Introduction of Flex Improves Business For Pita Pit

Pita Pit were recently in an article on "The Flat Hat" titled, "Introduction of Flex Improves Business For MOOYAH, Pita Pit". The article discusses how the Williamsburg Pita Pit has been added to the college's meal plan. The article begins with a little background on Pita Pit being added to the student meal plan where students can use Dining Dollars and the success they've since seen. You can read the full article here or begin below.

"Introduction of Flex Improves Business for MOOYAH, Pita Pit"
By Amelia Lucas

Sodexo USA has brought many changes to the College of William and Mary this semester, but based on the number of Dining Dollars students are using, the addition of Tribe Square restaurants to the meal plan might be the most beloved new change.

Alpen Patel, the owner of Williamsburg MOOYAH and Kim Twine, the owner of Pita Pit, have both noticed an increase in business from College Students

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Tribe Square restaurants now on William and Mary meal plan

Pita Pit were recently featured in the Virginia Gazette about a deal being reached to add businesses in the Tribe Square complex to the College of William & Mary's meal plan. The article starts by going into details about the restaurants in the Tribe Square complex not being included in the College of William and Mary's student meal plan and the impact that has had on business. Click here to read the entire article or begin below.

"Tribe Square restaurants now on William and Mary meal plan"
By Steve Vaughan

WILLIAMSBURG - Ending nearly a year of uncertainty in which they feared for the future of their businesses, the four restaurants in Tribe Square adjacent to the campus will be allowed to participate in the college's expanded student meal plan.

When the new policy was adopted, it mandated participation in the plan for on-campus students and and that they use the meal plan for a majority of their meals - the restaurants saw their business fall off steeply last fall.

"We were down almost 50 percent," said Pita Pit Owner Kimberly Twine.

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Pita Pit in the Williamsburg Yorktown Daily

Pita Pit in the Williamsburg Yorktown Daily in an article titled, "Tribe Square Business Owners Requesting Inclusion in W&M Meal Plans." The article begins by talking about the impact that The College of William and Mary’s mandatory meal program is having on the restaurants in Tribe Square. The article gives some specifics on how sales have dipped since the meal plan went into place, then gives details on the meal plan itself. They include some quotes from the college about their stance on the issue, and a student who lives in Tribe Square is quoted about his dissatisfaction with the mandatory meal plans. The article then goes into the problems caused by the fact that the restaurants exist in a building with student housing on top, and the restaurants on the bottom. The article ends with information about the William & Mary Real Estate Foundation and a note that the college official wouldn’t know more until January.  Click here for the entire article or begin below.

Tribe Square Business Owners Requesting Inclusion in W&M Meal Plans

By: James Needham

Businesses at Tribe Square are struggling. The Crust is up for sale and both Pita Pit and MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes have experienced drops in sales this year.

It has sparked a response from the business owners of all four restaurants who have requested to be included on the mandatory meal plan being rolled out at the College of William & Mary. Pita Pit Owner Brandon Twine wrote a letter earlier this month to W&M’s Vice President for Finance Sam Jones, detailing how the businesses were working with a lawyer to work toward a resolution. 

Last year, Pita Pit brought in $500,000 in sales, Twine said in an interview with WYDaily. With one month left in 2013, the business has so far brought in $330,000. In February 2012, MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes brought in about $60,000 in sales and this year brought in $30,000, said owner Alpen Patel.

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