Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 72.78
Liaison Kathleen Crawford
Submission Date May 31, 2024

STARS v2.2

Florida Gulf Coast University
OP-7: Food and Beverage Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.80 / 6.00 Tara Zinslen
Director of Marketing & Guest Experience
FGCU Campus Dining
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Percentage of total annual food and beverage expenditures on products that are sustainably or ethically produced:
0.83

Percentage of total annual food and beverage expenditures on plant-based foods:
25.16

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):
Purchasing reports were tallied from Chartwell's tracking system for on campus SoVi residential dining and verified by FGCU's Sustainability Coordinator. Other branded locations are not included in this report.

If reporting Real/Good Food Calculator results, provide:

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 No
Vending services Yes No
Concessions Yes No

Total annual dining services budget for food and beverage products:
Less than $500,000

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A brief description of the institution’s sustainable food and beverage purchasing program:
Chartwell's manages the sustainable food and beverage purchasing program with support from FGCU's Business Operations Office and the Environmental Health & Safety Department. They employ a full-time Manager of Marketing and Sustainability.

Two of our campus restaurants are also Blue Zone Certified, which means that they encourage plant forward eating and menuing. https://southwestflorida.bluezonesproject.com/

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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