| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 49.02 |
| Liaison | James Speer |
| Submission Date | June 30, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Indiana State University
OP-6: Food and Beverage Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.96 / 4.00 |
Dana
Babel District Manager Sodexo |
Percentage of dining services food and beverage expenditures that are local and community-based and/or third party verified:
A copy of an inventory, list or sample of sustainable food and beverage purchases:
An inventory, list or sample of sustainable food and beverage purchases:
Local milk is purchased through Prairie Farms
All seafood is sustainably fished to MSC standards
All coffee and tea products are fair trade
Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (food and beverage expenditures for on-site franchises, convenience stores, vending services, or concessions)?:
Percentage of on-site franchise, convenience store, vending services, and concessions food and beverage purchases that are local and community-based and/or third party verified:
A copy of an inventory, list or sample of on-site franchise, convenience store, vending machine, and/or concessions food and beverage purchases that are sustainably produced:
An inventory, list or sample of on-site franchise, convenience store, vending machine, and/or concessions food and beverage purchases that are sustainably produced:
Local milk is purchased through Prairie Farms
All coffee and tea products are fair trade
A brief description of the sustainable food and beverage purchasing program:
We buy as much local produce as possible in season. Dairy and cheese is local from Prairie farms & Hiland Dairy. Fischer Farms is our source for pork and beef products. Hawthorne Family Farms provides our pork. Jasper Beef, Millers Amish Chicken from Paoli. Crab products comes from Phillips Foods is MSC certified. Prairie Farms is our main dairy provider. Aunt Millie's is the bakery provider for Burger King and Klosterman's Bakery provides the majority of our other baked products. We do source fair trade coffee for Jazzmans. Generations and the Campus Cupboard both source Rex Coffee which is locally roasted at Clabber Girl.
Sodexo makes a strong effort to purchase local and sustainable products throughout the years, but especially when they are in season for fresh produce.
A brief description of the methodology used to track/inventory sustainable food and beverage purchases:
The Local and Sustainable Purchasing Tool assists site level managers in the process of gathering purchasing information, providing a method to track the purchases and offer support in communicating this information with customers and clients. The tool helps identify where sites spend the most in each category, to demonstrate the potential opportunities the site has to improve the percentage of local and sustainable spend.
Total annual food and beverage expenditures:
Which of the following food service providers are present on campus and included in the total food and beverage expenditure figures?:
| Present? | Included? | |
| Dining operations and catering services operated by the institution | Yes | Yes |
| Dining operations and catering services operated by a contractor | No | No |
| Franchises | Yes | Yes |
| Convenience stores | Yes | Yes |
| Vending services | --- | --- |
| Concessions | --- | --- |
Has the institution achieved the following?:
| Yes or No | |
| Fair Trade Campus, College or University status | No |
| Certification under the Green Seal Standard for Restaurants and Food Services (GS-46) | --- |
| Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification | No |
| Signatory of the Real Food Campus Commitment (U.S.) | No |
A brief description of other sustainable restaurant and food service standards that the institution’s dining services operations are certified under:
Sodexo has been awarded Industry Leader, Industry Mover, and Gold Class distinctions within RobescoSAM's sustainability yearbook 2016.
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:
about 18% of total purchases are sustainable, local, and/or fair trade. 100% of seafood in sustainably sourced and 100% of eggs are cage free and sustainable.
All financial information is confidential and cannot be publicly shared due to contracts.
about 18% of total purchases are sustainable, local, and/or fair trade. 100% of seafood in sustainably sourced and 100% of eggs are cage free and sustainable.
All financial information is confidential and cannot be publicly shared due to contracts.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.