Blue Chip Bistro Mission Statement

Mission Statement

While the Blue Chip Bistro itself does not have its own specific mission statement, the initiatives that it carries out goes hand in hand with the mission statement of Penn State Campus Dining which goes as follows: “Penn State Campus Dining is a caring organization, providing quality food and quality service while supporting the University's mission of teaching, research, and service” (Foodservices.psu.edu).

Company Overview

The Blue Chip Bistro is a small restaurant located in the Business Building on Penn State’s campus that seats approximately 125 people. The restaurant was founded in 2005 as it came along with the resurrection of the newly renovated Business Building. The restaurant boasts a wide variety of healthy and tasty foods that are served efficiently at competitive prices. Similar

and operates until 3:00 P.M. The lunch menu features delicious lunch items such as made-to-order chopped salads, tasty soups, specialty pizzas, and deli sandwiches. Prior to the restaurant’s 10:30 lunch opening, the deli area is open from 8 A.M. to 10:15 A.M. serving a large variety of breakfast sandwiches as well as oatmeal and yogurt parfaits. Another staple within the Blue Chip Bistro is the coffee shop. The Blue Chip Bistro’s coffee shop encompasses a large part of the restaurant’s revenue stream. Open from 7:30 A.M. until 4:00 P.M., the coffee shop serves the early birds and caffeine cravers throughout the day. What gives the coffee shop so much business is the fact that it serves Starbucks brand coffee. While 90% of the deli, salad, and pizza stations’ products are shipped in through Penn State commissaries, 100% of the coffee shop’s shipments come in from Starbucks since the Blue Chip is in a contract with the coffee giant (Manager Debra Bradley). The coffee shop also offers a large variety of pastries, bagels, grab-and-go items, quick snacks, and breakfast