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University of North Dakota – Memorial Union

This $80 million state-of-the-art student union was designed to replace a 60-year-old facility and serve as the campus’ living room. One of the project’s goals was to create a new home for the campus bakery, which had previously been housed in an antiquated warehouse. The scratch bakery was built with the catering section in mind, sharing production and storage space. The combined space included ware washing, dry and refrigerated storage, as well as catering offices and employee spaces.

The main floor of the new Union building features the centerpiece of student spaces, which includes seven unique food options. Chick-fil-a, Panda Express, the 1883 Grill, Dakota Deli, University Avenue (brick oven) Pizza, Express Convenience Store, and a full-sized Starbucks are among the diverse culinary options available. With the advent of kiosk and phone-based ordering systems, these cashless venues were designed to complement the student experience with efficiency, speed of service, and menu flexibility.

DETAILS

Location: Grand Forks, ND
Opening Date: 2021
Equipment Cost: $3,000,000

Project Size: 156,000 SF

SCOPE

Production Bakery
Catering Production Kitchen
Convenience Store
Multiple in-house and franchise food concepts with centralized support space, banquet support spaces.