dining services
Campus meal operations
Dining services is the department at a university, hospital, or similar institution that manages food preparation and meal delivery.
The term sounds more professional than cafeteria or food service: She works for dining services, Contact dining services about your meal plan.
In corporate settings, it may also cover catering for meetings and events.
- cafeteriaSelf-service dining facility
- dining hallCommunal eating space
- menuList of available dishes
- waitstaffRestaurant service employees
- chefProfessional kitchen leader
meal plan · sous-chef · back of house · allergens · vegan options · dietary restrictions · calories · mess hall · table setting · canteen · food court · refectory · seating arrangement · portion control · student union · kitchen · grab-and-go · closing time
- departmentsdepartment, HR department, finance department, legal department, marketing department
- senior livingassisted living, retirement, independent living, continuing care, life care
- academiaprofessors, universities, graduation cap, biology department, professor
- rail traveltrain, trains, train car, station, stations
- universitiesuniversities, Harvard, Yale, Oxford, Cambridge
- Campus Officesadmissions office, registrar, bursar, dean's office, financial aid office
dining serviceshome cooking
Meals prepared at residence
self-catering · brown-bagging · packed lunches · packed lunch · kitchen duty
dining servicesfasting
Deliberate food avoidance
going hungry · food insecurity · skipping meals · foraging · fend for yourself
dining servicesfood insecurity
Uncertain access to adequate meals
starvation · fasting · hunger · food scarcity