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We've simplified the catering process for on-campus events to help ensure you have plenty of options that will deliver quality and service!

Our campus partners at UVM Dining Services can design a catering menu to fit a variety of event types and budgets. 

Please visit UVM Dining Service's website for their most current catering menu. They are the exclusive catering option for some locations on campus. 

If you have any questions, our team of experts is happy to help - contact us!

Click to Review UVM Dining Exclusive Locations

  • The Dudley H. Davis Center (Exceptions: Any pizza and Vermont Kosher with a Catering Waiver)
  • The Howe Library Cyber Café
  • The Atrium in the Given Courtyard
  • Harris-Millis Dining Hall
  • University Marché
  • Northside Café in McAuley Hall
  • Redstone Unlimited
  • Waterman Café
  • Patrick Gymnasium
  • Cat’s Den
  • Gutterson Rink
  • Indoor Track
  • Gutterson Multipurpose Facility
  • Soccer Field at Centennial
  • Turf Fields
  • The Alumni House, Silver Pavilion 

 

If you are hosting an event outside of a location listed above, you may work with any of our preferred caterers (listed below). You will be responsible for working with the caterer to order food and arrange for delivery. When using a caterer, please make a note of who you are working with in your EMS reservation. 

Please note: If you are serving only pizza, you may use any restaurant of your choice. If you order anything other than pizza (salad, wings, bread, etc.) this will require a catering waiver.

 

Preferred Caterers

Our current preferred caterers list includes:

Updated: January 2024

Catering Waivers

If you want to use a catering option other than UVM Dining Services or an approved caterer, you will need to complete a catering waiver in EMS. Please review the below examples to determine if your event requires a waiver.

Events That Require a Waiver

  • Using donated food for a specific event
  • Fund raising and selling food for a group/cause
  • Providing food (potluck) for a specific event that is open to non-members of a group or department
  • Events using food trucks or other food vendors who are not approved caterers 
  • Concession requests

Please note: A $50 fee per vendor, per event will apply when requesting to use a caterer that is not already approved by UVM. In addition, you will be responsible for providing a copy of the caterer's certificate of insurance meeting UVM's requirements, and a copy of their state board of health license to operate.

Events That Do Not Require a Waiver

  • Events held off-campus (i.e. area hotels and event locations, UVM Colchester Offices, Fort Ethan Allen, off-campus Extension offices)
  • Departments and Student Groups requesting a potluck or BBQ event for their group that is only open to members of that group; (self-prepared items by the members of the group); using either UVM or non-UVM funds
  • Trainings or Meetings for students and staff that are only open to members of that group providing individually prepackaged snack items (chips, snack bars, bottled/canned beverages) purchased from grocery store
    Note: full meals need to use UVM Dining or an approved caterer
  • Mosaic Center for Students of Color monthly breakfasts; using either UVM or non-UVM funds
  • Hillel Friday night Shabbat Dinners held throughout the academic year
  • Rescue Squad: Purchase of food from grocery stores for the squad members who are on duty (year around)

Please note: If you are more than two weeks from your event date, you should submit your catering waiver request through EMS. If you are less than two weeks from your event date, you must call our team. 

Alcohol

Any events serving alcohol require approval. Please check the following UVM policies for information regarding how to obtain approval: "Alcohol Policy - Faculty and Staff" and "Alcohol, Cannabis and other Drug Use - Students". UVM Dining is the exclusive provider of alcohol on campus. 

 

Questions? Contact our team! 

Have a question about a space reservation outside the Davis Center? Contact our Campus Events team at 802-656-5667 or CampusEvents@uvm.edu

Have a question about a space reservation inside the Davis Center? Contact the Davis Center team at 802-656-1204 or DCEvents@uvm.edu

Have a question about EMS? Call 802-656-5667 or CampusEvents@uvm.edu

Have a catering specific question? (Ex. menu selection) Call 802-656-2287

Questions? Contact our team! 

Have a question about a space reservation outside the Davis Center? Contact our Campus Events team at 802-656-5667 or CampusEvents@uvm.edu

Have a question about a space reservation inside the Davis Center? Contact the Davis Center team at 802-656-1204 or DCEvents@uvm.edu

Have a question about EMS? Call 802-656-5667 or CampusEvents@uvm.edu

Have a catering specific question? (Ex. menu selection) Call 802-656-2287. 

Questions?

Contact us at CampusEvents@uvm.edu

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