Bon Appetit
Many events planned by student organizations serve food from as simple as refreshments to as extravagant as a full-service dinner. Food service in all buildings and at all outdoor areas is exclusively granted to Bon Appetit, which is the official dining services provider for SCU.
Catering Over & Under $750
For catering that costs over $750, Bon Appetit has the right of first refusal to provide your catering.
- Contact catering@scu.edu at least 14 days prior to your event or meeting to inquire about catering options that may fit your needs and budget.
- If Bon Appetit is able to provide catering, submit a Catering Form to begin your order.
- But if Bon Appetit is not able to provide catering, then external catering may be requested (see next section below).
For catering that costs under $750, external catering may be used and an External Catering Form is not required.
External Catering
If your student organization would like to use external catering, then the Catering Form is required.
- Keep in mind that by submitting this form you are not automatically approved to use other catering until Bon Appetit approves your request.
- However, if you are approved to use external catering, then you must remit 7.5% of the total catering costs back to Bon Appetit.
Cultural Event Food Service Exemption
If your student organization would like to use provide cultural food (not cooked by Bon Appetit) at one of your organization's signature events, then the Cultural Event Food Service Exemption Form is required.
- Keep in mind that by submitting this form you are not automatically approved to use other catering until Bon Appetit approves your request.
- However, if you are approved to use external catering, then you must remit 7.5% of the total catering costs back to Bon Appetit.
Note: This opportunity for exemption is only for cultural RSOs under the umbrella of the Multicultural Center (MCC) and can only be used once per academic year per organization.
Food Cooked by Student Organizations
Student organizations can cook their own food only for private potluck events/meetings, bake sales, and events approved by Bon Appetit.
For approved events, student organizations may be required to attend a food safety meeting by Bon Appetit and may be required to cook in the Bon Appetit kitchen while supervised.
Bake Sales & Food Sales
Student organizations may host bake sales and food sales at Benson Memorial Center or other authorized areas of campus as long as the following guidelines are followed:
- Baked goods (i.e. cookies, cakes, brownies, dessert bars, etc) must be made by the organization members, not purchased at a bakery, grocery store, restaurant, catering company, etc. to be resold.
- Food and drinks from restaurants, catering companies, and similar companies may not be sold.
- Food that has a required holding temperature to stay hot or to stay cold may not be sold.
- No live cooking is permitted while tabling (i.e. all food must be already cooked once tabling begins).
- All of the above applies if food is being served for free and also applies at events and meetings (not just at tabling).
- Drinks may not be sold or served for free.
Outdoor Grilling
Grills are available at Alumni Park (outdoor area adjacent to the Locatelli Student Activity Center) and by the sand volleyball courts in front of Dunne and Swig Halls.
If your student organization would like to do outdoor grilling on other parts of campus, contact your CSI advisor to learn about other options.
Food Trucks
Student organizations may request for food trucks to sell food during events.
- Bon Appetit requires an Catering Form to be completed and approved before any food trucks are invited; submit completed forms to your CSI advisor first for initial approval before it goes to Auxiliary Services for final approval.
- Once approved, each food truck needs to sign the Food Truck Agreement.
- Like external catering, 7.5% of the total sales by each truck must be remitted back to Bon Appetit.
- Food truck parking is not allowed at the following locations:
- The end of Santa Clara Street, nearest to Benson Memorial Center, as this is a fire lane; parking is allowed on the northside of Santa Clara Street facing the observatory across from McLaughlin-Walsh Hall.
- Market Street in front of Swig Hall or Benson Memorial Center.
- The Alameda in front of the Bronco Statue, Graham Hall, or Finn Hall.
- Please contact Leah Nakasaki-Peterson at lnakasaki@scu.edu in Parking & Transportation Services to confirm the parking location for your food truck.