鈥淎n investment in technology and sustainable, interactive design鈥� has earned CU Boulder the FoodService Director (FSD) magazine's top honor for food service operations in 2018.
At Village Center Dining and Community Commons, this bicycle allows diners to burn calories while blending their own smoothies.
According to , 鈥淐U Boulder was highlighted for the innovation on display at its Village Center Dining and Community Commons,鈥� which, among other innovative tech elements,听features windows of听electrochromic glass that听automatically tint in proportion to the intensity of the sun and a bicycle that allows diners to burn calories while blending their own smoothies.
Paul Houle, director of campus dining, told听FSD: When planning the new eatery, the school鈥檚 dining team 鈥渄id a lot of focus groups with our students looking to see what they were interested in and based it on research in our other dining halls, as well as to see what the students are liking. We also wanted to make it a destination and not really replicate every single thing on campus.鈥�
Last fall,听Campus Dining Services听was named Tech Accelerator of the Year by the editors of Restaurant Business magazine听for its outstanding use of technology innovation in the food service industry, with the Village Center's dining hall taking top honors in the nontraditional category.
Learn more about the听state-of-the-art services and sustainable features at Village Center.
