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Liaison Mark Bremer
Submission Date April 6, 2016
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State University of New York Polytechnic Institute
OP-6: Food and Beverage Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Deborah Hanson
Sustainable Dining Programs Manager
SODEXO
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Percentage of dining services food and beverage expenditures that are local and community-based and/or third party verified:
6

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:
attached is sample of purchases from Purdy Foods, 80% local purchases for this vendor ($6800 of 8400 total spent with them)

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

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:
We are currently developing a plan to increase our local purchasing, will be complete for 2016. The efforts reflected in this submission include substituting local produce (for non-local) wherever possible, and utilizing local businesses when available.

A brief description of the methodology used to track/inventory sustainable food and beverage purchases:
Line by line review of purchases, determining origin of each product.

Total annual food and beverage expenditures:
776,800 US/Canadian $

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 No ---
Dining operations and catering services operated by a contractor Yes ---
Franchises No ---
Convenience stores No ---
Vending services Yes ---
Concessions No ---

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

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:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The totals submitted here are not a complete inventory, but I'm confident that this is a fair and conservative representation of our overall purchasing at this time (Deborah A. Hanson)

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