千亿国际登录 (KWU) and JRI Hospitality announced a new collaboration on Thursday, one that will see JRI partner as the university’s new food service provider. 合作将于今年夏初开始.
“We’re excited for this next chapter in the story of building the student experience,” said Dr. 马特·汤普森，KWU主席. “The food we serve our students is critical to the student experience. 当我们探索如何最好地为学生服务时, we looked for an unparalleled partner who prioritized the source, quality and variety of the food we would serve our students. JRI Hospitality是一个优秀的社区合作伙伴, a well-known representative of the region and a true friend of Kansas Wesleyan. 对这个项目最重要的是, 然而, they provide great products and services with exceptional customer service. Our students know JRI Hospitality’s brands and understand the quality those brands stand for, 多亏了他们特许经营的产品. As we open the renovated and expanded Bieber Dining Hall this fall, we’re thrilled to welcome them to the KWU family in this new fashion and to continue to develop the relationship between our organizations.”
JRI Hospitality has hired Kevin O’Brien to lead the work at KWU. O’Brien is known in this region as an innovator in food service and brings a breadth of experience to this role. He was the lead chef in opening the Renaissance Café and Barolo Grille, and was the previous food and beverage director at the Salina Country Club.
奥布莱恩在萨利纳开始了他的成年生活, attending Marymount before moving to Oklahoma where he graduated from Oklahoma State University’s Culinary Arts and Hotel and Restaurant Management Program. He then began working with a variety of talented chefs, including one from Belgium and another from Tuscany. 通过这些经历, 奥勃良打开了Biga, an authentic Northern Italian restaurant owned by the Bodean Group in Tulsa. In 2000, he returned to Salina to continue his culinary career.
“JRI Hospitality shares our commitment to locally sourced foods, menu offerings that meet the needs of our active student population in a way that caters to their personal health needs and providing work opportunities for our students,汤普森补充道。. “Kevin’s expertise and commitment to quality will define the unique new food service on campus. We are thrilled about what all this means to the future of the KWU student experience. 今天是狼人的又一个好日子!”
JRI Hospitality is known by many for its brands such as Mokas Coffee & 餐馆和萨利纳乡村俱乐部, 也 as its status as one of the top franchisers of the Freddy’s Frozen Custard and Steakburger brand in the country. However, it also prioritizes community involvement and giving back.
JRI Hospitality is the naming-rights partner for JRI Stadium, KWU足球, 足球和田径设施, and has assisted with improvements to Mabee Arena in the past, 也. The firm is also part of KWU’s 社区应变中心 by way of its Quail Creek Family Farms and has supported other regional events and organizations including Abilene’s Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo, 萨利纳艺术中心, Salina Skyfire等.
“JRI continues to find ways to be involved in supporting the Salina community and this is another example,杰森·英格曼森说, JRI酒店的总裁兼首席执行官. “We’re thrilled with our partnership to support and facilitate the elevation of Kansas Wesleyan student dining and look forward to the impact of healthy, hearty meals for all student dining and KWU campus activities 也 as providing specially designated nutrition for each of the sports programs at KWU.”
The community is invited to join JRI and KWU this fall to experience the next level of campus dining in the soon-to-be-opened Bieber Dining Hall. More information on an opening date will be released in the coming weeks.
千亿国际登录KWU: 千亿国际登录 is a private nonprofit four-year college in Salina, Kan.并隶属于联合卫理公会教堂. Its mission is to promote and integrate academic excellence, 精神上的发展, 个人福祉和社会责任. KWU provides an educational program characterized by excellence, 在一个充满爱心的社区里, 植根于文科传统, that includes 16 academic departments and a wide range of majors. KWU’s Music program and debate teams have been especially successful, with debaters winning more than 65 national championships and graduates of the music program securing positions all over the U.S. Multiple athletic teams have advanced to national tournaments in recent years, and the Athletic Department’s cumulative GPA has exceeded 3.过去两年都是零. 欲了解更多信息，请访问 rzfl.marziodangelo.com.
千亿国际登录JRI Hospitality: 成立于2011年, JRI Hospitality owns and operates more than 90 restaurants in 15 states including Freddy’s Frozen Custard & 牛排汉堡，莫卡咖啡 & 餐馆，乔皮餐厅 & 熟食店，英格曼森农场和萨利纳乡村俱乐部. The company’s focus on quality and hospitality is helping fuel the demand for its brands. 在回应, JRI continues to expand its reach with several projects slated this year, and a robust pipeline of projects in the coming years. 欲了解更多信息，请访问 www.jriusa.com.
