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Introduction
The American University of the Middle East (AUM) offers indoor and outdoor food courts that can accommodate a large number of students and faculty/staff who can enjoy a variety of healthy and affordable food on campus without the need to leave the campus during their studies or working hours. Numerous restaurants and cafes under reputable brands with stringent food safety guidelines and sustainable food practices are available in different areas inside the campus to serve the students and faculty/staff at discounted prices up to 30% which makes the options priced reasonably compared to external market prices. Vegetarian and vegan food options are provided by these restaurants / cafes.
Brands of Restaurants and Cafes on Campus
Most of the brands of restaurants and cafes are local counting 6 Kuwait-based, 2 UK-based, 2 US-based and 1 regional. Below is the list of their distribution all around AUM Campus:
Outdoor
Near the lake facing Sports Center
Pick (local)
Caf Café (local)
Near football court
Costa (International, UK-based)
Near the lake facing Administration
Subway (International, US-based)
Library Building, Ground Floor
Pret A Manger (International, UK-based)
Indoor
Food court area in Engineering building basement
Chocolate Bar (local)
Melenzane (local)
Ole (local)
Trolley (local)
Business building First Floor
Go walls - 1 (local)
Other in ACM building, Ground floor
Caribou (International, US-based)
Go walls – 2 (local)
Faculty and Staff Lounge
AUM also offers an equipped area for faculty and staff for lunch breaks. The lounge is equipped with microwave, fridge and hot & cold water dispensers. Faculty and staff can bring their own food from home or buy from the existing restaurants and cafes to enjoy it at the lounge.
Extract from AUM Mobile App - Restaurants and Cafés on campus
Sustainable Food Practices
Sustainable Food Practices
Designated representatives from AUM conduct recurrent visits to the restaurants and cafes to ensure everything is at an optimum level of sustainable food practices, cleanliness and hygiene. Below are some examples of these restaurants’ commitment to social responsibility and sustainable food practices:
PICK
For instance, the locally renowned healthy food restaurant “PICK” is available on campus to provide its services of offering healthy snacks and meals to the campus community.
PICK serves readymade, freshly prepared “BALANCED” food that’s good for all types of diets. Each item displayed has full nutritional information, this allows any PICK customer to pick whatever he or she needs for any meal throughout the whole day.
PRET
In 2023, AUM celebrated the opening of the new restaurant on campus, PRET a manger, which serves freshly made food and good organic coffee.
Food is handmade in Pret shop kitchens throughout the day and everything they don't sell, goes to charity.
Coffee is 100% organic and the Coffee Fund is supporting the next generation of farmers.
AUM also offers an equipped area for faculty and staff for lunch breaks. The lounge is equipped with microwave, fridge and hot & cold water dispensers. Faculty and staff can bring their own food from home or buy from the existing restaurants and cafes to enjoy it at the lounge. Additional evidence.
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