Mobile food ordering on campus
How universities are extending reach of dining services
Engaging the on-the-go, on-demand generation
Why 66% of students are eating off campus, and how to reach them
28 Mar, 2019Northern Arizona University robots expedite food delivery
The companies behind the innovative robot deliveries at George Mason University have rolled their solution onto a new campus. Students at Northern Arizona University can now order food for robotic delivery after NAU deployed a fleet of more than 30 autonomous robots.
15 Mar, 2019Ohio U. meal swipe donation program returns
Successful pilot leads university to reinstate initiative
Ohio University’s meal swipe donation initiative will return after a successful pilot phase last year. The donation program enables students to give up to three meal swipes to fellow students experiencing food scarcity. Last semester, the meal swipe donation program brought in some 500 meals for Ohio University students in need.
22 Feb, 2019New meal plan boosts student dining spend by $500K
Following a new mandatory meal plan for incoming students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the university’s dining services has seen a significant bump in student spend to the tune of $500,000 more than the year before. The new plan has helped to financially stabilize the university’s dining program, which had started to see a decline in sales in recent years.
25 Jan, 2019George Mason first to offer robotic delivery
George Mason University is now the first academic institution to deploy autonomous robots for the purpose of delivering food to students. George Mason’s 40,000 students, faculty and staff can access the Starship Deliveries app to order food and drinks to be delivered anywhere on campus within minutes.
24 Jan, 2019U Maryland uses touchless biometrics for dining hall access
CBORD solution secures unlimited meal plan, expedites customer throughput
In early 2015, the results of an internal student dining survey indicated a need to change the University of Maryland’s dining program. But rather than simply refresh meal plan offerings, the university decided on a large-scale revamp that, among other improvements, incorporated advanced biometric technology. After consulting with campus card vendor, CBORD the university deployed IDEMIA’s MorphoWave touchless biometric readers for access to all campus dining halls.
18 Jan, 2019Ohio State ID cards can now make withdrawals at pizza ATM
We were promised flying cars, but pizza ATMs will have to suffice for now. Ohio State University has installed a pizza ATM in one of its campus dining halls that enables students to use their student ID card to pay for and make pizza withdrawals.
14 Dec, 2018Ohio State students donate meals via Tapingo
Students at Ohio State University now have the ability to donate meals to those in need thanks to an initiative with mobile ordering platform, Tapingo. The mobile platform is being offered as an extension and alternative means to navigate the donation process.
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