Westminster College
VerifiedMade to order options in Galbreath Dining hall includes: The Chef's Table and Titan Grille. These stations have ingredient information upon request.
Galbreath Dining Hall features our Simple Servings allergen-friendly station. All our main entrees also have allergen information displayed on digital signage with ingredient information available upon request.
Students can indicate while ordering at made-to-order station/grille whether their order is gluten free, and a clean pan will be used. In addition, students can access gluten-free bread and bagels. They can also ask for a sandwich to be made with separate ingredients from storage that have not come in contact with allergen containing ingredients.
In resident dining (Galbreath Dining Hall), self-serve areas include our salad bar, desserts, beverages, cereals, and soup station. Ingredient information for these items is available upon request.
Gluten-Free desserts are labeled with other top 8 allergens.
Nutritional information is available for all of our self-serve items. If students would like separate ingredients (not comingled with other ingredients), they can request them from the salad bar station.
We run annual food allergy training for all employees which includes way to minimize cross-contact. We also run on the spot allergy training for each area, so that employees at their respective areas are familiar with measures to minimize cross-contact. When fulfilling made to order special requests, we will utilize precautionary procedures such as changing gloves, clean vessels and equipment when cooking special orders, and obtaining food from back-ups in order to prevent cross contact.
Yes, we do have policies to limit cross-contact at self-serve areas. Students can request separate ingredients from our stock if they are in need of a gluten-free sandwich or an egg-free salad, for example. At this time, prepackages sides are used to help with cross-contact with allergy containing ingredients like croutons.
If students are determined to have a medical accommodation need, then pre-order of resident dining meals in Galbreath Dining Hall would be arranged between the student, general manager, and dietitian.
*Pre-order meals - Custom meals that can be ordered in advance by a diner so they are ready for pick up at a specific time. Typically these can be ordered by phone or email.
We are pleased to offer Sodexo's award-winning Simple Servings station, an allergen and gluten free program in Galbreath Dining Hall an all-you-care-to-eat restaurant.
Food allergy 101, anaphylaxis, avoiding cross-contact, emergency procedures (general and college specific), college specific policies related to meal plan accommodations, Lesley & Rider Universities settlements, department specific protocols to minimize cross contact.
Our Registered Dietitian is an Allertrain master trainer and helps conduct our annual food allergy training. She also works with staff and managers to provide training for specific food prep and service areas. Our dietitian is also part of a Sodexo Campus food allergy task force to develop guidance for the university market in our company. We also conduct daily allergen topics in conjunction with our daily team huddles.
We will often provide a variety of foods for students based on dietary restrictions during our programs.
The Office of Disability Resources works with students and campus partners to address student needs.