Overall Rating Bronze
Overall Score 33.04
Liaison Olivia Herron
Submission Date June 30, 2022

STARS v2.2

Austin Peay State University
OP-7: Food and Beverage Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.84 / 6.00 Olivia Herron
Sustainability Coordinator
Physical Plant
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Percentage of total annual food and beverage expenditures on products that are sustainably or ethically produced:
1.40

Percentage of total annual food and beverage expenditures on plant-based foods:
25.30

An inventory of food and beverage purchases that qualify as sustainably/ethically produced:
A brief description of the methodology used to conduct the inventory, including the timeframe and how representative samples accounted for seasonal variation (if applicable):
All dining purchases from Aug. 2019 - July 2020 were provided by Corey Choate at Chartwells dining. Items were sorted for rainforest alliance, MSC, Mbay, HFAC and fair trade by Corey for part 1. Items were sorted for plant based products by Olivia for part 2.

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Website URL where the institution’s validated Real/Good Food Calculator results are publicly posted:
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Which of the following food service providers are present on campus and included in the inventory/assessment?:
Present? Included?
Dining operations and catering services operated by the institution No No
Dining operations and catering services operated by a contractor Yes Yes
Student-run food/catering services No No
Franchises (e.g., regional or global brands) Yes No
Convenience stores Yes Yes
Vending services No No
Concessions No No

Total annual dining services budget for food and beverage products:
$1 million - $4.9 million

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A brief description of the institution’s sustainable food and beverage purchasing program:
Our local dining vendor (Chartwells) is currently working at the corporate level to review corporate purchasing policies for opportunities for alignment with STARS guidelines.

Website URL where information about the food and beverage purchasing program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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