Overall Rating | Silver |
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Overall Score | 53.94 |
Liaison | DeLayne Miller |
Submission Date | Dec. 15, 2022 |
Tennessee Technological University
OP-7: Food and Beverage Purchasing
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.85 / 6.00 |
DeLayne
Miller Sustainability Manager Facilities:Office of Sustainability |
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Percentage of total annual food and beverage expenditures on products that are sustainably or ethically produced:
1
Percentage of total annual food and beverage expenditures on plant-based foods:
26.20
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):
TN Tech Dining's Sustainability Coordinator collected this information based on the purchasing records of Dining Services for FY21. Their fiscal year is a full calendar year.
If reporting Real/Good Food Calculator results, provide:
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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 | No | No |
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 | No |
Convenience stores | Yes | No |
Vending services | Yes | No |
Concessions | Yes | No |
Total annual dining services budget for food and beverage products:
$1 million - $4.9 million
Optional Fields
TN Tech Dining only purchases cage-free eggs and does not purchase Styrofoam for campus dining. Coffee in dining services is purchased from a local roaster, Broast, and is also organic, Fair Trade Certified, and Rainforest Alliance Certified. Additionally, seafood is purchased from the Monterey Bay Seafood safe list. Dairy products are purchased rBGH free. Poultry purchased is produced without the routine use of antibiotics. https://www.dineoncampus.com/ttu/sustainability
http://www.broasttn.com/
http://www.broasttn.com/
Website URL where information about the food and beverage purchasing program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://new.dineoncampus.com/ttu/healthy-dining-on-campus
https://www.tntech.edu/cahe/hec/friday_cafe/index.php
https://www.tntech.edu/volunteer/pantry.php
https://www.tntech.edu/cahe/hec/friday_cafe/index.php
https://www.tntech.edu/volunteer/pantry.php
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