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'''Bon Appétit Management Company''' is a [[Palo Alto, California]]-based on-site restaurant company,<ref>"[http://www.bamco.com/contact-us Contact Us]." Bon Appétit Management Co. Retrieved October 11, 2012. "Headquarters 100 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 400 Palo Alto, CA 94301"</ref> that provides café and catering services to corporations, colleges, and universities. The company is a subsidiary of the British multinational corporation [[Compass Group]] since 2002, and operates over 1,000 cafes in 34 states.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/daniellegould/2012/03/01/bon-appetit-management-companys-role-in-making-new-food-data-available|title=Bon Appétit Management Company's Role in Making New Food Data Available|last=Gould|first=Danielle|date=2012-03-01|work=Forbes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bamco.com/about-us |title=About us |publisher=Bon Appétit Management Co. |accessdate=2013-07-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726180627/http://www.bamco.com/about-us |archivedate=2013-07-26 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=April 2002 |title=Compass acquires Bon Appetit: Famed 'food first' company adds to array of brands. (Contract Services). |url=http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CA85170131&it=r&asid=415eb56c07a100b183296302ed5b3e27 |journal=Food Management |volume=37|issue=4 |pages=9 |access-date=3 October 2017}}</ref>
'''Bon Appétit Management Company''' is a [[Palo Alto, California]]-based on-site restaurant company,<ref>"[http://www.bamco.com/contact-us Contact Us]." Bon Appétit Management Co. Retrieved October 11, 2012. "Headquarters 100 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 400 Palo Alto, CA 94301"</ref> that provides café and catering services to corporations, colleges,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nonko |first1=Emily |title=The Case of the Vanishing Cafeteria Tray |url=https://reasonstobecheerful.world/trayless-dining-university-food-waste-solution/ |website=Reasons to be Cheerful |access-date=16 June 2022 |date=14 June 2022}}</ref> and universities. The company is a subsidiary of the British [[multinational corporation]] [[Compass Group]] since 2002, and operates over 1,000 cafes in 33 states.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bamco.com/about/#panel-who-we-are |title=Who we Are |publisher=Bon Appétit Management Co. |accessdate=2024-01-17 }}</ref>

==Clients==
Its corporate and college clients include Hamilton College in Clinton, NY, [[Google]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/print-edition/2015/08/21/bon-app-tits-secret-ingredient-for-success.html|title=Bon Appétit's secret ingredient for success|website=The Business Journals|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref> [[LinkedIn]], [[Adobe Inc.|Adobe]], Twitter, [[Oracle Corporation|Oracle]], Best Buy, Nordstrom, [[Starbucks]], and dozens of others. It serves the [[University of Pennsylvania]], [[Johns Hopkins University]], [[Emory University]], the [[University of San Francisco]], [[University of Chicago]], [[Case Western Reserve University]], [[Washington University in St. Louis]], [[Lafayette College]], and more than 100 others. Bon Appétit also operates restaurants and cafés for cultural institutions, including at the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], [[The Cloisters]], [[the Getty Center]], and the [[The Cleveland Museum of Art]]. They serve Oracle Park (home of the San Francisco Giants)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sf.eater.com/2018/3/29/17166036/att-park-oracle-park-san-francisco-food|title=What to Eat at San Francisco's Oracle Park, Home of the Giants|date=2018-03-29|website=Eater SF|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref> and Chase Center (the new home of the Golden State Warriors).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/article/Warriors-go-all-local-in-picking-food-options-for-13294340.php|title=Warriors go all-local in picking food options for new arena|date=2018-10-10|website=San Francisco Chronicle|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref> Its fine-dining restaurants include The Commissary, Arguello, STEM Kitchen and Garden, and Foundry & Lux, all in San Francisco; Genesis Kitchen and Drinks in San Diego; LC Kitchen in Plano, TX; and many others.


Bon Appétit chefs cook from scratch, including sauces, stocks, and soups.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/10/the-future-of-cafeteria-food/|title=The Future of Cafeteria Food|last=Bittman|first=Mark|date=2011-05-10|website=Opinionator|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref> In May 2018 Bon Appétit became the first food service provider and major restaurant company to ban plastic straws in all of its locations (with an exception for people with disabilities).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/05/31/615580695/last-straw-for-plastic-straws-cities-restaurants-move-to-toss-these-sippers|title=Last Straw For Plastic Straws? Cities, Restaurants Move To Toss These Sippers|publisher=NPR|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/05/31/plastic-straws-banned-eateries/657172002/|title=Big food-service outfit banning plastic straws at more than 1,000 U.S. eateries|website=USA Today|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref>
In May 2018, Bon Appétit became the first food service provider and major restaurant company to ban plastic straws in all of its locations, with an exception for people with disabilities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Last Straw For Plastic Straws? Cities, Restaurants Move To Toss These Sippers |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/05/31/615580695/last-straw-for-plastic-straws-cities-restaurants-move-to-toss-these-sippers |access-date=2019-07-09 |publisher=NPR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Big food-service outfit banning plastic straws at more than 1,000 U.S. eateries |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/05/31/plastic-straws-banned-eateries/657172002/ |access-date=2019-07-09 |website=USA Today}}</ref>


==Sustainability initiatives==
==Sustainability initiatives==

Latest revision as of 16:50, 26 June 2024

For other uses, see Bon Appétit (disambiguation).
Bon Appétit Management Company
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustrieFood service
Gegründet1987 (Palo Alto, CA)
HauptsitzPalo Alto, California, United States
Key people
Fedele Bauccio, CEO
Michael Bauccio, President
ParentCompass Group
Websitewww.bamco.com

Bon Appétit Management Company is a Palo Alto, California-based on-site restaurant company,[1] that provides café and catering services to corporations, colleges,[2] and universities. The company is a subsidiary of the British multinational corporation Compass Group since 2002, and operates over 1,000 cafes in 33 states.[3]

In May 2018, Bon Appétit became the first food service provider and major restaurant company to ban plastic straws in all of its locations, with an exception for people with disabilities.[4][5]

Sustainability initiatives

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Bon Appétit has developed programs with Environmental Defense, the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch, the Humane Society of the United States, and other conservation organizations.[6] It promotes the use of compostable materials.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Contact Us." Bon Appétit Management Co. Retrieved October 11, 2012. "Headquarters 100 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 400 Palo Alto, CA 94301"
  2. ^ Nonko, Emily (14 June 2022). "The Case of the Vanishing Cafeteria Tray". Reasons to be Cheerful. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Who we Are". Bon Appétit Management Co. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  4. ^ "Last Straw For Plastic Straws? Cities, Restaurants Move To Toss These Sippers". NPR. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  5. ^ "Big food-service outfit banning plastic straws at more than 1,000 U.S. eateries". USA Today. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  6. ^ "Bon Appétit Management Company Press Room". Archived from the original on 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
  7. ^ "Bon Appétit's Waste Commitment". Circleofresponsibility.com. Archived from the original on 2008-04-22. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
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