Food Events

Food Sub-Committee

Food has an international language of its own, an invaluable tool to meeting event goals, and easily tied into any theme. Food can help convey culture and celebration, be a means for attracting participants or a way to provide sustenance. The food committee can choose to self-caterer an event through the OSU Cultural Meal Support Program or hire an approved caterer.

When determining how to move forward food events consider these things:

The types of food desired, and a caterers ability to create authentic food
The groups ability to plan, produce and serve the meal.
Theme and Goal of the organization and program
Skill level of committee members
Available funds
Available time before the event
Availability of raw food products

The Chair of the Food sub-committee is responsible for:

Convening a committee
Setting meeting times and agendas
Supporting the development of a Food plan; menu, recipes, production schedule, serving plan, clean up plan
Communicating the Food plan to the Event Committee
Identifying needed human and monetary resources
Creating a planning, production and serving time line
Assigning tasks to committee members
Communicating with Student Involvement or OSU Catering
Schedule production and serving times
Communicating the need of volunteers to Volunteer Committee Chair
Overseeing the production and serving of the food
Evaluating the effectiveness of the Food plan
Thanking all of the participants

The Committee is responsible for:

Creating a Food plan, that includes menu, recipes, production and serving plans
Developing grocery list or placing catering order
Grocery shopping
Production (prep, completion, packaging, transport)
Serving- set up, signage, training, portion control, serving
Serving area and kitchen clean-up