Food and Catering

Start the process by requesting Campus Catering, Food trucks, or Concessions in the 25Live Event Form and then either:

• Go to the Humboldt Catering website and order directly

  or

• Call/Email Esteban Luna at (707) 826-4001, catering@humboldt.edu

(must list food/alcohol on 25Live Event form for review & approval, regardless of contact method)

Food Trucks

Food Truck requests must be made in 25Live. All food trucks are required to be parked
in a pre-approved food truck site. In 25Live you are able to request a food truck for your event in
university-established pre-approved food truck locations.

Campus Food Trucks and Concessions Guidelines

Concessions 

Humboldt Catering has the exclusive right to provide concessions at Cal Poly Humboldt. This includes all performance and sporting events. Humboldt Catering has the first right of refusal, requiring that all requests for concessions at events be facilitated or approved by Humboldt Catering. 

Humboldt Catering may elect to waive their right if they are not able to provide staffing for concessions at an event and allow the event to facilitate their own concessions.* 

*All concessions must follow University guidelines for food, health and safety protocols, as well as all staff meeting cash handling training requirements.

Vendor Information 

• List of Approved Vendors
• All catering requests (including Humboldt Catering [Chartwells]) must be submitted through the P2P system by using the Hospitality Form to initiate a requisition. 
• Advance planning is required. On-campus catering services should be requested at least two weeks in advance, with a Requisition and Purchase Order (PO) number in place before services occur.
• Due to state fire marshal requirements, the use of sternos and open flame devices are no longer permitted on campus for indoor spaces. All caterers, including offsite caterers, cannot use sterno type products or open flame devices for heating hot food.  
  • For outside catered events, a State Fire Marshal permit is required for the use of sternos or open flame heating equipment.
  • Our own campus catering, Humboldt Dining, has moved to alternate options for indoor heated catering. This includes heating packets as well as electric heaters.  
  • Please ensure if you are working with an outside caterer that you notify them of this policy.

Community Event Lessee's work with Humboldt Catering directly by either 

• Going to the Humboldt Catering website and order directly

  or

• Call or Email Humboldt Catering at (707) 826-4001, catering@humboldt.edu.

While Community Event Lessee's work with Humboldt Catering Directly please inform your External Lease Coordinator of your intention to have catering for you event to ensure proper custodial can be coordinated for your event. 

Concessions 

Humboldt Catering has the exclusive right to provide concessions at Cal Poly Humboldt. This includes all performance and sporting events. Humboldt Catering has the first right of refusal, requiring that all requests for concessions at events be facilitated or approved by HumboldtCatering. 

During event planning Humboldt Catering may elect to waive their right if they are not able to provide staffing for concessions at an event and allow the event to facilitate their own concessions*. This will be coordinated with your External Lease Coordinator. 

*All concessions must follow University guidelines for food, health and safety protocols.