| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 79.37 |
| Liaison | Jillian Leach |
| Submission Date | March 4, 2022 |
California State University, Chico
OP-7: Food and Beverage Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.39 / 6.00 |
Gregory
Wiggins Climate & Energy Analyst Facilities Management & Services |
Percentage of total annual food and beverage expenditures on products that are sustainably or ethically produced:
Percentage of total annual food and beverage expenditures on plant-based foods:
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):
AS Sustainability oversees a paid student position that is responsible for coordinating the Real Food Challenge efforts with a research team of interns. We use the months October and February, as recommended by the Real Food Challenge, to represent annual purchases. Receipts are given to us from dining and each item, it’s cost, and product number are entered into an excel file. Students research the items to determine if they qualify as 'real food', and submits results to the Real Food Challenge team. The National Organization does a quality check on the data in May and calculates our percent.
Website URL where the institution’s validated Real/Good Food Calculator results are publicly posted:
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 | Yes | Yes |
| Franchises (e.g., regional or global brands) | No | No |
| Convenience stores | Yes | Yes |
| Vending services | Yes | Yes |
| Concessions | No | No |
Total annual dining services budget for food and beverage products:
A brief description of the institution’s sustainable food and beverage purchasing program:
AS Dining is committed to sourcing sustainably responsible products through our vendors and our community. We have partnerships with Chico Sate's Organic Vegetable Project as well as various Butte Co. Farms and Farmers and continue to look for ways to increase local, sustainably produced food available to our campus community.
Website URL where information about the food and beverage purchasing program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://www.newsreview.com/chico/nourishing-naturally/content?oid=24850433
Additional dining info on: https://www.csuchico.edu/housing/food/index.shtml
Data estimates from Thomas Rider. Percentage of Real Food is based off of the last report verified by the Real Foods Calculator conducted in 2016. The current food purchasing accounting is currently being developed for a much clearer depiction of the sustainable purchasing of food items on campus. Given the recent pandemic plummeting the necessity for food purchasing, more recent data would not depict the normal operations of campus.
https://www.newsreview.com/chico/nourishing-naturally/content?oid=24850433
Additional dining info on: https://www.csuchico.edu/housing/food/index.shtml
Data estimates from Thomas Rider. Percentage of Real Food is based off of the last report verified by the Real Foods Calculator conducted in 2016. The current food purchasing accounting is currently being developed for a much clearer depiction of the sustainable purchasing of food items on campus. Given the recent pandemic plummeting the necessity for food purchasing, more recent data would not depict the normal operations of campus.
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