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Click on the video to learn how Structural Concepts can ensure the long-term foodservice operational success of Colleges & Universities.

Drive Foot Traffic and Engagement in College Dining Halls

Structural Concepts can help schools rethink their operational strategies by offering more proper hot and cold holdings and batch-food safety, quickly adapt to menu changes, and improve the sustainability of dining halls.

Structural Concepts Can Help Campus Foodservice Operators Maximize Their Programs

We can help meet the demand for healthier options and better-for-you foods with temperature-controlled merchandisers that perform at the highest levels. 

We can help streamline student and faculty traffic flow with a variety of solutions within serving lines and/or near checkout with full service and self-service options to complement existing foodservice menus.

We solve for campus food deserts by delivering convenience and immediate access with cashierless automated merchandisers.

We can support flexibility in facility design for delivering innovative dining programs to meet the expectations of the next generation of students. 

We can minimize the total cost of ownership associated with the ongoing operation and upkeep of displays and merchandisers, as well as safely displaying fresh food over extended periods. 

Challenges Exist to Retain Participation and Streamline Operations

The Foodservice Experience is Important to Students

54% of college students say food service offerings are a key part of why students choose one school over another.
Source: Datassential C&U Segment Report

Competition from C-Stores, QSRs and Other Off-Campus Temptations

69% of students eat-off campus at least 1x/week with convenience and menu innovation being their top priorities.
Source: The Chronical of Higher Education

Trying to Serve More Students - Quickly and Efficiently

42% of college and university leaders surveyed reported issues with hiring skilled labor. Operators are striving to strike a balance between efficiency, self-serve, reducing labor, and other needs preventing it from becoming a transactional experience.
Source: Technomic & NACUFS Campus Dining 20230 and Beyond

Modern Students Want Access to Food Outside of Traditional Mealtimes

38% of college students want dining options open 24/7, and having automated options for checkout ranked higher and more important than having human checkout options.
Source: McKinsey & NACUFS Campus Dining 2030 and Beyond
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The Biggest Concerns for Students

• 24/7 access to meals

• Food halls with something for everyone, all convenient and within reach

• Quick change-out of concepts that become dated or less relevant

• Prepared-to-order meals with customizable options. 

Source: Nestle Professional Solutions

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Helping Campuses Rethink Their Foodservice Program

The versatility Structural Concepts provided in serving more types of meals via turnkey merchandisers and displays cases encourages students to spend more money on food in the dining halls (and on campus) rather than going elsewhere to eat, while also reducing the reliance on labor.

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