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The Top 50’s eight largest college market operators 2022

Here are the eight Top 50 contract management firms generating at least $100 million in business in the college dining market in 2021.

Mike Buzalka, Executive Features Editor

March 29, 2022

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In this adjunct listing to the full 2022 Top 50, we break out the eight entries that posted at least $100 million in the college dining market based on figures from the companies or FM estimates where that was not fully available. For instance, because the three largest firms—Compass Group, Sodexo and Aramark—all combine their college and K-12 business under the heading of Education in their public reporting, it is difficult to break out how much of the business is done in each market individually, so the numbers listed here for the three are FM estimates that generally split the difference, assuming about half of the total Education business for each is being done in higher education and half in K-12.

In any case, it is clear that Compass, Sodexo and Aramark are by far the largest contract players in the college market, with five other FM Top 50 firms doing at least $100 million in this area.

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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