Attachment to Exhibit A WCU Finanical Submittal pro froma.xlsx

This is a financial pro forma submittal document prepared for Western Carolina University's dining services request for proposal (RFP #73-RFP-00775), detailing projected revenues and operating costs for the 2027-2028 and 2028-2029 fiscal years. The pro forma covers twenty-two dining and food service locations across WCU's campus in Cullowhee, North Carolina, including residential dining halls, quick-service restaurants, catering operations, vending services, and specialty concepts such as Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, Panda Express, and Einstein Bros Bagels. The document presents revenue projections organized by sales category, including retail food and beverage sales, catering revenue, meal plan board revenue, meal exchange transactions, and miscellaneous sales. For fiscal year 2027-2028, total net revenues are projected at $29,436,604.76, with an expected increase to $30,914,702.07 for 2028-2029.

The pro forma requires bidders to provide detailed cost of goods breakdowns by category (storeroom, meat, and groceries), comprehensive labor cost structures with staffing models for each concept, corporate overhead charges, and total operating expenses. The document includes line items for rebates that will credit against cost of goods totals and requests calculation of net product costs, total operating costs (combining cost of goods, labor, and expenses), and operating cost percentages relative to net revenues. The pro forma also establishes an excess or deficit analysis showing profitability projections for each fiscal year, with comparative data from the 2026-2027 baseline year provided for reference.