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Ice cream: There’s an app for that!

An app at Colby College lets students know, in real time, what flavors are being featured at the three dining halls.

Mike Buzalka, Executive Features Editor

December 4, 2015

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Students at Colby College in Maine will soon have real-time access to a critical piece of information—what flavors of ice cream are being featured at the school’s three dining halls—according to a report in the Colby Echo campus paper.

An app designed by Dan Vogel, a computer science/math double major, will have this information direct from the Sodexo dining hall managers, though it will only be available on iOS (i.e., Apple) mobile devices. Rollout is expected before the end of the year.

Vogel told the Echo that a potential second version of the app may allow users to indicate their favorite flavors, which would trigger a notification whenever those flavors are being featured. Also contemplated is the inclusion of allergen information about the different flavors.

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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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