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Beyond the 50 Power Players: Florida State University

Mike Buzalka, Executive Features Editor

January 8, 2015

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

Dining Head: Randy Clay, resident district manager
Total Enrollment: 41,477
No. of Students Living on Campus: 6,300
No. of Meal Plans Sold: 4,694
Annual Dining Program Revenues: $30 million
Cost Range of Residential Meal Plans: $1760- $2044/semester
No. of Residential Dining Halls/Commons: 2
No. of Retail Outlets: 21
Management: Aramark
Website: www.campusdish.com/en-US/CSS/FloridaState
Phone: (850) 644-3663
 
FSU recently added three new locations to its campus, a Chick-fil-A, Rising Roll and P.O.D. (Provisions on Demand), an Aramark convenience concept specializing in grab and go. The Rising Roll unit is the first on a college campus for the Atlanta-based gourmet café concept.

The school also recently introduced commuter meal plans that had a viable impact on attracting students who live off campus and added meal exchange options to seven retail locations. The Freshens unit in the Oglesby Union added rice bowls to diversify its offerings while a third Starbucks is slated to open in the Dirac Library in January 2015.

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About the Author

Mike Buzalka

Executive Features Editor, Food Management

Mike Buzalka is executive features editor for Food Management and contributing editor to Restaurant Hospitality, Supermarket News and Nation’s Restaurant News. On Food Management, Mike has lead responsibility for compiling the annual Top 50 Contract Management Companies as well as the K-12, College, Hospital and Senior Dining Power Players listings. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English Literature from John Carroll University. Before joining Food Management in 1998, he served as for eight years as assistant editor and then editor of Foodservice Distributor magazine. Mike’s personal interests range from local sports such as the Cleveland Indians and Browns to classic and modern literature, history and politics.

Mike Buzalka’s areas of expertise include operations, innovation and technology topics in onsite foodservice industry markets like K-12 Schools, Higher Education, Healthcare and Business & Industry.

Mike Buzalka’s experience:

Executive Features Editor, Food Management magazine (2010-present)

Contributing Editor, Restaurant Hospitality, Supermarket News and Nation’s Restaurant News (2016-present)

Associate Editor, Food Management magazine (1998-2010)

Editor, Foodservice Distributor magazine (1997-1998)

Assistant Editor, Foodservice Distributor magazine (1989-1997)

 

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