| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 74.96 |
| Liaison | Megan Butler |
| Submission Date | Jan. 19, 2021 |
Macalester College
IN-8: Dining Services Certification
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.50 / 0.50 |
Amy
Jackson General Manager Bon Appetit |
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) | No |
| Green Seal (GS-55 Standard for Restaurants and Food Services) | No |
| Leaders for Environmentally Accountable Foodservice (LEAF) | No |
| Nordic Swan | No |
| Responsible Epicurean and Agricultural Leadership (REAL) | No |
| Sustainable Restaurant Association (Food Made Good, Two Stars or higher) | No |
| An equivalent third party certification approved by AASHE | No |
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:
Macalester participates in the national Food Recovery Network. All food comes out of their main kitchen (CafeMac) and from there any prepared food that is untouched is packaged and reheated for houseless encampments in the Twin Cities.
Macalester is awaiting the results of our request for the FRN Verification. Our application for renewal was submitted recently; we had an unusual case as our previous nonprofit partner was no longer able to take our recovered food after the pandemic began, and we pivoted to working with encampments in the Twin Cities through mutual aid networks (as opposed to official nonprofit organizations). After conversations with FRN staff, we were told our operation would still qualify for verification even without the official nonprofit partner. At this point, we are simply awaiting the updated listing.
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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