Case Studies
How TCU football scores big and eats well with ezCater
OVERVIEW
20
hours of time saved each week
130+
satisfied athletes eating 2–5 meals a day
250+
athletes, coaches, and staff eating on the road
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The Challenge
Texas Christian University's football team is a member of the Big 12 Conference and competes at the highest level of NCAA Division I sports. To help its athletes maintain peak performance, the TCU athletic department provides meals to all 130 football players on campus 2–5 times a day. On the road, this number jumps to 250 to include coaches, student workers, and support staff. Planning and coordinating meals that can meet the frequency and volume these athletes need to perform at a high level is a job in itself.
Wasted time coordinating orders
TCU’s Director of Football Operations, Sarah Woodruff, was spending at least 20 hours each week ordering meals for the team at home and on the road. She needed a solution that didn’t demand up to half of her working hours each week.
Limited and repetitive food options
Though convenient, on-campus dining options can feel repetitive, so these high-calorie eaters needed access to a variety of food options to satisfy their voracious appetites, both at home and when traveling for games.
Manual processes
Managing invoices and tracking down receipts was another time consuming task. In addition, Sarah had to provide her tax exempt form every time she ordered. If she forgot to provide one, she'd have to spend even more time correcting payments.
One of my favorite things about ezCater is that I don’t have to talk to anyone directly. It can be midnight, it can be six in the morning, or it can be super last minute that I’m placing an order. ezCater handles all the legwork for me.
Sarah Woodruff
Director of Football Operations, Texas Christian University
SOLUTION & RESULTS
With ezCater, Sarah enjoys quick and easy online ordering from hundreds of restaurants and caterers, which has given her valuable work hours back. She simply filters her food options, enters her location, schedules the date and time, provides her headcount, and waits for the food to arrive.
Valuable time saved
Sarah saves precious hours in her week not having to research and contact restaurants, coordinate logistics, manage invoices, or speak with caterers directly.
Popular food options
Athletes no longer eat the same meals over and over, whether at home or on the road. They enjoy having a variety of food options that don’t feel generic, repetitive, or boring.
Streamlined, automatic processes
ezCater automatically pulls Sarah’s tax-exempt form, allowing her to order catering with tax-exempt status anywhere in the US. Plus, she can easily download all her receipts.
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Corporate catering solutions
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Tax-exempt ordering simplified
ezCater will keep your tax-exempt certificate on file and apply it to future orders
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