Food and Vending Services

Central Piedmont offers a variety of dining options across all six campuses, featuring full-service coffee bars, grab and go lunch stations, sandwich shops, breakfast/lunch locations, and more.

Special Hours for Fall Break 10/09/23 - 10/13/23

Beach and Borough Sandwich Shop at Central and Levine Campuses will be closed.
Catalyst Coffee at Cato, Harris and Levine Campuses will be closed.

Catalyst Coffee at Central Campus will be open:

Monday - Thursday 8:00 - 1:00
Friday 8:30 - 12:00
Saturday and Sunday Closed

Beach & Borough Sandwich Shop

West coast subs and the Manhattan sandwich shop society flavors collide at Beach & Borough Sandwich Shop. Select one of our signature sandwiches or build your own with your choice of artisanal breads, all-natural cheeses, colorful veggies, clean label meats and fresh in-house made spreads, pickles and chips.

Catalyst Coffee Bar

Our curated coffee bar experience will include Blk & Bold coffee, specialty beverages, espresso, nitro cold brew, hot tea and specialty blended beverages and smoothies. In addition, you’ll find locally sourced pastries and freshly prepared grab and go sandwiches, salads, desserts, yogurt cups and more.

Order Ahead with Connect & Pay App

Look for the Connect & Pay icon in your app store

Ordering food at Central or Levine Campuses? Pay with your phone using our new “Connect & Pay” app that also lets you skip the line and order ahead at selected Central Piedmont dining locations. All Catalyst coffee bar and Beach & Borough sandwich shop locations are cashless, so payments for food, grab and go items, and beverages can be made only through credit/debit cards and the app. 

The Connect & Pay app allows you to order and customize your favorite campus specialty beverages and food selections, pay, and then pick up at a time that is convenient for you. You can also see current promotions, rewards, and offers. 

Apple store Connect & Pay app download

Google store Connect & Pay app download

Order ahead is available at the Levine Campus Catalyst coffee bar and the Beach & Borough sandwich shop, and at Central Campus Beach & Borough sandwich shop. (Coming soon to Catalyst coffee bar at Central Campus in the Parr Center). 

Instructions

Turn on Location Services within the app to find dining locations near you, or link these codes:

Cato Campus, Catalyst coffee bar: 0303E7

Central Campus, Beach and Borough sandwich shop: 0303E5

Central Campus, Catalyst coffee bar: 14090F

Harris Campus, Catalyst coffee bar: 0303E8

Levine Campus, Beach and Borough sandwich shop: 0303E4

Levine Campus, Catalyst coffee bar: 142B6E

Vouchers for Campus Dining

The Connect & Pay app can also load money to your account from a debit or credit card for future use at our Canteen on-campus dining locations. If you only have access to cash, vouchers for our campus dining locations are available for purchase at the Cashiering Business Office on the Cato, Central, Harris and Levine Campuses.

Vouchers may be purchased in $5 and $10 increments. Vouchers can be combined or added with Connect & Pay or card payments to complete a transaction. The remaining balance of the voucher will be printed on your receipt. At this time, vouchers can’t be added to the Connect & Pay app.

Please note:

  • Individual vouchers will expire seven years from purchase.
  • Vouchers are non-refundable and cannot be replaced for any reason, even if lost or stolen, or if the dining facility is closed.

Campus Vending Machines

Central Piedmont has vending machines on all campuses stocked with food, drinks, and snacks for your grab-n-go snack needs.

  • Cato Campus Vending Locations
    • Cato I Building

      • first floor: beverage and snack machine, food, and microwave
      • second floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Cato II Building
      • second floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Cato III Building
      • ground floor: beverage and snack machine, coffee, food, and microwave
      • second floor: beverage and snack machine
      • third floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Horticulture Building
      • first floor: beverage and snack machine

  • Central Campus Vending Locations
    • Advanced Technologies Building

      • third floor: beverage and snack machine
      • fifth floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Belk Building
      • third floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Center for Arts Technology Building
      • first floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Central High Building
      • second floor: beverage and snack machine
      • third floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Drumm Building
      • first floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Giles Building
      • first floor: beverage and snack machine
      • second floor: beverage and snack machine
      • third floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Health Careers Building
      • third floor: beverage and snack machine
      • fourth floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Levine Information Technology Building
      • second floor: beverage and snack machine
    • North Classroom Building
      • ground floor: beverage and snack machine, coffee, food, and microwave
      • first floor: beverage and snack machine
      • second floor: beverage and snack machine, food, and microwave
      • third floor: beverage and snack machine
      • fourth floor: beverage and snack machine, food, and microwave
    • Old ATC Building
      • first floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Overcash Building
      • second floor: beverage and snack machine
      • third floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Parr Center
      • ground floor: beverage and snack machine, microwave
    • Pitts Building
      • basement: beverage and snack machine
    • Worrell Building
      • first floor: beverage and snack machine, food, and microwave
    • Zeiss Building
      • first floor: beverage and snack machine
      • third floor: beverage and snack machine

  • Harper Campus Vending Locations
    • Harper Building I

      • first floor: beverage and snack machine
      • second floor: beverage and snack machine
      • third floor: beverage machine
    • Harper Building IV
      • first floor: beverage and snack machine, coffee, food, and microwave
    • Welding
      • third floor: beverage and snack machine

  • Harris Campus Vending Locations
    • Harris I Building

      • first floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Harris Conference Center
      • second floor: beverage and snack machine, food, and microwave

  • Levine Campus Vending Locations
    • Levine I Building

      • first floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Levine II Building
      • first floor: beverage and snack machine
      • second floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Levine III Building
      • third floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Joe Hendrick Center for Automotive Technology
      • first floor: beverage and snack machine

  • Merancas Campus Vending Locations
    • Claudia Watkins Belk Center for Criminal Justice:

      • first floor: beverage and snack machine
    • Transport Systems Technology Building
      • second floor: beverage and snack machine, food, and microwave

  • City View Center Vending Locations
    • Cosmetology

      • first floor: beverage and snack machine, food, and microwave

  • WTVI PBS Charlotte Vending Locations
    • first floor: beverage and snack machine

  • Vending Machine Issues and Refunds

    Help us keep our vending machines in proper working order. If you have experienced a recent vending machine malfunction, please let us know by emailing canteencsrv@compass-usa.com, providing the campus, building, floor/location, and type of machine (e.g., snack, drink, etc.). To request a refund for money lost due to a malfunctioning vending machine, please go to any Central Piedmont Cashier's office.

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