It is the responsibility of the student organization to assure that any off campus caterers have the appropriate food service license and liability insurance. Student groups must also follow state laws and university regulations if alcoholic beverages are served. To order a served meal, buffet, ethnic meal, snacks, or any other specialized food service, call Classic Fare Catering at 392-3463. Please see the Florida Administrative Code for Food Service below for more information. Catering will meet with you to develop a menu and service plan that will meet your needs and budget.
Student organizations can also request to use an off-campus caterer to provide ethnic meals.
In order to protect the health and welfare of University of Florida employees, agents, servants, students and visitors, it is necessary to regulate the service of food to the public on the University of Florida campus. HRS performs sanitary inspections of food service on the University of Florida campus in accordance with HRS Rules published in the Florida Administrative Code, and Rules published by the University of Florida, to the extent that the latter are not inconsistent with HRS Public Health Rules. Food, while being transported, stored, prepared, displayed, served or sold at a food service establishment, as defined by HRS Rule 10D-13.22, Florida Administrative Code, shall be protected by being covered, shielded or otherwise guarded from dust, flies, rodents and other vermin, toxic materials, unclean equipment and utensils, unnecessary handling, coughs and sneezes, flooding by sewage, overhead leakage and all other potential sources of contamination. All permanent food service areas on the University of Florida campus shall be periodically inspected by, and obtain a permit from, HRS prior to serving food to the public. Individuals or organizations planning to serve food to the public on the University of Florida campus on a temporary or periodic basis through other than the licensed food service contractor must schedule their food service function through the Office of Student Activities.