What approvals are needed to open a food service?
A food service location is not only a place where all members of the campus community interact, but also a place where the responsibilities of several campus offices and units intersect, including offices in Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, and Business and Finance. Within the outlined phases of the process, several offices and individuals must initiate review to ensure safety and other food-related standards are met, market demand exists, contracts and agreements are appropriate relative to campus and industry standards, financial plans are viable, institutional missions are being met, and so on… These responsibilities rest with Executive Officers; Deans and Directors; the U-M fire marshal; the Food Service Review Committee; Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC); Occupational Safety and Environmental Health (OSEH); Procurement, and others. For an outline of the required approvals, review “Required Review & Approvals” in the Food Service Planning Guidelines.
