New food on menu for Washington
Garoppolo, West, Daly lead AP FCS All America teamWardens lock down Loyola, 47 38Prep boys' basketball roundup: Spartans beat CMR from linePrep girls' basketball roundup: Gragg comes up big for Big SkyPrep wrestling roundup: Sentinel pins loss on Helena HighIdaho group sponsors youth wolf, coyote derbyTooth Fairy is walk in park over Elf on the ShelfGREG PATENT: Yule log a fun way to celebrate sweetness of seasonHoliday roast to love on its merits, not looksBirths for Wednesday, December 18Getting that second quarter hot dog at a University of Montana football game may be more rewarding this season, if not more filling.But when you reach the concession stand, there's a chance you may forgo the hot dog altogether. You might instead opt for a "Mammoth," a "Titan Twist" or a "Delaney Drumstick," named, of course, after the Grizzlies' new head football coach.With the University of Montana football season set to kick off Saturday against South Dakota, fans packing Washington Grizzly Stadium will e Nike Free 3.0 V4 njoy more food options than ever before.Whether it's a one third pound spicy andouille sausage made by Redneck Meat Production in Kalispell or a 2 pound pretzel topped with Cold Smoke beer cheese, spicy mustard or cinnamon honey butter, the food options will run longer than a goal to goal kickoff return."Every concession stand has new menu items in it this year," said Ian Waetje, UM's new concessions manager. "Football is 75 percent of our business. It allows us a chance to sample the market and see what's moving and what's not moving."UM Dining Services has been around for ages, feeding hungry students on campus while offering a limited menu of food items at football games, from the standard hot dog to that buttery box of popcorn.But when Donna Bauck took over as UM's new associate director of retail operations and Waetje moved up as the concessions manager, the two began working to reinvent stadium dining and raise the expectations of Grizzlies fans."I'm looking at the retail side of the university and what we can do to expand it," Bauck said. "You can look at our stadium as a challenge or an opportunity. You can't sit back and look at what you can't do, but rather at what you can do."With that in mind, Waetje traveled to various national conferences, observing concessions at other stadiums. Notre Dame may be the envy of the nation, he said, followed closely by the University of Oregon.Both programs are flush with cash and backed by wealthy sponsors, like Phil Knight, an Oregon native who co founded and chairs Nike. While UM can't compete with such programs, the larger venues did offer good ideas on how UM could improve its own culinary fare, from the new Delaney Drumstick a giant smoked turkey leg to gourmet nachos and sauces, like those reserved for the Titan Twist pretzel."I went to a conference and talked to some guys from Wisconsin," said Waetje. "I came back and had our executive chef fiddle with some stuff and came up with a real great product. The pretzels are fantastically delicious on their own, but having some unique and quality sauces to go with it will really help sell it."While the menu grows, more food "hawkers" will wander stadium seating this season to increase customer convenience. Also this year, the old hot dog rollers will vanish, replaced by new steamers to reduce food waste.And with conservation in mind, concession stands soon will offer 32 ounce souvenir cups for $5 each refillable throughout the season for $3. Waetje expects it to reduce landfill waste by about 18,000 paper cups per game. The Big Dipper ice cream shop won a contract to open several food stands inside Washington Grizzly Stadium, along with the Adams Center.The ice cream vendor will be joined by two Pizza Hut stands and a Wing Street booth. Other food options will include Natural Creations with its burritos and gourmet nachos, Smokejumper BBQ with its sandwiches and plates, and Thai Spicy and Grizzly Bean Espresso.Running concessions for nearly 30,000 people comes down to a science. Time and again, Waetje has seen the crowds converge at the ground level gate and its concessions located close to the tailgating zone.Offering several new items only at select concessions like the second deck of the north end zone marks an effort to disperse the crowd and boost the production of other food stands."As you move to the east side on the 200 level, we'll also have the new 'Grizzly Grotto,' " Waetje said. "It'll have two 55 inch game monitors this year and high top tables. In the warmer games, it's shaded, and in the winter, it's as protected as you can get a nike nd still be outside."Also this year, seven nonprofit groups from Missoula and UM will join a workforce of roughly 60 students to help run stadium concessions. The nonprofits get a slice of the sales by volunteering their time.This year, Waetje said, the groups will include the Missoula Christian Sports League, Rocky Mountain Ballet Theatre and Relay for Life. On campus groups include the Kappa Sigma fraternity, the Equestrian Club and the Kappa Psi pharmaceutical fraternity."This has been a two year push," said Bauck. "Planning started last January by making contacts. You work really hard so that the month before, it's all about finalizing, getting the staffing and training done."
Garoppolo, West, Daly lead AP FCS All America teamWardens lock down Loyola, 47 38Prep boys' basketball roundup: Spartans beat CMR from linePrep girls' basketball roundup: Gragg comes up big for Big SkyPrep wrestling roundup: Sentinel pins loss on Helena HighIdaho group sponsors youth wolf, coyote derbyTooth Fairy is walk in park over Elf on the ShelfGREG PATENT: Yule log a fun way to celebrate sweetness of seasonHoliday roast to love on its merits, not looksBirths for Wednesday, December 18Getting that second quarter hot dog at a University of Montana football game may be more rewarding this season, if not more filling.But when you reach the concession stand, there's a chance you may forgo the hot dog altogether. You might instead opt for a "Mammoth," a "Titan Twist" or a "Delaney Drumstick," named, of course, after the Grizzlies' new head football coach.With the University of Montana football season set to kick off Saturday against South Dakota, fans packing Washington Grizzly Stadium will e Nike Free 3.0 V4 njoy more food options than ever before.Whether it's a one third pound spicy andouille sausage made by Redneck Meat Production in Kalispell or a 2 pound pretzel topped with Cold Smoke beer cheese, spicy mustard or cinnamon honey butter, the food options will run longer than a goal to goal kickoff return."Every concession stand has new menu items in it this year," said Ian Waetje, UM's new concessions manager. "Football is 75 percent of our business. It allows us a chance to sample the market and see what's moving and what's not moving."UM Dining Services has been around for ages, feeding hungry students on campus while offering a limited menu of food items at football games, from the standard hot dog to that buttery box of popcorn.But when Donna Bauck took over as UM's new associate director of retail operations and Waetje moved up as the concessions manager, the two began working to reinvent stadium dining and raise the expectations of Grizzlies fans."I'm looking at the retail side of the university and what we can do to expand it," Bauck said. "You can look at our stadium as a challenge or an opportunity. You can't sit back and look at what you can't do, but rather at what you can do."With that in mind, Waetje traveled to various national conferences, observing concessions at other stadiums. Notre Dame may be the envy of the nation, he said, followed closely by the University of Oregon.Both programs are flush with cash and backed by wealthy sponsors, like Phil Knight, an Oregon native who co founded and chairs Nike. While UM can't compete with such programs, the larger venues did offer good ideas on how UM could improve its own culinary fare, from the new Delaney Drumstick a giant smoked turkey leg to gourmet nachos and sauces, like those reserved for the Titan Twist pretzel."I went to a conference and talked to some guys from Wisconsin," said Waetje. "I came back and had our executive chef fiddle with some stuff and came up with a real great product. The pretzels are fantastically delicious on their own, but having some unique and quality sauces to go with it will really help sell it."While the menu grows, more food "hawkers" will wander stadium seating this season to increase customer convenience. Also this year, the old hot dog rollers will vanish, replaced by new steamers to reduce food waste.And with conservation in mind, concession stands soon will offer 32 ounce souvenir cups for $5 each refillable throughout the season for $3. Waetje expects it to reduce landfill waste by about 18,000 paper cups per game. The Big Dipper ice cream shop won a contract to open several food stands inside Washington Grizzly Stadium, along with the Adams Center.The ice cream vendor will be joined by two Pizza Hut stands and a Wing Street booth. Other food options will include Natural Creations with its burritos and gourmet nachos, Smokejumper BBQ with its sandwiches and plates, and Thai Spicy and Grizzly Bean Espresso.Running concessions for nearly 30,000 people comes down to a science. Time and again, Waetje has seen the crowds converge at the ground level gate and its concessions located close to the tailgating zone.Offering several new items only at select concessions like the second deck of the north end zone marks an effort to disperse the crowd and boost the production of other food stands."As you move to the east side on the 200 level, we'll also have the new 'Grizzly Grotto,' " Waetje said. "It'll have two 55 inch game monitors this year and high top tables. In the warmer games, it's shaded, and in the winter, it's as protected as you can get a nike nd still be outside."Also this year, seven nonprofit groups from Missoula and UM will join a workforce of roughly 60 students to help run stadium concessions. The nonprofits get a slice of the sales by volunteering their time.This year, Waetje said, the groups will include the Missoula Christian Sports League, Rocky Mountain Ballet Theatre and Relay for Life. On campus groups include the Kappa Sigma fraternity, the Equestrian Club and the Kappa Psi pharmaceutical fraternity."This has been a two year push," said Bauck. "Planning started last January by making contacts. You work really hard so that the month before, it's all about finalizing, getting the staffing and training done."
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