For Parents
A LETTER FROM OUR TEAM
Dear Parents and Guardians,
We’re excited to welcome your student back to Wheaton College!
We believe that food has an important role to play in building culture and community on campus. As the dining services provider, it is our obligation to ensure each student feels welcome when they dine with us, and that they receive delicious meals that meet their dietary needs. Here is what your student can expect while they dine with us on campus:
Meals cooked from scratch by our passionate chefs No corporate recipes or cycle menus here, please! “From scratch” means everything, from stocks and sauces to salsa and pizza dough.
Ingredients sourced in an environmentally and socially responsible manner. Bon Appétit began making commitments to sustainable and ethical practices long before it became trendy. We serve only cage-free, certified humane eggs; sustainable seafood; certified humane ground beef, and pork raised in group housing instead of inhumane gestation crates — and that’s just a sample of our many commitments.
A dedicated dining website Menus, hours of operation, and much more are available 24/7 on the Wheaton College Dining website. Our Circle of Responsibility menu icons provide information about ingredients in each dish and our feedback form at the bottom of the page provides a handy place to send comments or questions directly to our team. (Pro tip, scroll down the page and have your student sign up for menu mail to have the menus delivered daily to their inbox.
Abundant choices for those with special diets Your student will continue to find a plethora of plant-forward, vegetarian, and vegan options as well as ones that are made without gluten-containing ingredients every day.
A supportive and hands-on approach to allergies We’re happy to work with any students with food allergies or other dietary restrictions to make sure everyone can enjoy plenty of delicious food, safely, with us. All our chefs and managers receive FARE-certified food allergen awareness training and pass that training on to our hourly employees through dedicated bi-annual training and daily reminders — keeping allergies top of mind. Our team will foster individual communication with students with food allergies, in line with best practices outlined in the FARE restaurant guidelines.
Surprises! We don’t want your student to get bored, so we’re always trying out new recipes and ideas. And if they have ideas, encourage them to talk to us! Our doors are always open.
As always, we welcome any questions or feedback from parents and guardians.
Sincerely,
Bon Appétit at Wheaton College
Luis Colon, General Manager
luis.colon@cafebonappetit.com
(630) 752-5394
MEAL PLANS
Dining is integral to the college experience and plays an important role in helping students make connections, form communities, and learn from their food and consumption. Wheaton College and Bon Appetit have partnered to provide students with a variety of appealing, convenient, and healthy dining options for all palates, dietary restrictions, and allergy sensitivities. Our dining program supports small, local farms with food cooked from scratch. Accomplishing this is a mouthful indeed, but the bottom line is that staff strive to cook delicious food that’s good for students, the animals, the workers, the community, and the Earth — because they’re all connected.
Recipes From Home
We all have dishes or food memories that make us think fondly of home — and our team would love to create that memory for you in the café!
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Tell Us What You Think
Do you have a specific question, suggestion, or feedback about your meal at a Bon Appétit café? Feel free to browse the previously asked questions below or contact our Bon Appétit managers using this form.
Common Questions
- I have been trying to eat a healthier diet. Will I be able to find a healthy food choice in the Bon Appétit café?
- Can you tell me how many calories are in the foods in the Bon Appétit café?
- How will you handle my concerns about a food allergy?