We don't contract out foodservice here...I don't think.
We're an all-Pepsi campus which is nice b/c I like pepsi better, plus they've sponsored a leadership scholarship, and you can get all the free pepsi you want for student organizations so long as you submit a request form...actually I guess this year they put a limit on how much you could have. 2 cases for every 40 people at an event.
As for everything else I think it's done by the University. Dining Halls is University Dining service and I guess they try to find out what students will
eat.. I just know that the food made by our house cook is a million times better, we have like THE best cook on campus. I think the last dining hall closes at 7pm while the others close earlier.
As for the unions, we have Sbarro, Imperial Palace (chinese), Subway, and Burger King, as well as Starbucks. There is a convience store in the union too and that has just normal 7-11 type food. There are two more conveinence stores on City Campus and one in the East Campus union too. I'm not sure what all is on East Campus, as I never go there. They are open until 5pm on the weekdays, while BK, and the other chain resteraunts set their own hours...BK is notorious for having the strangest hours, particularly on the weekends. They won't be open at noon on sunday but they'll be open at 330 on Saturday, yet close by 430. They are an on-running joke on campus.
The best thing about Nebraska though is that City campus is a block from the Lincoln Downtown area. I've got at least 7 resteraunts within 2 blocks of my house. The bars are on "O" street and my house is on "R" Street which will be great when I finally reach 21. So that's all within walking distance.