Receiving The Dining and Culinary Service unit of University of Wisconsin Housing is a high- Volume and complex foodservice. Obviously, the receiving, storage, and inventory system and processes need to be highly organized and orchestrated to ensure that food and supplies are where they need to be, when needed. Receiving is actually done in three places: at the off- campus warehouse, at the commissary and at individual units. The warehouse is used to store-to-store supplies and food products that have