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Serving Cal Poly

Campus Dining is dedicated to providing a variety of quality fresh foods and exceptional service in a friendly environment to our Cal Poly customers.

Our core values are as follows:

Campus Dining Overview

Campus Dining is one of the commercial arms of Cal Poly Corporation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, which provides the university with a variety of commercial, fiscal, and administrative services. Campus Dining offers eighteen restaurants and markets on campus with flexible business hours, including late nights and holidays. There are a wide variety of international cuisines and hometown favorites to please all palates. Fresh foods are brought in from local and regional sources to create meals that are colorful and nutritious. To bring high-quality offerings to our customers, our operations are headed by two executive-level chefs with experience at top restaurants and universities. As a leading university in sustainability, Campus Dining practices sustainable business methods to minimize our environmental footprint. From using old fryer oil for biodiesel campus vehicles, to composting hundreds of tons of post-consumer waste, Campus Dining is committed to "greening up" Cal Poly. Learn more about our environmental practices on our sustainability webpage.

Campus Dining is proud to support the Cal Poly enterprise projects, such as Cal Poly cheeses, U.S.D.A. organic chocolates, honey, wines, and fresh produce from the Cal Poly Organic Farms on campus. Many of the products are featured at Campus Market, Village Market, and El Corral Bookstore.

More about Cal Poly Corporation

For the past 65 years Cal Poly Corporation (CPC ) has provided responsible, diverse, and high-quality services to Cal Poly. The CPC is a separate, nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation, organized in 1940 with the sole purpose of supporting the educational mission of the university. The CPC is self- supporting and does not receive funding from any state sources. We currently employ over 1,500 students, faculty and staff, making CPC one of the largest employers in the county.

In 2006, the Cal Poly Foundation separated from the CPC and was organized as a separate, private non-profit corporation led by Cal Poly alumni and friends and incorporated for the purpose of generating private support to build and maintain the special polytechnic, high-quality, "learn-by-doing" education model of Cal Poly (Foundation website).

The CPC Board of Directors is a notable and representative group of community leaders, distinguished faculty and staff, and motivated students who are committed to supporting Cal Poly and its educational mission.

Awards and Memberships

NACUFS.org: In 2008 and 2009, Campus Dining won top awards in the NACUFS (National Association of College and University Food Services) "Best in Business" competition. Among universities across the country, Cal Poly Campus Dining took first place in the "Best in Business" Awards for the new Village Market in Poly Canyon Village. The market was recently built and developed as a boutique convenience store serving students living in Poly Canyon Village, campus constituents, and visitors.

ServeSafe: Food industry regulations stipulate that every food service organization have at least one employee that is sanitation certified. Campus Dining has exceeded this standard by having nearly all of its regular employees certified through the National Restaurant Association's SERVSAFE program.

California Restaurant Association: Campus Dining is proud to be a member of the California Restaurant Association.

Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP): Since 1995, Campus Dining has been a WRAP winner for our efforts in waste reduction and recycling on campus.

WRAP is an annual awards program established by the California Integrated Waste Management Board to recognize California businesses that have made outstanding efforts to reduce nonhazardous waste and send less garbage to our landfills.

Campus Dining's Sustainability Efforts: