Overall Rating Reporter
Overall Score
Liaison Ian Shannon
Submission Date Dec. 10, 2021

STARS v2.2

Ringling College of Art and Design
OP-7: Food and Beverage Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Tammy Walsh
Dean of Students
Student Life
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Percentage of total annual food and beverage expenditures on products that are sustainably or ethically produced:
0

Percentage of total annual food and beverage expenditures on plant-based foods:
0

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):
We do inventory every week on Thursday. We calculate the number of portions and items used that are connected to our sustainability intiatives to derive percentages.

If reporting Real/Good Food Calculator results, provide:

Website URL where the institution’s validated Real/Good Food Calculator results are publicly posted:
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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 Yes Yes
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 Yes
Concessions No No

Total annual dining services budget for food and beverage products:
$1 million - $4.9 million

Optional Fields

A brief description of the institution’s sustainable food and beverage purchasing program:
Programs that we currently have in place: Certified Humane/Cage-Free Eggs, Sustainable Oceans for Seafood, rBGH Free Yougurt and Milk, Social and Ecological Certified Coffee, Poultry produced without Human Antibiotics, TG Lee Co-Opted Dairy Products and Locally Sourced Produce.

Website URL where information about the food and beverage purchasing program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Programs that we currently have in place: Certified Humane/Cage-Free Eggs, Sustainable Oceans for Seafood, rBGH Free Yougurt and Milk, Social and Ecological Certified Coffee, Poultry produced without Human Antibiotics, TG Lee Co-Opted Dairy Products and Locally Sourced Produce.
Sysco Corporation, Salmon loin fishery, Cod Loin Fishery, TG LEE Dairy (Whole Milk, 2% Milk, Skim Milk Heavy Cream, Chocolate Milk) , Boursin Cheese Boursin Herb French, GR Lake Cheese Cheddar Mild Cubes, BBRLCLS Cheese Cube HVRT/FNT/GD ASSORTMENT, Capra Cheese goat log, GR Lake Cheese Pepper Jack, Lake Cheese Provolone, Mozzerlla sys cls, GR LAKE CHEESE SWISS CUT Grade A, Sysco Corporation Mahi Mahi Fil, tilapia fil, clamari rintg tent sqd, catfish nugget, tuna ahi red saku, tuna chunk skip jack Fad free,

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