The Survey of College Food Service Plans - Volume 1
The Survey of College Food Service Plans explores a number of concerns related to food services in higher education. 
Volume I of the two-volume study covers food service revenues, while volume II covers food service management 
practices. Based on a survey of 40 college food service program, and with hundreds of tables of data, the study makes 
an ideal benchmarking resource for food service administrators. The data is presented by level of the college (two-year
/four-year) and number of full-time students enrolled.
Publication date: June 1999/Price: $125.00 /ISBN#: 1-57440-029-0

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY OF SOME MAJOR FINDINGS

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER TWO: BUDGET
Mean Total Annual Costs Of The Food Programs

CHAPTER THREE: SOURCING
Percentage Of Colleges That Either Operate The Food Service Programs Themselves Or Outsource The Programs To Commercial Providers
Percentage Of Colleges That Plan To Switch To Commercial Providers Within The Next Two Years, Based On The Subset Of Colleges That Run Their Own Food Service Programs
Mean Age Of The Current Contracts With Commercial Food Service Providers, Based On The Subset Of Colleges That Outsource Food Service Programs
Mean Number of Years After The Contracts with Outside Providers Are Signed That The Contracts Expire Or Come
Up For Renewal
Percentage Of Colleges That Outsource Food Service Programs That Used The Current Providers Prior To Signing
The Current Contracts Mean Cost of the Contract in 1998-99
Percentage Of Colleges Whose General Food Plan Provider Also Provides For Faculty And Administrative Dining Rooms

CHAPTER FOUR: REVENUES
Mean Total Revenues Of The Food Service Plans
Mean Percentage Of Food Service Revenues Derived From Certain Sources
Mean Percentage of Food Service Revenues Derived From The Meal Plan
Mean Percentage Of Food Service Revenues Derived From Sales To Students Without A Meal Plan Or Sales Not
Covered By The Meal Plan
Mean Percentage Of Food Service Revenues Derived From Off-Campus Catering
Mean Percentage Of Food Service Revenues Derived From On-Campus Catering
Mean Percentage Of Food Service Revenues Derived From Catering To Camps, Conferences, And Other Events Held At The College By Outside Organizations
Mean Percentage of Food Service Revenues Derived From Catering To Conferences And Other Gatherings Sponsored Directly By The Colleges Or By Student Organizations Within The Colleges
Mean Percentage Of Food Service Revenues Derived From Sources Other Than Those Listed

CHAPTER FIVE: COLLEGE FOOD MARKETS AND CONVENIENCE STORES
Percentage Of Colleges That Operate On-Campus Grocery Markets
Percentage Of Colleges That Operate On-Campus Convenience Stores
Percentage Of On-Campus Convenience Stores That Sell Groceries, Based On The Subset Of Colleges That Operate Such Stores
Mean Annual Revenues Of On-Campus Convenience Stores, Based On The Subset Of Colleges That Operate Such Stores
Mean Number of Employees That Work At On-Campus Convenience Stores, Based On The Subset Of Colleges That Operate Such Stores
Mean Number Of Full-Time Employees That Work At On-Campus Convenience Stores, Based On The Subset Of Colleges That Operate Such Stores
Mean Number of Part-Time Employees That Work At On-Campus Convenience Stores, Based On The Subset Of Colleges That Operate Such Stores

CHAPTER SIX: VENDING MACHINES
Mean Number Of Vending Machines On The College Campuses
Mean Percentage Of Vending Machines That Offer Soft Drinks Primarily
Mean Percentage of Vending Machines That Offer Candies And Snacks
Mean Percentage Of Vending Machines That Are Located In Dormitories
Percentage Of Colleges That Own Their Own Vending Machines
Mean Number Of Vending Machines Owned By The Colleges, Based On The Subset Of Colleges That Own Their Own Vending Machines
Mean Number Of Companies Licensed To Operate Vending Machines On The College Campuses
Mean Total Amount Spent In Vending Machines In The Past Year
Percentage Of Colleges That Have Vending Machines That Offer Frozen Entrées That Are Defrosted And Cooked Within The Machine Itself
Percentage Of Colleges That Outsource Food Services Whose Food Service Providers Also Furnish And Maintain Vending Machines

CHAPTER SEVEN: CARTS, KIOSKS AND OTHER MOBILE FOOD SERVICES
Percentage Of College Food Service Programs That Operate Mobile Carts, Kiosks, Or Other Mobile Food Outlets
Percentage Of College Food Service Programs That Operate Mobile "Gourmet" Coffee Carts Or Kiosks, Based On The Subset Of Colleges that Run Mobile Food Outlets Of Any Sort
Percentage Of College Food Service Programs That Operate Pizzerias Or Other Centers That Routinely Supply Pizza
Percentage Of College Food Service Programs That Offer Any Type Of Room Service To Students Or Faculty

CHAPTER EIGHT: NATIONAL BRANDS
Percentage Of College Food Service Programs That Have Contractual Arrangements With National Brand-Name Providers To Run Food Or Drink Outlets On Campus

Mean Number Of Contractual Arrangements That The Colleges Have With National Brand-Name Food Or Drink Providers

Mean Percentage Of Colleges That Receive Either Fixed Fees Or Percentages Of The Total Sales For Contractual Arrangements

Percentage Of College Food Service Providers That Have Contractual Arrangements To Supply Exclusively Certain Brands Of Food Or Drink On Campus 




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