Food/Beverages on Union Premises

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Policy Number:

UW-2079

Old Policy Number:

DS1-4

Responsible Office:

Wisconsin Union

University Policy

Rationale/​Purpose:

The primary goal of Wisconsin Union Food Services is to generate revenue that supports the organizational mission. Allowing outside food services into the building diminishes that support for the organization. The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for food and beverage consumption on Wisconsin Union premises.

Definitions:

Wisconsin Union premises

The Memorial Union and Union South buildings and their adjacent patios, terraces, entrances, and steps and walkways to their points of intersection with city sidewalks and/or university parking lots, driveways, and the Wendt Engineering Library. The Lake Lab, boat piers and ramps, and their adjacent walkways and boat parking areas bounded by the UW Limnology Building at the west and the parking lot No. 1 lakefront access driveway at the east are also included.

Policy:

1. Policy Statement

   1. Food and beverages consumed in meeting rooms and in the large gathering spaces within the Wisconsin Union premises will be provided by Union Food Services.
   2. All alcoholic beverages must be provided and served by Food Services staff.
   3. If groups do not comply with this policy, fees and eventual suspension of reservation privileges may be enforced.

2. Exceptions

   1. Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) are allowed to carry in pizza from outside licensed and insured vendors for their meetings. Delivery inside the facilities is not allowed.
   2. This exception includes only pizza and is not valid for any additional offers including beverages, appetizers, snacks, and desserts.
   3. Vendor pizza is not allowed in the restaurant facilities, games room areas, Tripp, Great Hall, Union South Rooms 240 & 109.
   4. RSO events are exempt from this policy in the event Wisconsin Union Food Services does not offer any food option that fulfills the mission of the event with respect to the official mission of the RSO. This exemption does not include instances when a food order cannot be fulfilled due to the lateness of the request.
   5. Exceptions also exist for the Wisconsin Union Directorate and Hoofers. See relevant procedures.

 

Policy Administration

Approval Authority:

Associate Vice Chancellor and Director of Wisconsin Union

Policy Manager:

Assistant Director for Facilities Management, Wisconsin Union

Contact:

Assistant Director for Facilities Management, Wisconsin Union -- Paul Broadhead, paul.broadhead@wisc.edu, (608) 263-4588

Revised Dates:

04-18-1984, 05-07-1997, 04-17-2002, 04-13-2005, 12-07-2005

Reviewed Dates:

04/18/1984; 05/07/1997; 04/17/2002; 04/13/2005; 12/07/2005

Retrieved:

07-08-2025 09:14:28