Food & Beverage

Food for Events

LCC is in the process of securing an in-house food and beverage provider. Until that time Conference Services is working with a variety of local caterers to meet our campus-wide event needs.

Here are some nuts and bolts if you are planning an event and want to provide food:

• All internal groups are required to order through Conference Services for all food and beverage for events. Special permissions are granted occasionally for outside catering if an authentic cuisine is required to meet a cultural need. These caterings require a one months' notice. This allows the Conference Services team time to secure a vendor. Requests are not guaranteed but Conference Services will do their best to find a match.
• Internal groups are required to meet a $300 food and beverage minimum pre service fees per delivery event per day. For example, if you need breakfast and lunch, each meal will need to meet the $300 minimum.
• Internal groups may request catering for non-events through Conference Services, however, catering services are not guaranteed.
• Menus are required one month before the event date.
• Final counts are required one week before the event date.
• Internal groups are required to abide by the LCC purchasing guidelines when ordering food and beverage from Conference Services.

IMPORTANT TO KNOW: Internal groups are allowed to take any food and beverage that has been out for less than four hours. Groups are required to bring their own containers and package all food they'd like to take before the caterer arrives to clean up. No plates, utensils, cups, etc. are permitted to leave the event space.

Non-Event Catering

• Internal groups are allowed to bring in their own food and beverage to classrooms and non-event spaces when it's not an event but food is being provided.
• Internal groups are required to abide by the LCC purchasing guidelines when ordering food and beverage from an outside vendor.
• Internal groups are required to submit the necessary work requests when ordering food and beverage from an outside vendor including 5Star requests as needed for:
  • Catering tables
  • Linens and skirting
  • Trash removal (required)
  • Cleaning (required)

Approved Vendors

Conference services has worked with purchasing to secure a list of approved vendors for catering for events.

Your Conference Services Coordinator will use the information provided by you to determine the event's catering needs and pair the event with the caterer that will best meet those needs. Once Conference Service's confirms the caterer's availability, the menu will be shared with the event planner to make a meal selection.

Alcohol on Campus

There are some occasions where beer and wine are permitted on campus for events. Liquor is never allowed on campus. Events on campus hoping to include alcohol must be initiated by the President’s Office and can only be purchased through a designated fund of the LCC Foundation.

If you are having an event that you feel should serve alcohol, please reach out to your Conference Services Coordinator so that they may begin the process for approving or denying the request.

Here are a few important things to know:

• The event must be a business event as opposed to a social event like a wedding, shower, or birthday party.
• If permission is granted, Conference Services will work with local catering partners offering bartending services to determine their availability.
  • Services must either be hosted or ticketed; attendees will not be able to pay by cash or card on-demand for drinks.
• The alcohol is required to be purchased and served from a licensed caterer. It cannot be purchased and served by LCC staff or event attendees.

Catering Required Events

To achieve the Star Standard, some events rise to the level of requiring some form of catering for attendees. Examples would include graduation or pinning ceremonies like Nursing, Police Academy and Aviation Techology. These events now require, at minimum, beverages and a celebratory dessert like custom cookies or cake to be served.

Conference Services and/or the President's Office can help determine if your event is a Catering Required Event.