2008 Woodie Awards
The axe for Aramark?
by David Renner
Issue date: 2/19/07 Section: News
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The fear of a heart attack should not be something college students have to worry about.
However, this was not the case for Piedmont sophomore Tyler Wood. While driving home about a week ago, Wood felt a pain in his chest, a pain he thought could be a heart attack.
Wood said, "I spent Friday [February 9] in the emergency room. The doctors told me it was a torn muscle in my chest due to a lack of vitamin D and potassium from my diet."
Students have long cried out for improvements for the food services at Piedmont and now it seems that the college is listening.
Aramark Corporation has provided Piedmont College with food services for several years. However, within the past two years, the students have gradually become more and more dissatisfied with the quality of the food.
Responses from the cafeteria in the past have been vague and generic. The dining hall has a varied menu adapted via the needs of the students.
If a student requests changes due to dietary needs, the cafeteria is required to comply. The nutritional facts for some - notably, not all - meals are displayed on a small card above the main courses. Apparently this is satisfactory to an assumed nutritionally apathetic student body.
President Cleere has addressed the current process for reviewing food services for Piedmont College. "Aramark has been with us for a number of years and we have been satisfied with their services." President Cleere continued by saying, "We felt that this was the appropriate time to review the contract with Aramark and provide other companies a chance to bid for a contract with Piedmont College. Piedmont pays $700,000 a year for Aramark. If that much money is spent a year, periodical reviews to the food service should be made to decide if the contract should be renewed." President Cleere confirmed the rumor of Aramark's proposed contract being torn in half, stating that Aramark would be allowed to bid for next year's contract, but they would join a list of other companies vying for Piedmont's food service position.
According to President Cleere, students were sent to surrounding colleges to review food services and interview the students of these campuses to gauge their satisfaction with the food services. While at the time of the interview the students had yet to return, the results of the scouting will be in soon. The students' comments will play a role in the decision for next year's food service contract.
However, this was not the case for Piedmont sophomore Tyler Wood. While driving home about a week ago, Wood felt a pain in his chest, a pain he thought could be a heart attack.
Wood said, "I spent Friday [February 9] in the emergency room. The doctors told me it was a torn muscle in my chest due to a lack of vitamin D and potassium from my diet."
Students have long cried out for improvements for the food services at Piedmont and now it seems that the college is listening.
Aramark Corporation has provided Piedmont College with food services for several years. However, within the past two years, the students have gradually become more and more dissatisfied with the quality of the food.
Responses from the cafeteria in the past have been vague and generic. The dining hall has a varied menu adapted via the needs of the students.
If a student requests changes due to dietary needs, the cafeteria is required to comply. The nutritional facts for some - notably, not all - meals are displayed on a small card above the main courses. Apparently this is satisfactory to an assumed nutritionally apathetic student body.
President Cleere has addressed the current process for reviewing food services for Piedmont College. "Aramark has been with us for a number of years and we have been satisfied with their services." President Cleere continued by saying, "We felt that this was the appropriate time to review the contract with Aramark and provide other companies a chance to bid for a contract with Piedmont College. Piedmont pays $700,000 a year for Aramark. If that much money is spent a year, periodical reviews to the food service should be made to decide if the contract should be renewed." President Cleere confirmed the rumor of Aramark's proposed contract being torn in half, stating that Aramark would be allowed to bid for next year's contract, but they would join a list of other companies vying for Piedmont's food service position.
According to President Cleere, students were sent to surrounding colleges to review food services and interview the students of these campuses to gauge their satisfaction with the food services. While at the time of the interview the students had yet to return, the results of the scouting will be in soon. The students' comments will play a role in the decision for next year's food service contract.
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bob ahern
posted 6/30/07 @ 7:37 PM EST
You should check the companies you advertise as the best. They are total ripoffs.
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