Top Ten Tips for a Successful Campus Dining Food Service RFP Process
💡 Key Insight: Top Ten Tips for a Successful Campus Dining RFP A food service RFP for a college or university is one of the most consequential procurement processes an instituti
Help! Our Dining Provider Can’t Turn a Profit!
One of the most common issues we’ve seen in the post-COVID higher-education field is a sudden lack of profitability for food service Operators. This is not surprising with fewer
Most Frequently Asked Questions About Food Service and Retail Programs
Organizations building or managing institutional food service, retail, and catering programs face a common set of challenges — and JGL hears the same questions over and over. Her
JGL Gives Back: The Princeton University Art Museum
JGL is excited to award the Princeton University Art Museum a $3,000 gift in honor of our founder, James G. Lawler. This first gift is significant for the following reasons: Jim wa
Is Your Food Service Program Stuck in the Past?
As employees return to the office and student life normalizes, many institutional food service programs are still operating on assumptions — about hours, format, subsidy levels,
Your Food Service Contract Is Expiring – Should You Renew or Go Out to Bid?
When a food service contract approaches expiration, the decision to renew or go out to bid is one of the most consequential choices an institution can make. There is no universal r
JGL’s Roots – A Tribute to Our Founder
Most people who meet me and learn what I do for a living ask “how did you get into this”? My answer is in a very circular (yet organic) way. It all started with my dad James Ga
Cheers to 40 Years!
It’s JGL’s 40th Birthday!! We want to celebrate by giving back to the community and honoring the memory of our founder, Jim Lawler. Jim loved the arts, education, trave
Team Retreat 2022
In November of 2022, the JGL team had the opportunity to come together in person for the first time since 2019! Some of us flew, others drove, but we all met in Manchester, Vermont
JGL Competes with Llamas in the Library
Frequently, when JGL is working with a higher education account on an RFP process, we recommend hosting a Town Hall to solicit student feedback. This allows students the opportunit