After 35 years of service, DLSU’s Zaide canteen will officially close its counter operations today, March 7, with its last official day of operations on March 9.
A total of 22 employees will be dispersed, and will resume their work in other La Salle schools. According to unofficial statements, the canteen chose to leave DLSU because of the building’s permanent conversion to a student center and management’s decision not to compete in the bidding for other canteen spaces at the University, which include Animo Food Haus and La Casita canteens. Moreover, sources say that the canteens have had difficulty in paying rent. This year, the minimum bid for canteen space ranges from P 85,000-162,000 a month, depending on the location.
USG Vice President for Internal Affairs Robert Hechanova clarifies, “The building is planned to be a student center, an evolved canteen that will give way for more interaction among students. The contract with all the canteens will be done by the end of the year, so the space is up to the University to further utilize… there is a thrust to renovate the canteens.”
According to Associate Vice Chancellor for Campus Services Jay Calleja, apart from commercial food kiosks, the space will be opened for rent to student entrepreneurs, with a small area for musical performances.
In light of such developments, cafeterias at the St. La Salle (LS) building, Enrique Razon Sports Complex and Br. Andrew Gonzalez Hall would be up for auction.
The bidding committee will continue to entertain proposals until March 11 and award contracts on March 14. Calleja affirms, “A concessionaire can submit a bid for all three available canteen spaces, but it does not mean that all three areas can be awarded to one business.”
According to Zaide management, DLSU collects 10 percent of sales of the kiosks that operate in the campus.
26 replies on “Zaide pulls out of DLSU”
aw NOOOOOOO!!! QUARTER POUNDER!!!! :'(
I will miss kuya’s awesome footlong sandwich… :'(
is that really what you’ll miss or is it his awesome footlong hotdog??
bat kamahal naman ng renta? loko loko.
bat kamahal naman kasi ng renta? tsktsk mukang pera.
Boo.. no more hotdog sandwiches and burgers:P
Rent + 10% of sales and collection sa canteen?
Sorry, just had to.
Just curious, Where the heck in that small space can musical performances be held? Ang mahal pala ng rent. O.O
I’ll miss the sandwich man. 🙁
Sandwich.. D:
if ever you’ll have students put up food stalls, make sure it’s not those over priced crappy cupcakes, and those “bilao california makis” or whatever experimental crap they could think of. sell real food.
What I remember most about the college canteen was that they cater the best pica-pica during the openings of our student organization’s programs. I surely love the “beatles burger” they serve. The mezzanine became our hang-out area (our group bears the orange/black colors). I never knew that the rent is now that high. Well times surely change.
Mukhang pera talaga!!! Lahat kailangan ng overcharged na fee!!! That’s just shows that those on top are used to ruthlessly take advantage of small businesses.
Making lots of money > need to give better education = current trend of all the top schools. This is not only in DLSU but also Ateneo. To the school administrators, you DO know that if you charge lower rent the benefits will also trickle down to the students right? Do you even care?
Woah, and I thought we were helping the poor.
Isa nga pong quarter pounder kuya!
Bye bye, beatles burger :'(
I’ll miss the weird yet awesome burger combinations!!!
I think the kiosks should all be student owned. One thing I like in Ateneo is that they really press the students to make their own food stalls. We should do the same.
Lance?
Bye bye kuya footlong. 🙁 sulit pa naman yun 45 pesos.
So sad… so may memories in college canteen. 🙁
So monthly rent ranges from 85k to 162k a month, then the school collects 10% of the sales made. Now that is BUSINESS!
You can hold all the music performances you want in the Amphitheater, the HSSH Lobby, and the Yuch Auditorium. And that’s still what you want to do with Zaide? Wow.
business is business ika nga. Students only have 10 minutes of break in between subjects and having a near and accessible canteen like zaide is good for everyone especially those who dont have the luxury of extra time to eat at fast foods with long queue. I hope they make use of this area wisely and think of the welfare and interest of the students.
So sad naman. That red-orange spaghetti and freshly-cooked hamburger will be missed. What I dont understand is the overwhelming bidding fee and rental charges. Plus collect 10% of the sales on top of that? I thought this only happens in the malls. It has become very commercial. All the students want is to maintain the same school atmosphere where they can build memories that they will keep 25 or even 50 yrs from now. After all, whats important later on in life is what memories you created in DLSU more than the skills that you acquired. Whoever alumni that you ask they will always tell about happy moments in DLSU more than how much they have learned about Acctg or Engineering.