The majority of the food on campus comes from local producers within 100 miles of the cafés, who Bon Appétit works with to source the freshest ingredients of the season.
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This Is What Tech Companies Do With Leftover Free Food
- News BuzzFeed News
This is what our cafés at Google, Twitter, Uber, LinkedIn, and Genentech are doing to prevent food waste.
Free Food for Tech Employees Goes to Waste
- News BuzzFeed News
To combat waste, Bon Appétit hired a waste specialist who doubled the amount of food recovered in her first year and announced ambitious companywide goals for food recovery by 2018.
Colorado Springs College Wins Gingerbread Masterpiece Challenge
- News The Gazette
Bon Appétit at Colorado College won bragging rights for the third year in a row for its La Petite Victorian Bakery gingerbread house during the Early Connections Learning Centers Gingerbread & Jazz annual fundraiser.
Colorado Springs College Sources Local Foods to Help the Environment
- News The Gazette
Bon Appétit manages the food service at Colorado College and sees ourselves as an on-site restaurant company sourcing locally, following socially responsible practices, and reducing food waste.
Students Challenge University, Peers to Choose Real Food
- News The Wesleyan Argus
Students from Wesleyan University’s Real Food Commitment club work with Bon Appétit to measure and advocate for investment in real food on campus.
Provenance at Cleveland Museum of Art pairs dishes with exhibitions
- News The News-Herald
Provenance, the restaurant at the Cleveland Museum of Art, coordinates its menu with major exhibits taking place so chef Doug Katz, had the pleasure of several walkthroughs of “Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse.”
Eat Local Challenge Celebrates Commitment to Local Food
- News Oberlin College News Center
Produce often travels 1,500 miles between farm to consumer, but as part of the Eat Local Challenge, students, staff, and faculty had the chance to eat a meal sourced completely locally.
The Best Cheesecakes in America
- News Food & Wine magazine
The Commissary, a restaurant overseen by Bon Appétit, features a delicious and healthier version of cheesecake. Goat cheese-based with a crushed sunflower seed crust, the secret ingredient in this cheesecake is the cheese itself.
The Beauty of Ugly Food: You Won’t Believe How Much Edible Food We’re Wasting
- News AlterNet
Waste Specialist Claire Cummings has seen shocking amounts of produce get wasted on farms. Through our Imperfectly Delicious Produce program, our chefs have saved over 126 tons of food.