Over the past 5 years, universities in
Flanders have grown at over 5% a year. Some courses are even having
to cope with growth spikes of 15%. This sharp rise in the number of
university students is having an effect on all support services,
including catering. Scolarest is busy meeting the challenge at
KATHO Kortrijk and HOGENT.
From traditional to
takeaway
Scolarest has been the catering partner
at Hogeschool Gent since 2009. In practical terms, this means that
on the Schoonmeersen Campus, Scolarest has the responsibility of
managing the various food outlets. In this regard, Scolarest places
the emphasis on a creative and innovative approach, which the cooks
focusing on both flavour and colour on the plate. As you would
expect, the traditional offering of food is well represented on the
Schoonmeersen Campus. But Scolarest is also approaching the
challenge by providing modern concepts, such as a pasta and wok
takeaway, the fast and tasty solution for the busy student. On 26th
September 2011, the new 'Piazza' restaurant concept was added to
the catering mix.
Shop2Go: first total store
concept on the education market
Also beginning on 26th September 2011,
Scolarest is giving the students at Hogeschool Gent the opportunity
to do their day-to-day shopping on the campus itself. The Shop2Go
store concept covers everything for students: fresh food for taking
back to their rooms, healthy snacks for eating on the go,
magazines, study materials, fresh takeaway coffee, and so on.
This unique approach to shopping is the
first total retail concept of colleges and universities that truly
meets the needs of generation Y.
KATHO also opts for
Scolarest's creative vision
Another rapidly growing centre of
education is the Catholic College for Southwest Flanders (KATHO).
The catering services at the college have been in the capable hands
of Scolarest since 1st September. Facilities include the 'Forum'
bistro, which consists of a student restaurant and a sandwich shop.
The 'Forum' bistro is open to the public, which means that
non-students can also enjoy the catering provided by Scolarest. The
offering is also being expanded to include the new 'Piazza'
restaurant concept.
During the course of the 2011-2012
academic year, Scolarest will be working in partnership with KATHO
to transform its range of services to fit in with the food and
education concept of Eat.Learn.Live.
