{"id":656292,"date":"2025-06-17T11:59:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T15:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=656292"},"modified":"2025-06-17T11:59:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T15:59:02","slug":"university-dining-services-moving-to-self-operation-model-656292","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/university-dining-services-moving-to-self-operation-model-656292\/","title":{"rendered":"University Dining Services moving to self-operation model"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span class=\"TextRun SCXW169298149 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169298149 BCX8\">Meliora Catering is changing the way<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169298149 BCX8\"> bookings are made as part of the change.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW169298149 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\">University of Rochester<\/a> is taking steps to innovate its campus dining, retail, and catering programs on the River Campus and at the <a href=\"http:\/\/esm.rochester.edu\">Eastman School of Music<\/a>. University leaders and Dining Services personnel have spent the past two years evaluating the current operations model and identifying opportunities for improvement, efficiency, and greater flexibility. As a result of this evaluation, beginning July 1, 2025, the University will move to a self-operation model. This change will allow the University to improve the dining experience for students, faculty, staff, and visitors.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The University\u2019s transition from vendor (Aramark \/ Harvest Table) to self-operation is expected to be complete for the start of the fall semester, with benefits of this new model including:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Opportunity to create an outstanding dining experience centered around a nutritious, global, and authentic cuisine.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Greater flexibility to adjust dining programs and options based on student needs.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Continued partnerships with local farmers, restaurants, and product vendors.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Complete oversight of dining team members, including management.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Career advancement pathway for union represented dining team members into University management.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Direct management of vendor partnerships and contracts, creating opportunities for program enhancements.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Important change to Meliora Catering<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As part of the move to self-operation, beginning July 1, Meliora Catering will be operated and managed directly by University Dining Services. Events scheduled to occur before July 1 will not be affected by this change and these catering bookings will proceed as currently contracted.\u00a0 For events currently booked or scheduled to take place after July 1, please reach out to Campus Dining directly at <a href=\"mailto:cateringquestions@rochester.edu\">cateringquestions@rochester.edu<\/a> to coordinate.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Further details will be provided over the coming months regarding the transition to self-operation. Any questions can be sent to <a href=\"mailto:universitystudentlife@rochester.edu\">universitystudentlife@rochester.edu<\/a>.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The change will allow the University to improve the dining experience for students, faculty, staff, and visitors.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":126,"featured_media":184302,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18612,41772,37032],"class_list":["post-656292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-university-news","tag-announcements","tag-dining","tag-student-life"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ 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