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Collegiate Catering

Brands focus their efforts on providing convenient food services for students

Implications - Foodie brands are creating and seeking new methods to reach the Gen Z and Millennial demographics through convenient, affordable and desirable meal options and services. Targeting students with active appetites due to academic stress and social gatherings, new services are carving their place in the lives of college and university students. This shows maximization of the growth cycle of a demographic, and introduces a new opportunity with the difficult-to-reach youth generation.
Workshop Question - How well is your brand tailoring to the unique needs of students? If that were your core target market, how would you adapt your offering to suit this demographic?
Trend Themes
1. Convenient and Affordable Meal Options - Foodie brands are reaching college and university students through convenient, affordable and desirable meal options and services.
2. Expansion of Delivery Services to College Campuses - Fast food chains like Chipotle are expanding their delivery services to cover college campuses, targeting millennial students craving quick takeout meals.
3. Upscaling the Campus Dining Experience - Aramark is implementing world-class chefs, dietitians, and nutritionists to upscale the campus dining experience and focus on sustainability, locally grown food, customization, and convenience.
Industry Implications
1. Food and Beverage - Foodie brands are carving out new opportunities to reach the Gen Z and Millennial demographics through convenient, affordable and desirable meal options and services.
2. Delivery Services - Fast food chains like Chipotle are expanding their delivery services to cover college campuses, targeting millennial students craving quick takeout meals.
3. Hospitality - Aramark is upscaling the campus dining experience, with a focus on sustainability, locally grown food, a heightened sense of customization and, above all, convenience.
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Date Range:
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Featured Examples

Fresh Pizza Vending Machines
Fresh Pizza Vending Machines
This Pizza ATM is Designed to Satisfy Late-Night Cravings
A school in Cincinnati, Ohio, recently installed a pizza ATM to help students satisfy late-night cravings. One of the problems on many college campuses is that dining facilities are often closed... MORE
University-Branded Food Trucks
University-Branded Food Trucks
The Gryph 'N' Grille is the University of Guelph's New Food Truck
To kick off the new school year, the University of Guelph held a Food Truck Rodeo complete with a University-branded truck dubbed the ‘Gryph ‘N’ Grille.’ With many post-... MORE
Parisian Pizzeria Campus Bars
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Volare's Pizzeria and Bar is Located at the University of Oklahoma
Students attending the University of Oklahoma can now enjoy the Volare Pizzeria and Bar between classes or during a home game to grab some delicious food and drinks. Situated on the rooftop of... MORE
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This Food Vending Machine Produces Steaming Rice for Chinese Students
Students at Guangzhou’s South China University of Technology can now enjoy a new type of food vending machine, ones that will quickly serve up a steaming bowl of rice. The machines are capable... MORE
Collegiate Fast Food Deliveries
Collegiate Fast Food Deliveries
Chipotle is Expanding its App Delivery Service to College Campuses
The popular Mexican fare restaurant Chipotle has recently increased its fast food deliveries to cover 40 new college campuses just in time for the new school season. This is a smart move on by the... MORE
World-Class Campus Cuisines
World-Class Campus Cuisines
Aramark is Upscaling Campus Dining Experiences for Generation Z
Campus dining is associated with being rather dull and basic, but Aramark is making waves in the market for upscaling the experience to be more in-line with what Gen Z students are looking for.... MORE
College Dining Mobile Apps
College Dining Mobile Apps
This Startup Offers a Simple Food-Related App for College Students
Finding college dining experiences that are healthy, cheap and easy to access can be one of the more difficult aspects of life as a post-secondary student and ‘Tumvi’ is aiming to make... MORE
16-Inch Submarine Sandwiches
16-Inch Submarine Sandwiches
Jimmy John’s is Adding 16-Inch Giant Sandwiches to Its Menu
For anyone who still feels hungry after a footlong, Jimmy John’s has announced that it will now offer 16-Inch Giant Sandwiches. Outdoing its famous competitor by a whopping four inches, the new... MORE
Campus Delivery Apps
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'EnvoyNow' Helps to Students Satisfy Late-Night Cravings
A group of students from the University of Southern California developed an app called ‘EnvoyNow’ that solves a common problem for college students: the late-night munchies. Designed to... MORE

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