This week WSU reopened the Rotunda dining center, with new food options, modern architecture, and a new name - The Southside Cafe. Before leaving for spring break, I saw an advertisement for new features being offered at Southside. It championed these things called "silo sandwiches," which seemed strangely familiar to me.
Before going on, I have to tell you about The Staggering Ox, a Spokane restaurant Kristen and I ate at last semester. I really liked the novel idea of "bread tubes" that hold sandwich fillings. In fact, I liked it so much that I asked the employees about how they make them. They informed me that their company holds a patent on the bread pan and corer tool design, so their franchise is the only company that can produce these sandwiches.
From what I can tell, silo sandwiches are same thing as what's sold at the Staggering Ox. Considering the Staggering Ox patents, how can Southside legally make and sell these sandwiches? If they haven't made the necessary arrangements, WSU could be sued and lose a lot of money. If I were the Staggering Ox, I would license out the pan and corer for a cut of the dining center profits. If they could get 5 or 10 cents per sandwich, it would be a great deal.
I wish there was an easier way to find out more about this whole situation. Maybe the Daily Evergreen could run a story on it.
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