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Beyond the 50 Power Players: Oklahoma State University*

Mike Buzalka, Executive Features Editor

January 8, 2015

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Oklahoma State University*
Stillwater, OK

Dining Head: Terry Baker, director of university dining services
Total Enrollment: 25,939
No. of Students Living on Campus: 6,000
No. of Meal Plans Sold: 6,300
Annual Dining Program Revenues: $21.5 million
Cost Range of Residential Meal Plans:  $985-$2,000/semester
No. of Residential Dining Halls/Commons: 1
No. of Retail Outlets: 31
Management: self-operated
Website: dining.okstate.edu
Phone: (405) 744-4424
*All data for Stillwater campus only.

Highlights of campus dining at OSU include an old-fashioned soda fountain and ice cream shop in the Bennett Hall c-store, the Which Wich build-your-own sandwich shop in Kerr-Drummond and the build-your-own stir-fry and brick oven pizzas at Adams Market. The Student Union is a major retail dining mecca with 10 concepts, including Caribou Coffee, Chick-fil-A, Jamba Juice and Johnny Rockets (OSU was one of the first two campuses to land the popular chain three years ago). OSU Dining has also been at the forefront of encouraging healthier dining with its Choose Orange label indicating items that meet USDA dietary guidelines.

 

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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