Coming soon to the Reamer
Campus Center
are two franchises that should be familiar to coffee and ice cream lovers: Starbucks
and Freshens.
“We learned through surveys with
students that we need to try something new and different,” said Jim Holdren,
director of dining services. A number of colleges and universities are offering
popular franchises to students, but this is a first at Union,
he said.
Starbucks, the Seattle-based
coffee powerhouse, and Freshens, which offers a variety of frozen treats, will
be housed at a counter just south of the dining area at Dutch Hollow. There will be a “soft opening” on Oct. 21, with a grand opening at the end of that week.
Of the decision to bring in a
coffee and ice cream vendor side-by-side, Holdren said the two products work well together, selling at different times of the day. Coffee is a big seller in the morning and evening; ice cream is popular in the afternoon and between meals.