“We strive to know the students by name and we take pride in learning each student’s dietary preferences or restrictions,” said Picnic Basket co-owner Erik Dailey.
The Picnic Basket will also provide food for the East Campus venue. It’s Thyme, the new West Campus venue, will be operated by The Picnic Basket Catering, which currently operates of Terrace Café at Duke Gardens.
Focus group participants expressed that an allergen-free venue, where students would not have to worry about cross-contamination at all, “would be like heaven.” In recent years, a growing number of Duke students have reported severe food allergies, 63% of which can be attributed to peanuts and tree nuts. The idea for allergen-free venues emerged from several focus groups that Duke Dining held with members of the student body. The two self-contained venues - one on East, one on West - will be entirely free of the nine most common food allergens: peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish, milk, eggs, sesame, soy, wheat, and fish. Photo by Jack Frederick for Duke Today.Īs part of its mission to better serve the growing number of Duke students with food allergies, Duke Dining will open two new allergy-friendly dining venues during the fall 2023 semester. The new venues will complement the allergy-friendly offerings at Marketplace and Trinity Café, which were certified as free from tree nuts and peanuts in January.
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