{"id":533,"date":"2023-09-21T14:47:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T13:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/unikentfood\/?p=533"},"modified":"2023-09-21T14:52:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T13:52:19","slug":"campus-food-savings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/unikentfood\/2023\/09\/21\/campus-food-savings\/","title":{"rendered":"Campus food: more choices, greater savings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the summer Kent\u2019s catering team have been working hard to bring you some new and exciting ranges across our outlets, while reducing meal prices on average by 20% to help with the Cost of Living. <\/p>\n

See some of the great new offers, price reductions and new catering ranges we have on campus this academic year…<\/p>\n

\u00a33 Meal Deal expansion: more choices, greater savings<\/h3>\n

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From Saturday 16 September, the popular \u00a33 Hot Meal Deal<\/a> returned to Rutherford Dining Hall, offering you a choice between a freshly prepared plant-based or meat dish.<\/p>\n

Plus, the popular \u00a33 Sandwich Meal Deal<\/a>, a hit during the summer break at Dolche Vita and Gulbenkian Caf\u00e9, has now expanded to include Sibson Caf\u00e9 and Mungo\u2019s.<\/p>\n

In addition to this exciting meal deal expansion, the catering team have reduced hot food price on average by 20%<\/strong>. Through reducing food waste, collaborating closely with our primary food supplier, simplifying operations, and managing food expenses effectively, prices across campus have been significantly reduced. For instance, a Gulbenkian breakfast, once priced at \u00a35.95, is now available at just \u00a34.50, a Mungo\u2019s burger and chips was \u00a36.00, now \u00a34.50, a Hut8 9\u201d Margherita pizza was \u00a37.00, now \u00a34.00! Our hot main meals now start at \u00a34.00 across our seven outlets and have reduced the lowest price coffee to \u00a31.85 in Gulbenkian Caf\u00e9, Dolche Vita and Sibson Caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n

This reduction in hot food prices shows our commitment to offering affordable dining options while fostering sustainability. By making meals more accessible and cost-effective, we are endeavouring to enrich the campus dining experience and encouraging a culture of appreciating wholesome, budget-friendly choices.<\/p>\n

New Grab & Go range<\/h3>\n

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An exciting new grab-and-go range has been introduced on campus, promising a tasty and convenient dining experience for you. The range offers a diverse selection of sandwiches, salads, snacks, fruit, desserts, and reheatable items, carefully designed to cater to a variety of tastes and dietary preferences.<\/p>\n

The expanded range brings in delicious new additions such as Jamaican patties, granola pots, burritos, and pasta pots. These additions not only promise convenience but also introduce a burst of flavours to liven up mealtimes. Adding to the excitement, the menu showcases items from global micro brands, including Kerala Curry (Indian food), Hellas Kitchen (Greek food), Three Little Birds (Caribbean Food), and Silence of the Yams (plant-based food),<\/strong> providing a taste experience from around the world.<\/p>\n

These tasty grab-and-go items are conveniently located across multiple campus locations including Rutherford Dining Hall, Gulbenkian Caf\u00e9, Mungo\u2019s, Sibson Caf\u00e9, and Dolche Vita.<\/p>\n

The introduction of this exciting grab-and-go range at Kent underlines a commitment to providing a diverse, flavourful, and accessible dining experience.<\/p>\n

New Flexible Meal Plan options<\/h3>\n

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We launched some new Flex Meal Plan<\/a> options this September.\u00a0 In addition to the annual Flex Meal Plan, we now have Termly and Mini Flex options<\/strong> which allows you to plan ahead, eat when it suits you, spend less time cooking and more time studying and socialising – all while saving you up to 50% on food<\/strong>.\u00a0 Our Mini Flex Meal Plan is a great option for commuting students who only want to eat on campus in the day and during the week, rather than paying for evenings and weekends when you aren’t here.<\/p>\n

New hot drink loyalty offer<\/h3>\n

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We have launched a new hot drink loyalty offer – buy 9 hot drinks and get your 10th free.\u00a0 Available in Dolche Vita, Gulbenkian Caf\u00e9, Rutherford Dining Hall and Sibson Caf\u00e9. We are also continuing with our offer if you bring your own keep cup \/ travel mug into our outlets for a hot drink, you save 10% on your drink order.<\/p>\n

Keep an eye out on our catering webpages<\/a> and UniKentFood Instagram<\/a> for catering offers, new ranges, new opening times across our outlets and more.<\/p>\n