sodexho college and university accounts include Harvard Law School, Creighton University, De Paul University, University of California and Northern Arizona University.
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