Dining Services receives 2 awards at national conference
Dining Services received two second-place awards from the National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS) at its national conference held July 8-11 in Milwaukee.
The Loyal E. Horton Dining Awards were in the Residence Hall Dining and Catering Special Event categories.
“We are proud of our achievements,” said Ken Toong, executive director of Dining and Retail Services. “They were highly competitive categories and we lost by less than one point each. Placing second twice in one of the most competitive categories is no small task, and our dining programs have been in the top three for the past five consecutive years which speaks highly of our commitment to outstanding quality and service.”
The competition was based on menu selection, merchandising, presentation, marketing and nutritional soundness. The conference is a prestigious national contest among 700 member schools. This is the 18th award from this association that Dining Services has won. The winning universities were the University of Rhode Island for Residence Hall Dining, and Miami University, Ohio, for the Catering Special Event category.
“We believe in continuous improvement and success is never final. I think we strive to be the most innovative university in the country,” said Toong.
July 29, 2009.
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