Fast Food Now Faster With Online Ordering

Macon, Georgia — The convenience of great food is now just a click away. Mercer Dining Services is excited to announce that it is now offering online food ordering for Mercer University faculty, staff and students. Online orders can be placed during normal business hours at Grille Works and the Side Bar Café by visiting the Campus Dish Website at www.mercer.campusdish.com.

“Online ordering is designed to allow our students, faculty and staff to maximize their time during the day.  No one really enjoys standing in line to place an order and then have to wait until the order is completed,” said Ed Davis, director of Food Services. “With online ordering, a student can place their order and pay before they go to class or even during class so that when they come to the food court or other locations their order is already waiting for them to pick up. All they have to do is pick it up, select the beverage of their choice and walk out.”

Placing an order is easy — click on the online ordering tab at the top of the Campus Dish Home Page, select menu items, add them to a cart, check out and pick up the order at a convenient time. All purchases must be paid in full at the time of ordering by using Dining Dollars or a Bear Card. Not only does online ordering save time, but it allows more time to read over the menu items before making a selection and improves order accuracy.

“Providing the online service is our response to giving students what they want,” said Ken Boyer, interim director of Auxiliary Services. “We had received requests from Mercer law students for the added convenience, so we decided to implement a service that can be utilized by everyone on campus.”

Online ordering at Mercer University food outlets was developed by a joint effort of Mercer Dining Services, Auxiliary Services and Sequoia Retail Systems, Inc. (SRS). SRS is a leading provider of integrated e-commerce, point-of-sale, self-service kiosk and mobile technology solutions that are utilized by colleges and universities across the nation. Mercer is the first to use the SRS solution for online food service.

 “Although Sequoia has been providing eCommerce solutions to colleges and universities for over 10 years, the team at Mercer University and ARAMARK provided us with valuable input that lead to the successful deployment of this new state of the art online food ordering system,“ stated John Diaz, vice president of Business Development at Sequoia Retail Systems, Inc. “This project is a great example of how ARAMARK and Mercer have used Sequoia’s online technology to provide a time saving and customer friendly service to not just students, but the entire campus community.”

Because Mercer University is the first to implement this online food ordering solution, it will set the standard for other campuses across the country. Mercer Dining Services is committed to offering the best foodservice, best food quality and convenience to enhance the dining experience of everyone on the Mercer campus.