| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.41 |
| Liaison | Deborah Steinberg |
| Submission Date | Feb. 18, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Carnegie Mellon University
OP-6: Food and Beverage Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
5.67 / 6.00 |
Michael
Baux Director of Dining Services Dining Administration |
Percentage of food expenditures that meet one or more of the criteria for this credit (0 - 100):
A brief description of the sustainable food and beverage purchasing program:
Carnegie Mellon University’s contract dining company, CulinArt Inc., percentage of food expenditures is 47.29%. This percentage includes purchasing food that was grown or raised locally, purchasing food that was processed locally, and money spent on organically grown or produced food such as vegetables, poultry, eggs, and seafood.
The Website URL where information about the institution's sustainable food and beverage purchasing efforts is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
All of our dining vendors purchase from local providers including SunFresh Produce, Paragon Monteverde Produce, Pittsburgh Seafood, Balesterie Produce, Marburger Dairy, Mama Rosa Sauces, Turner Dairy, Stans Produce, Renaissance Deli Provisions, Potomac Bakery, Schneider Dairy, and Breadworks. In addition, eight of our dining locations purchase Fair Trade products and our vending company, AVI Vending produces everything in their commissary which is only 84.5 miles from the university. Lastly, eight of our eleven dining vendors are Pittsburgh men and women with restaurants in our local community.
All of our dining vendors purchase from local providers including SunFresh Produce, Paragon Monteverde Produce, Pittsburgh Seafood, Balesterie Produce, Marburger Dairy, Mama Rosa Sauces, Turner Dairy, Stans Produce, Renaissance Deli Provisions, Potomac Bakery, Schneider Dairy, and Breadworks. In addition, eight of our dining locations purchase Fair Trade products and our vending company, AVI Vending produces everything in their commissary which is only 84.5 miles from the university. Lastly, eight of our eleven dining vendors are Pittsburgh men and women with restaurants in our local community.
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