Overall Rating | Silver |
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Overall Score | 51.51 |
Liaison | Kirk Hemphill |
Submission Date | Feb. 12, 2024 |
Florida Institute of Technology
OP-8: Sustainable Dining
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.68 / 2.00 |
Ken
Lindeman Professor, Sustainability Studies Ocean Engineering & Marine Sciences |
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Part 1. Sustainable dining initiatives
Local community engagement
Yes
A brief description of the farmers market, CSA or urban agriculture project:
There is a weekly farmers market on the institution’s campus. It provides the opportunity for local producers to sell and market their foods and articles. If there is a high demand expected on a certain product that is present on the market, the on-campus grocery store usually includes it in their inventory to provide to the students again.
Sustainability-themed outlet
No
A brief description of the sustainability-themed food outlet:
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Inclusive and local sourcing
Yes
A brief description of the support for disadvantaged businesses, social enterprises, and/or local SMEs:
Local vendor products sold in grocery store. Multiple market events hosted.
Estimated percentage of total food and beverage expenditures on products from disadvantaged businesses, social enterprises, and/or local SMEs:
5
Low-impact dining
Yes
A brief description of the low impact dining events and/or plant-forward options:
Meatless Mondays and multiple vegan main entrees in the main campus dining hall.
Vegan dining program
Yes
A brief description of the vegan dining program:
Full protein vegan station available at each meal period 7 days a week.
Labelling and signage
No
A brief description of the sustainability labelling and signage in dining halls:
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Part 2. Food waste minimization and recovery
Food recovery program
Yes
A brief description of the food recovery competition or commitment program or food waste prevention system:
Third party oil recovery; food waste pulping system to reduce waste by 75%.
Trayless dining and portion modifications
Yes
A brief description of the trayless dining or modified menu/portion program:
Panther Dining Hall, the main campus dining facility, is trayless. The main dining hall is a buffet-style dining area with dishes and silverware.
Food donation
Yes
A brief description of the food donation program:
Annual donation of produce at holiday shutdown period.
Food materials diversion
Yes
A brief description of the food materials diversion program:
Used cooking oil recovery.
Composting
No
A brief description of the pre-consumer composting program:
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Does the institution or its primary dining services contractor have a post-consumer composting program?:
No
A brief description of the post-consumer composting program:
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Dine-in service ware
Yes
A brief description of the reusable service ware program:
Full china and silverware.
Take-away materials
Yes
A brief description of the compostable containers and service ware:
Containers produced with post consumer materials or paper.
Does the institution or its primary dining services contractor offer discounts or other incentives to customers who use reusable containers instead of disposable or compostable containers in “to-go” food service operations?:
Yes
A brief description of the reusable container discount or incentives program:
Free-to-go box program.
Optional Fields
Global Kitchen dining series.
Allergen friendly station.
Allergen friendly station.
Website URL where information about the sustainable dining programs is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
All information assembled by Evan Olsen and Tom Stewart, Florida Tech Dining Services.
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