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UKT to replane SSmtexho
Self-operated model succeeds food service giant
Soyombo Ganbold, a student of NT's Intensive English Language Institute from Ulaanbaatar,
Mongolia, regularly buys coffee from Jazzman's Cafe before class. NT will take over management
from food service company Sodexho in the fall.
Starting this fall, UNT will replace
Sodexho, the on-campus food and
facilities management service, with
a new, self-operated model for food
services.
"I think Sodexho has done a great
job," Richard Yaccaro, associate
director of Verde Catering, said. "The
goal is to bring more options to students
and be able respond more quickly to
their needs."
Sodexho entered a contract with UNT
in May of2004, which stated that UNT
would provide residential, dining and
catering services, and Sodexho would
manage the retail dining services. In
spring 2008, consultants recommended
that the university move to a single,
integrated management approach.
Tom Rufer, director of the University
Union, said the university hopes to
provide as many of the same options
offered by Sodexho as possible.
"Each [brand] is a separate decision
and we have to come to an agreement
with each company," Rufer said. "We
are evaluating those issues right now."
The university is in the process of
moving Sodexho's national agreements
and licenses, like Chick-fil-a and
Einstein Brother's Bagels, to UNT.
Establishments like Jazzman's Café
and Subconnection, which are owned
by Sodexho, are likely to continue
operating, but may have to do so under
a new company or a newly developed
university brand.
Presently, there are no plans for
any renovations. Rufer said that any
changes that need to be made will
occur during the summer or Christmas
break.
"We want to make this transition
with as little impact on the students
as possible," Ruler said. "We hope
to transition without causing a lot of
disruption to service delivery."
In addition to the future appointment
of a new executive director of dining
services and management staff, the
university plans to keep as many of
the current Sodexho employees as
possible
In the long run, Rufer said, the
university hopes the new organizational
structure will help provide more
nimble and flexible dining services to
the UNT community.
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Heather Jackson
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