A 100-percent gluten-, tree nut- and peanut-free kitchen is one recent highlight, along with a new 100-percent plant-based burger at two locations and the search for more “clean ingredients.”

Among recent initiatives are a state-of-the-art display kitchen, a campus-wide composting program and two new retail locations.

Some new outlets and renovated existing ones, plus sustainability measures like an expanding campus farm highlight recent moves by VA Tech Dining.

Openings of a new AYCTE dining hall and six-station marketplace are among the recent highlights for OSU Dining.

A recent highlight for Purdue Dining is the 7-Ways campaign, designed to deal with extra crowds generated by increased numbers of meal plan participants with strategies like expanded retail meal swipes and residential dining pop-ups.

Waste reduction, local sourcing and some new and updated facilities are among the highlights of BU Dining’s recent activities.