Sodexo to provide dining and catering at University of North Carolina School of the Arts; new partnership promises flexible mobile ordering, specialized menus, and sustainable options

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (July 23, 2024) –Sodexo, a leader in food and facilities management for schools, colleges, and universities across the U.S., proudly announces a partnership with the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA), a top-ranked creative and performing arts conservatory. Through this partnership, effective Aug. 1, 2024, Sodexo will provide dining and catering, serving those preparing for professional careers in the arts

The partnership promises to bring greater accessibility and flexibility through mobile ordering via Sodexo’s Everyday app. Additionally, the enhanced dining program will cater specifically to artists' needs with specialized menus and Sodexo’s award-winning Simple Servings platform for allergies and dietary preferences. At The Pickle Jar, Sodexo will introduce a new sustainable menu alongside a mobile pickup station, reinforcing a commitment to accessibility and flexibility for busy students. These improvements, including Micro Market fueling stations tailored to support students during performances, are slated for implementation within the first year of the Sodexo and UNCSA partnership.

"Sodexo was selected after a very competitive bid process. We are thrilled with their dedication to providing accessible, flexible and healthy dining options for our student artists as they pursue their passions and for their enthusiastic commitment to establishing traditions and enriching the campus community. Collaboration is essential to artistic endeavors, and Sodexo has pledged to uphold this value through their dining and catering services here at UNCSA,” said Wendy Emerson, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration.

Sodexo Campus provides award-winning dining and catering solutions across the U.S. Most recently Sodexo was recognized for excellence in wellness and nutrition programs, resident and allergen-friendly dining, and for best new dining facilities among other accolades.

About UNCSA

The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) is a top-ranked arts conservatory and America’s first state-supported arts school. The nation’s only public university of five arts disciplines on one campus, UNCSA prepares emerging artists for careers in dance, design and production, drama, filmmaking, and music at the undergraduate through post-graduate levels, as well as through a specialized high school with free tuition for in-state residents. UNCSA provides industry-leading instruction in an inclusive environment where students are encouraged to leverage the arts as a mechanism for change. Interdisciplinary opportunities arising from the unique arts ecosystem on campus at UNCSA prepare artists to enter an evolving global arts and entertainment industry. Established by the N.C. General Assembly in 1963, the School of the Arts opened in Winston-Salem (“The City of Arts and Innovation”) in 1965 and became part of the University of North Carolina System when it was formed in 1972. For more information, visit www.uncsa.edu.

About Sodexo North America

Sodexo North America is part of a global, Fortune 500 company with a presence in 45 countries. Sodexo specializes in sustainable food service and valued experiences, in all 50 U.S. states, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam, at every moment in life: learn, work, heal and play. Additionally, the company indirectly supports additional jobs through its annual purchases of goods and services from small to large businesses. Sodexo North America is committed to meeting the challenges of everyday life with a dual goal: to improve the quality of life of our employees and those we serve, and contribute to the economic, social and environmental progress in the communities where we operate. Our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone to build a better life for all.