GLASSBORO — Rowan University has signed a new 10-year contract with a Madison-based company to provide food services to the university.

Breaking off an 11-year agreement with Sodexo, the university announced that Gourmet Dining will now be in charge of dining halls and snack bars for Rowan students, faculty and staff.

Sodexo employed 281 staff members at the university, according to Rowan spokesman Stephen Levine. He added that all non-management employees will be able to re-apply for their jobs under Gourmet Dining’s ownership, subject to an interview process.

All of the existing eateries in the university’s main dining halls and Marketplace will be maintained by Gourmet, said Levine, and the company will hire a full-time dietitian who will be available to students for dieting tips and advice.

Company president Michael Frungillo said Gourmet Dining is not only looking to add new venues but will begin offering kosher and halal food stations as well as a gluten-free station this summer.

The food service provider, which also runs dining services at Seton Hall University and Kean University, will take over on July 1, according to Levine.

As part of the agreement the “Boro Bucks” program, which allows students an allotted sum of money on their Rowan ID cards to spend both at university venues and at contracted off-campus shops, will be expanded to allow the funds to be spent at restaurants along Rowan Boulevard.

The company will also look to make aesthetic changes to the main dining hall, along with holding a contest to choose its new name.

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