Exclusive Rights and Caterers

Guidelines for Hiring Caterers

IPFW Departments may use any licensed caterer to provide food service.  Please review the Exclusive Rights tab above to avoid any potential contract violations with our campus vendors.

Follow these guidelines when hiring such caterers for private or public events.  For further information or for events that are serving alcohol please go to Special Events for more details.

Caterers Providing Food on Campus for IPFW Private Events 

 Caterers Providing Food on Campus for Events Open to the Public

1. Ask for a copy of their Retail Operations Permit.
2. Ask for a copy of their last two inspection reports.  If they have more than 3 critical problems we should not use them, or they need to show the inspection report where these critical problems were resolved.  Inspection reports are good for one year. 

Any questions  please contact Jennifer Asbury of Purdue REM at jkasbury@purdue.edu, 765-494-1498

Exclusive Rights for Campus Vendors

If you are planning on purchasing food or beverages for a university function, here are the exclusive rights of our campus food and beverage vendors that need to be followed.

Coke

Coke has the exclusive rights to provide carbonated soft drinks, packaged waters, bottled or packaged fruit drinks, bottled or packaged fruit juices, bottled or packaged ready-to-drink teas and coffees, sports or isotonic drinks whenever these beverages are sold, distributed, dispensed or sampled on IPFW grounds.  If university funds are used to purchase the beverages they need to be Coke products.  If a sponsor wants to donate beverages for an IPFW event, they need to be Coke products.

Pizza Hut

Pizza Hut has exclusive rights to sell pizza, pizza-related items and pasta on campus.  This extends to fund-raising events where Pizza Hut offers to sell its New Yorker pizzas or comparable pizza products at a 20% discount from normal retail price to IPFW and affiliated organizations.  This exclusivity does not extend to catered events (food is provided free of charge).

Subway

Subway has exclusive rights to sell submarines, hoagies and deli-style sandwiches on campus.  This exclusivity does NOT extend to fund-raising events UNLESS they are held in Kettler.  The exclusivity does not apply to catered events.

Taco Bell

Taco Bell has the exclusive rights to sell tacos, burritos, quesadillas and Mexican-style quick service foods.  This exclusivity does NOT extend to fund-raising or catered events at IPFW.