Campus Convenience Services for Higher Education

Technology can be a powerful tool in campus convenience and retail dining, one that creates exciting new options and experiences. A successful retail strategy must be built on innovative offers and robust technology.

Campus Convenience that Perfectly Blends Flavor and Accessibility

Campus convenience is paramount for today’s students. Sodexo’s Student Lifestyle Survey found that 62% of students rank 24/7 access to food as the most important element of dining on campus. For students on meal plans, convenience and time saving are even more essential, with nearly 80% citing these as the most important benefits of a meal plan.

The right technology enables campuses to expand dining hours, provide more options and improve access to food. Sodexo is committed to providing creative retail dining solutions through an omni-channel consumer experience that blends the hottest culinary trends with cutting-edge technology to create seamless, flexible, convenient retail dining on campus.

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Community-Focused Convenience Experience

Fueled by expert insights, Sodexo is leveling up campus convenience. Community is at the core of this modern convenience experience, and it’s strengthened through local partnerships, meaningful variety, and just-right locations that ensure students can get what they need wherever they are on campus.

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Autonomous Restaurants

Through partnerships with innovative industry leaders, Sodexo is pioneering autonomous retail dining on college campuses. These high-tech systems combine the latest in robotics, machine learning, artificial intelligence and culinary arts to offer a novel new way to dine anywhere and at any time.

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Award-Winning Retail Dining

Sodexo was recently recognized by the Interactive Customer Experience Association (ICXA) for its many innovations in retail dining. The company received a 2022 Elevate Award in the Best Interactive Restaurant Customer Experience category, which recognizes uniquely engaging retail dining experiences

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Ghost Kitchen & Virtual Dining

Offering a wide variety of retail dining options on campus is essential to ensuring student satisfaction. Innovative new approaches, such as ghost kitchens and virtual dining concepts, make it easy to expand menus and substantially increase variety, even with limited operating space.

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Delivery Robots

Sodexo partners with two leading companies to offer a unique self-driving delivery robot program that provides high-tech contactless delivery. Small, zero-emission autonomous robotic pods deliver food all over campus, enhancing convenience and adding a dash of fun to the retail dining experience.

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Higher Education Services Tailored to Your Needs

Resident Dining Services
Create moments of connection and belonging for students and faculty alike with menus that evolve with trends to provide delicious food that meets every need and preference.
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Athletic Performance Solutions
Empower student-athletes toward peak physical and mental performance with Sodexo’s science-backed offerings, including clinical nutrition strategies.
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Digital Solutions
Make dining effortless with mobile apps, self-order kiosks, delivery robots and cutting-edge tools that enable students and faculty to enjoy food and drink anytime, anywhere.
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Facilities Management
Transform your campus with facilities management services that create safe, inclusive and welcoming spaces where students and faculty can thrive and connect.
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Welcome to the Future: Next-Generation Campus Convenience Services