One of the best ways to optimize efficiency, improve production, and enhance positive change is to ask for help from some of the best and brightest minds at Purdue University. The annual partnership between Purdue Dining & Catering and the IE 431 class aims to do just that. IE 431 is a capstone course for …
Did you hear about the fight in the kitchen? A fish got battered. Recently, some exciting things have been going down in the dining courts! On Wednesday, March 7th, Purdue Dining & Catering had its annual Seafood Fest. This event is focused on providing sustainably sourced seafood options to Purdue students. This was …
What did one oyster tell the other oyster? You never open up to me. What is NACUFS and what is Seafood Fest? Purdue Dining & Catering is thrilled to have one of our very own chefs participate in the regional Culinary Challenge at the 2018 NACUFS Midwest Region Conference March 25-27th at the University …
Happy Thanksgiving Boilermakers! Thanksgiving is right around the corner and Purdue Dining & Catering wants to celebrate with you guys here at your “home away from home.” We know that many students will be returning home for this holiday to spend the next weekend with their families, so we are excited to host our annual …
Top 5 things to know about Angelica Gervais, 3rd year Pharmacy student and Student Associate at Au Bon Pain: Funny Kind Open Friendly but shy Loves music What is your favorite outdoor activity? When I’m home in Miami I like to go to the beach! What's the greatest bit of advice a …
Top 5 things to know about Meagan Baker, Brand Ambassador I’m a singer I like to think I’m funny Pineapples are my life I’m short and proud of it I love my cat What is the best meal that you have ever made for dinner? Blended Cauliflower soup. I love cauliflower (weird right?) so …
This Wednesday was Purdue Day of Giving, and Dining & Catering played our own part in the huge event! Early Wednesday we set up our PDOG Excitement Center in Third Street Suites. Doors opened at 7am, with drinks and information for anyone able to stop by. Then at 8:30, the Friends and Family Breakfast began. …
This week we took a trip into the basement of the Union to check out some of Purdue Dining & Catering’s more out-of-the-way, historical places. One of these places was a room that employees call the Peacock Room. The room is currently holding a massive amount of glassware, because with changes in storage areas the …
Spring is finally here, and with the change to warmer weather comes all sorts of outdoor activities and events--as well as one of our favorite pieces of Dining & Catering equipment, the Pappy’s Ice Cream Bike! The Ice Cream Bike is a bicycle with a refrigerated compartment on the front for storing and serving hand-dipped …
One of the most interesting suppliers at Purdue Dining & Catering is the Union Bake Shop. Located on the lower level of the Union, the Bake Shop makes an incredible array of treats, from cookies to french pastries to cakes. The shop fills order placed online, and also works with Dining & Catering for various …
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