| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 58.49 |
| Liaison | Richard Johnson |
| Submission Date | Nov. 11, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Rice University
OP-6: Food and Beverage Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.80 / 4.00 |
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Percentage of dining services food and beverage expenditures that are local and community-based and/or third party verified:
20
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A copy of an inventory, list or sample of sustainable food and beverage purchases:
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An inventory, list or sample of sustainable food and beverage purchases:
Rice University's Baker College kitchen participates in a program to purchase food from a Houston-area farm, and waste food scraps from the Baker kitchen are used by the farm to make compost. More broadly, Rice chefs frequently purchase ingredients from the Rice University Farmers Market for use in creating meals for students. Seafood purchases are made in accordance with guidelines established by the Monterrey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch program. Fair-trade locally-roasted organic coffee was introduced to the Rice campus by the student-run Rice Coffeehouse in 2005, and Housing and Dining now only serves fair-trade coffee as well.
Taken from: http://dining.rice.edu/sustainabledining/
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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)?:
No
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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:
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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:
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An inventory, list or sample of on-site franchise, convenience store, vending machine, and/or concessions food and beverage purchases that are sustainably produced:
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A brief description of the sustainable food and beverage purchasing program:
David McDonald, the head of Housing and Dining, makes all purchases for each servery in consultation with the chefs for each servery. He makes sure to follow the Monterrey Bay Seafood Watch program when ordering seafood and that all meat purchases are either USDA certified or locally grown. In addition, all servery coffee is Fair Trade certified.
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A brief description of the methodology used to track/inventory sustainable food and beverage purchases:
Because David McDonald oversees all food and beverage purchases, he keeps all records of inventory for each severy. The chefs will submit their orders to him, he will log the purchases and then keep the records on file.
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Total annual food and beverage expenditures:
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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 | --- | --- |
| Dining operations and catering services operated by a contractor | --- | --- |
| Franchises | --- | --- |
| Convenience stores | --- | --- |
| 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) | No |
| Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification | No |
| Signatory of the Real Food Campus Commitment (U.S.) | No |
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A brief description of other sustainable restaurant and food service standards that the institution’s dining services operations are certified under:
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The website URL where information about the institution's sustainable food and beverage purchasing efforts is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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