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Fuel costs prompt DDS price changes
By
John Alzate
| October 16, 2008
John Shi / The Dartmouth An increase in expenses across-the-board forced Dartmouth Dining Services to raise the cost of food on campus after an annual review of prices last month, according to DDS's Director of Financial Operations Don Blume. The increasing expenses have also prompted DDS to raise meal-plan prices between 4 and 5 percent since last year, depending on the meal plan, Blume said. "For the current fiscal year, to date (through Sept.), DDS's expense for food sold is 19 percent greater than last year, while for the same period our retail sales are up by 11.4 percent," Blume said in an e-mail to The Dartmouth.
