Food at Sussex: all you need to know
By: Ellie Evans
Last updated: Monday, 25 March 2024
Get the lowdown on what’s happening here on campus, from where to eat in the holidays to the tastiest bits of our new catering contract.
Where to eat
Summer’s here – but where can you find a coffee or a meal on campus? Here’s your guide on where to eat and drink for summer 2023, including where to find the £2 meal deal.
Exciting changes to our eateries
Some of our campus cafes are getting a makeover – and there are significant refurbishments on the horizon. Take a look at what's going to change, and take a look at our gallery of artists' impressions of the upcoming overhaul of Eat Central.
Introducing our new Senior Catering Services Manager
Meet Liz De Cort, who will work collaboratively with all our catering providers in the future to ensure their offering aligns with both their contractual obligations and the needs of our community.
Putting people and planet first
Our new campus catering contract has sustainability at its heart – find out just some of the reasons why we earned this award.
Sustainability Manager Sam Waugh explains how we made finding a catering partner as committed to sustainability as we are an integral part of the procurement process, based on a commitment that the contract would not focus on generating profit, but on delivering sustainability, ethics and value for money for our staff and students. Discover more about the details, including the new £25,000 Sustainability Fund to be spent on reducing the service’s carbon impact each year .
Recognising diversity with our food offering
With more than 130 countries represented on our campus, it’s vital that the food on sale in our cafes reflects the diversity of our community. Here's what we're doing about it – and how you can have your say.
Our new catering contract: time to eat less meat?
According to our survey, a third of meat eaters on campus would be very interested in reducing the amount of meat in their diet. Offering better choice could play a major role in making that possible - find out about the changes that we'll be making, but also why choice is so important.
Ensuring value for our campus community
The £2 Sussex Special meal has been a huge success since it was introduced in November last year: more than 60,000 meals were served between then and June 2023. Discover the tasty options on offer for the new term and how our catering colleagues will be working to strike a balance between portion size and avoiding food waste.
Meet our new catering colleagues
In June, Chief Operating Officer Tim Westlake emailed all staff and students to confirm that Chartwells are our preferred bidder for the new catering contract. Throughout the procurement process, Chartwells demonstrated the strongest proposal overall, scoring the highest in the ethical procurement sections, and their technical and commercial proposals were compelling. Read more about the exciting upcoming changes to our catering offer.
Join the conversation
Get involved in our Food at Sussex group on social network Viva Engage to see the £2 meal deal menus for the week ahead, read the latest updates and share your feedback.
Learn more about the cafes, restaurants and bars on campus as well as options for eating in, taking away or getting a delivery on our dedicated webpages.