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Raising the bar for college cuisine: How a married couple transformed student dining nationwide

Founded in 2009, Greek House Chefs employs 1,600 staff and replaced heat-and-serve meals with scratch cooking at over 200 fraternity and sorority houses nationwide.

  • Serving over three million meals annually, Greek House Chefs operates in 31 states on 54 campuses, reflecting rapid national growth.
  • Years ago a Central Iowa newspaper private-chef ad led Corey Hansen, co-owner and chef, to a Gamma Phi Beta sorority house, Iowa State University, replacing heat-and-serve meals.
  • The Greek House Chefs app lets students request meals, upload photos, score dishes, and Carey Hansen said `The biggest emphasis that we're seeing is they want restaurant-style, chef-driven food` with chefs recruited globally, some TikTok-famous.
  • Employing more than 1,600 chefs and staff, Greek House Chefs serves about 26 houses at Iowa State and more than 200 houses nationwide, receiving thanks from parents when children fall ill.
  • Seeking to break a decades-long mold, Greek House Chefs introduced student family recipe requests and new traditions like pancake art and daily plate photos.
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