To support and promote excellence in collegiate dining.

To be the professional resource for collegiate leaders elevating dining, transforming the campus community experience.

NACUFS institutional members include private colleges, large public universities, two-year colleges and four-year universities. Our members are self-operated, contract managed or a hybrid of both and located in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and beyond. Our industry members represent a broad spectrum of regional, national and international companies from food and equipment manufacturers, equipment to brokers and foodservice-related companies. For additional information on membership, click here.

In 1958, NACUFS was founded by a group of college and university foodservice professionals from across the United States. The brainchild of Richard Lichtenfelt, then director of dormitory food services at Central Michigan University, NACUFS became the first association solely focused on foodservice in colleges and universities.

NACUFS governing principles are contained within the association's bylaws.

As a trade association dedicated to supporting and promoting excellence in collegiate dining, NACUFS will pursue four priority strategic initiatives to best place NACUFS as a highly valuable resource to position college and university foodservice professionals to deliver distinctive campus dining experiences, cultures, and strategic value.

At NACUFS, we are committed to celebrating individual differences, practicing inclusion, and treating people with fairness and dignity. We will endeavor to work with people and organizations who share our core values.