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Rockingham County and Sodexo discuss catering, pricing and logistics ahead of new building opening
Summary
Sodexo representatives met with Rockingham County commissioners and staff Oct. 23 to discuss catering operations, menu options, internal/external pricing, approval workflows and logistics for serving the county’s new building and amphitheater. The board set a tentative ribbon-cutting for Nov. 7 and discussed catering support.
County staff and Sodexo representatives met Oct. 23 to discuss a proposed catering program and related technology, pricing and operational logistics for Rockingham County’s facilities, including the new building and amphitheater.
Why it matters: county leaders said they want a managed, budget-accountable catering system that lets departments charge expense to cost centers, tracks historical usage and separates internal (at-cost or low-cost) orders from externally billed events. Commissioners and staff also flagged logistics for moving food to the new building and for staffing larger events.
What was presented and discussed
Sodexo representatives told the board they recommend a catering and order-approval platform (the proposal referenced CaterTracks in the meeting) that supports departmental approvals, cost-center charging and internal vs. external pricing. Sodexo proposed building a county “base menu” to encourage economical ordering while allowing custom orders when required. The vendor discussed options to show internal pricing at cost and external pricing with a markup for labor, cleanup and rental recovery for third-party events.
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