Campus catering. Credit: US Department of Agriculture.

Northwestern University has awarded a catering contract to multinational foodservice company Compass Group to offer on-campus dining services.

Starting this autumn, Compass Group will leverage its individual units to offer on-campus dining services through a premier foodservice programme across the Evanston and Chicago campuses and the university’s athletic venues.

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The individual units of the catering services company are Chartwells Higher Education, FLIK, Canteen, Levy and Bon Appétit.

Chartwells Higher Education will be responsible for offering service to campus dining, student affairs retail outlets, Chicago campus and campus-wide catering.

“We are very excited to partner with Compass Group to create a premier dining experience across our campuses.”

FLIK will oversee retail at Kellogg’s Global Hub and dining at the Kellogg School of Management’s Allen Centre, whereas Canteen will install and offer vending services.

Levy will offer premium hospitality, training table services and athletics concessions, while Bon Appétit will be responsible for culinary and sustainability programmes at the Northwestern campus.

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Northwestern University procurement and payment services executive director Jim Konrad said: “The university conducted a long and thoughtful process which included input from students, faculty and staff.

“It was a challenging process, and we are confident this is the best fit for the university. We are very excited to partner with Compass Group to create a premier dining experience across our campuses.”

As part of the contract, Compass Group will continue all the necessary hourly associates currently working at the university helping to offer food and services.

Prior to awarding the contract to Compass Group, the university reviewed catering proposals from two other companies, Sodexo and Aramark, which are currently offering foodservice on campus.