OSU Dining Services hosts ribbon-cutting for new Central Market Place
Friday, September 27, 2024
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Oklahoma State University Dining Services hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday for the new Central Market Place dining facility that opened this semester.
The 31,000-square-foot facility is home to four dining options: Caribou Coffee, 405 Deli, BYTE and 1890 Market.
Throughout the week, the new facility hosted events highlighting the new concepts. On Monday, Caribou Coffee gave away cookies with every beverage purchase. Tuesday featured cream cheese and bagel samples from the 405 Deli. A tailgate party took place Wednesday that included giveaways and free GrubHub gift cards to use at BYTE.
OSU President Kayse Shrum spoke at the ribbon cutting, thanking University Dining Services for its hard work on the project and for bringing student’s input to fruition.
“I want to say thank you to the University Dining Services team for helping complete this project,” Shrum said. “The center expands the dining experience on campus for our students,”
Tracie Brown, assistant vice president for student union business affairs, also spoke about the new facility and thanked all who were involved in finishing the building.
“We are so thrilled to be standing in this facility today. What started as a planning and dreaming exercise prior to the pandemic has finally become a reality,” Brown said. “We are so proud to offer a progressive, state-of-the-art, and honestly pretty dining operation to the students of Oklahoma State University, the campus and Stillwater communities,”
Along with the four new concepts, the Central Market Place offers a modern, open seating atmosphere with a covered patio area featuring views of campus activities.
The 405 Deli offers gourmet sandwiches and salads named after Stillwater roads and locations. BYTE is a unique ghost kitchen concept with a rotating menu, which gives students access to fresh options every week, something that students desired with the building of the new facility.
The 1890 Market serves as the campus’s largest on-campus convenience store. Students can get grab-and-go items as well as groceries in the new location. The 1890 Market also allows shoppers to purchase select Cowboy Meats items seven days a week. Before the opening of the Central Market Place, Cowboy Meats could only be purchased on Fridays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
For menus and hours for the new Central Market Place, visit the OSU Dining Services website.