| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 74.94 |
| Liaison | Yumiko Jakobcic |
| Submission Date | March 5, 2021 |
Grand Valley State University
OP-7: Food and Beverage Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.03 / 6.00 |
Yumiko
Jakobcic Campus Sustainability Coordinator Office of Sustainability Practices |
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Percentage of total annual food and beverage expenditures on products that are sustainably or ethically produced:
4.05
Percentage of total annual food and beverage expenditures on plant-based foods:
26.09
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):
Campus Dining reviewed all purchases during FY2020 and selected those that met sustainably or ethically produced criteria, as well as items that were plant-based. The Office of Sustainability Practices transferred the data into the STARS template.
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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 | Yes |
| Convenience stores | Yes | Yes |
| Vending services | Yes | No |
| Concessions | Yes | No |
Total annual dining services budget for food and beverage products:
$1 million - $4.9 million
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Campus Dining continuously works with our supplier to purchase from a local line of products that are both season and non-seasonal and have been approved for quality and food safety standards. Campus Dining utilizes local produces provided by Sysco of Grand Rapids and their "Michigan Grown" brands that supports 23+ farms that are local produce partners. We also purchase from another 31 local suppliers, 1 local Dairy that offers hormone free milk, 2 Monterey Bay Seafood Watch Vendors, 3 organic certified vendors, and 1 cage free vendor.
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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