Categories and Size Classification

Because there are many facets to collegiate dining (and schools vary in size and budget), the Loyal E. Horton Dining Awards Contest offers six major entry categories, each with awards for small, medium, and large schools. The categories for the contest will include:

1. Residential Dining Concepts
2. Residential Dining - Special Event
3. Retail Sales - Single Concept
4. Retail Sales - Multiple Concepts/Marketplace
5. Catering – Special Event
6. Online Catering Menu (Electronic Entries Only)

Entries to be divided into three classifications: The following matrix combines total annual foodservice revenue and total student enrollment to determine an institution’s classification of Small, Medium, or Large school. To determine your classification, locate your Total Annual Foodservice Revenue and your Total Student Enrollment on the matrix.

Gold, Silver, Bronze  and Honorable Mention awards may be presented per classification.

Classification Matrix

                                                      Annual Foodservice Revenue (in millions)

S = Small School                 M = Medium School                   L = Large School