Students mill about in the Waves Café, looking for something to eat Feb. 21. Criticism of the Café and other dining locations on campus often relate to the pricing of goods. Photo by Kyle McCabePepperdine Dining Services and Sodexo charge more than local stores for many items. Sodexo takes local and national prices into account when it reassesses its own pricing … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Dining Prices Exceed Local Stores
Bon Appetite
Goodbye Sodexo, Hello Bon Appétit: Pepperdine Welcomes New Dining Service
Students are eating lunch Tuesday at Waves Cafe . Pepperdine will welcome Bon Appètit to manage dining services after four decades with Sodexo. Photo by Ashley Mowreader Beginning August 2022, Pepperdine will start a new contract with Bon Appètit Management Company — an on-site restaurant company which offers full food-service management for universities. Bon Appètit will … [Read more...] about Goodbye Sodexo, Hello Bon Appétit: Pepperdine Welcomes New Dining Service
Sodexo to Remain Food Provider Through 2021-22 School Year
A student patiently waits for her plate at Waves Cafe during the 2016-2017 school year. The University was in the process of choosing a food provider for 2020-21 when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, so the postponed selection led Pepperdine to extend its contract with Sodexo through July 2022.Pepperdine was in the midst of selecting a food provider for 2020-21 when COVID-19 hit, … [Read more...] about Sodexo to Remain Food Provider Through 2021-22 School Year
Battle of the Vendors: Pepperdine Gets a Taste of Dining Provider Finalists
Art by Ally ArmstrongAs Sodexo's contract expires this year, Pepperdine Dining Services has narrowed down the candidates to three finalists: Bon Appetit, Chartwells and Sodexo. Pepperdine Dining Services hosted two taste testings Monday for Bon Appetit and Chartwells and will host Sodexo on Friday. The University will make their decision by the end of the month. "In the end, … [Read more...] about Battle of the Vendors: Pepperdine Gets a Taste of Dining Provider Finalists