The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The entrance to The Eatery in Litchfield Towers.

In case you missed it: News from winter break 2021

By Natalie Frank, News Editor • January 11, 2022
Despite Pitt’s desolate campus after students flocked home for winter break, there was no shortage of action in the Oakland area.
About 400 to 500 dining workers were laid off in the spring under then dining contractor Sodexo when Pitt adjusted its dining services.

Pitt dining worker union alleges ‘direct violation’ of contract by dining contractor, raises safety concerns

By Thea Barrett, Staff Writer • October 21, 2020
By cutting hours for Pitt dining workers, their union argues contractor Compass Group is committing a “direct violation” of its contract. The company said it has “temporarily adjusted hours slightly in order to maintain the working status of all associates.”
Starship’s food delivery robots, which roamed campus last school year, have been mysteriously missing from campus.

Starship robots may return in future under new dining contractor

By India Krug, Staff Writer • September 22, 2020
Some of the Pitt community’s smallest pedestrians are missing this semester — the Starship Technologies food delivery robots. The robots, which became a part of campus culture, provided a meal option right outside students’ doors.
Sodexo will lay off hundreds of dining workers by the end of its contract on June 30.

Sodexo to lay off more than 700 workers as contract expires

By Jon Moss, News Editor • April 12, 2020
Pitt’s outgoing dining contractor, Sodexo, will lay off hundreds of dining workers by the end of its contract on June 30, according to a filing with the state Department of Labor and Industry.
Sodexo laid off a majority of its workers without pay over spring break, when Pitt adjusted its dining services due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Market Central and The Perch, the two dining halls on campus, remain closed.

Pitt dining workers struggling with no pay after mass layoffs

By Neena Hagen, Senior Staff Writer • March 30, 2020
Sodexo, the University’s dining contractor of 29 years, laid off a majority of its 400 to 500 workers without pay over spring break, when Pitt adjusted its dining services due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pitt announced on Tuesday that it will not renew its contract with Sodexo.

Editorial: Pitt’s new dining contract shows the importance of listening to students

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • March 17, 2020
Pitt deserves praise for this choice, having listened to student input and taking what was said seriously. The University should continue to do so.
A student swiping into Market Central.

Pitt selects Compass Group as next dining contractor

By Jon Moss, News Editor • March 17, 2020
Pitt has selected Compass Group, a British multinational foodservice company, as its new single-source dining contractor beginning July 1.
The Properties & Facilities Committee of the Board of Trustees approved multiple construction projects at their Thursday meeting.

Board committee approves LRDC, O’Hara Garage demolition

By Jon Moss, News Editor • February 27, 2020
More construction crews will soon be rumbling into Oakland, following the approval of multiple construction projects by the Properties & Facilities Committee of the Board of Trustees.
The Pitt Pantry shares the excess food that it receives with Pitt Foodshare. The extra donated food is available to any student.

Facebook group helps eliminate on-campus food waste

By Madison Brewer, Staff Writer • February 17, 2020
Pitt FoodShare Facebook group began in 2016 as a Student Affairs-supported project to reduce uneaten, and therefore wasted, food on campus.
The University’s current dining contract with Sodexo will expire this summer with a new contract starting July 1. Planning for the contract transition to a new vendor or renewal with Sodexo would take place between March and July.

The inside scoop on the dining contract negotiation process

By Jon Moss, News Editor • January 22, 2020
Pitt Dining will have to make a decision in the next few months — not on a menu, but on who gets to make the menus.
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