About Us
Three Pillars Catering is UB's preferred catering company. Deriving from Campus Dining & Shops, we offer drop off catering and full service staffed events to the university community and beyond.
All orders can be placed by emailing ub-catering@buffalo.edu. Please contact our sales team if you have further questions at (716) 645-3496.
Our Green Commitment
As a Green Partner with the University at Buffalo, Three Pillars Catering & its parent company, Campus Dining & Shops (CDS), is committed to providing sustainable and environmentally friendly products to our customers. Through our recycling and waste reduction, energy and water conservation, ecosystem preservation, and sustainable food system, Three Pillars Catering has been able to provide excellent service, while maintaining a sustainable ecosystem!
Recycling & Waste Reduction
Three Pillars recycle their cooking oil through Buffalo BioDiesel. In cooperation with the university’s Facilities department, we recycle glass and plastic bottles, metal cans, cardboard boxes, office paper and toner cartridges.
Energy & Water Conservation
To conserve on water, spray heads that are used in our kitchen dish rooms to rinse dirty pots, pans and dishes are high efficiency low-flow. This reduces our water usage by more than 50 gal. per minute. We have purchased wind energy certificates to offset the carbon emissions from the power it takes to operate our public websites.
Ecosystem Preservation
Our locations use environmentally friendly dish soaps and cleaning sanitizer. Three Pillars & CDS compost kitchen & post consumer food scraps which produces a soil amendment that is used in landscaping across UB and in community gardens across Western New York. We have composted over 1.5 million lbs. of food scraps and turned it into 600,000 lbs. of soil amendment!
Sustainable Foods
The Pride of New York Program promotes and supports the sale of agricultural products grown and food products processed within New York State. By supporting this initiative, we support local farmers and food manufacturers. It’s a win-win partnership that sustains local business development. These local businesses include: Perry’s Ice Cream, Kreher's Eggs, Costanzo's Bakery, Wardynski's Meats, Upstate Farms, Rich's, Desiderio's Fruit & Produce, Rosina Foods, Al Cohen’s Bakery and McCullagh Coffee. We are proud to feature locally grown fresh produce from the following farms: Freatman Farms, Robinson Farms, Eden Valley Growers, Piedmonte Farms and Dobbins Orchards. Three Pillars & CDS is proud to have spent $3.9 million in food purchases with local vendors last year. As a local company ourselves, we know the importance of helping our community find and choose local products while building relationships with growers, food artisans, and food manufacturers right here in Western New York.
Sustainable Purchasing
Three Pillars is Polystyrene (Styrofoam) free – using only paper-based tableware, many which are compostable. Stewardship of ocean resources and supporting sustainable aquaculture is critical for long-term viability of our seafood supply. Campus Dining & Shops is dedicated to ensuring that all of the seafood we serve is caught or raised sustainably. Our purchasing standards for fish influence our environmental footprint and send important market signals to manufacturers about the importance of sustainability. We do not use any endangered fish or any type of endangered seafood.