Abstract
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the students’ perceptions of an on-campus foodservice operation at an identified historically black college and university (HBCU) and its effect on their satisfaction and dining frequency. Design/methodology/approach A survey of 685 students was conducted to collect data. Partial least squares based structural equation modeling is used to test the proposed structural model with SmartPLS 3.0. Findings Results confirm that quality of food, ambience, value for money, food and beverage options and service quality have a positively significant impact on students’ overall satisfaction with the on-campus foodservice operation and dining frequency. As such, all the hypotheses are supported. Research limitations/implications These findings indicate that on-campus foodservice operators should focus on quality of food, ambience, value for money, food and beverage options and service quality to achieve student satisfaction. This in turn could positively impact the institution’s reputation, student retention and the marketability of the institution to future students. Originality/value This study would help on-campus foodservice operators to better understand the impact of the various elements of foodservice experience which will lead to students’ overall satisfaction and dining frequency, particularly in a HBCU setting.
Highlights
University foodservice is one of the largest segments of the foodservice industry globally, with an increasing number of the captive college-student market using the foodservice outlets on campus during their studies (Garg, 2014)
Sample and data collection The population for this study was all students at a private, co-ed, historically black university located in south of USA, who have used the on-campus dining facilities
The composite reliability (CR) indices of each scale were all greater than the level of 0.70 recommended by Bagozzi (1980)
Summary
University foodservice is one of the largest segments of the foodservice industry globally, with an increasing number of the captive college-student market using the foodservice outlets on campus during their studies (Garg, 2014). University students’ perceptions of their on-campus foodservice operation are crucial to influencing their levels of satisfaction, dining frequency and overall college experience (Hall, 2014). With the reported enrollment growth, economic conditions and the captive nature of the college-student foodservice market, it has been. The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode
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