| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75.28 |
| Liaison | Chris Frantsvog |
| Submission Date | Feb. 25, 2022 |
Luther College
IN-8: Dining Services Certification
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.50 / 0.50 |
Chris
Frantsvog Sustainability Coordinator Center for Sustainable Communities |
Is at least one on-campus dining hall or food service outlet certified by one or more of the following organizations?:
| Yes or No | |
| Food for Life (Food for Life Served Here award) | No |
| The Food Recovery Network (Food Recovery Verified) | Yes |
| The Green Restaurant Association (GRA) (Two Star or higher) | --- |
| Green Seal (GS-55 Standard for Restaurants and Food Services) | No |
| Leaders for Environmentally Accountable Foodservice (LEAF) | --- |
| Nordic Swan | --- |
| Responsible Epicurean and Agricultural Leadership (REAL) | --- |
| Sustainable Restaurant Association (Food Made Good, Two Stars or higher) | --- |
| An equivalent third party certification approved by AASHE | --- |
Approximately what proportion of on-site food service outlets (by location or sales) are third party certified?:
A list or brief description of each certified dining hall or food service outlet, including the certification earned:
Luther College Dining Services is Food Recovery Certified. Luther College supplies fresh, flash-frozen food from our college cafeteria to three pantries in Northeast Iowa: Decorah Community Food Pantry, Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation-Winneshiek County Food Pantry (Decorah), and Open Hands Food Pantry (West Union).Luther College partners with Iowa Food Hub to transport food from Decorah to the West Union pantry, 30 miles away. Unserved cooked food from the cafeteria is packaged and delivered twice a week throughout the academic year.
The Luther College Cafeteria is located in the lower level of the Dahl Centennial Union. The Cafeteria is open daily and features an array of freshly-prepared meals. It is operated by Sodexo.
Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainable dining certification program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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