Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 70.27 |
Liaison | Juanita Van Norman |
Submission Date | Aug. 16, 2018 |
Executive Letter | Download |
University of Manitoba
OP-7: Food and Beverage Purchasing
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.10 / 6.00 |
Christie
Nairn Director Office of Sustainability |
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Percentage of dining services food and beverage expenditures on products that are third party verified under one or more recognized food and beverage sustainability standards or Local & Community-Based:
19.31
Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on conventional animal products)? (If data is not available, respond “No”):
Yes
Percentage of total dining services food and beverage expenditures on conventional animal products (meat, poultry, fish/seafood, eggs, and dairy products that do NOT qualify in either the Third Party Verified or Local & Community-Based category):
28.78
A brief description of the sustainable food and beverage purchasing program, including how the sustainability impacts of products in specific categories are addressed (e.g. meat, poultry, fish/seafood, eggs, dairy, produce, tea/coffee):
Aramark, the primary food provider at the U of M, considers sustainability in many food categories. All coffee and some teas served at food outlets and by catering services are Fair Trade certified. Seafood is Marine Stewardship Council certified.
An inventory of the institution’s sustainable food and beverage purchases that includes for each product: the description/type; label, brand or producer; and the category in which it is being counted and/or a description of its sustainability attribute(s):
A brief description of the methodology used to conduct the inventory, including the timeframe and how representative samples accounted for seasonal variation (if applicable):
The inventory of sustainable food and beverage purchases was created from an audit of the University's 2016 calendar year purchasing data. The primary food provider converted purchasing data into a spreadsheet and added purchase invoices from smaller community based businesses. 3rd party verified and locally sourced products were identified in the spreadsheet based on the Real Food A and B requirements.
Percentage of total dining services expenditures on Real Food A (0-100):
0
Percentage of total dining services expenditures on Real Food B (0-100):
19.44
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 | No |
Dining operations and catering services operated by a contractor | Yes | Yes |
Student-run food/catering services | Yes | No |
Franchises (e.g. national or global brands) | Yes | No |
Convenience stores | Yes | No |
Vending services | Yes | No |
Concessions | No | No |
A brief description of purchased food and beverage products that have other sustainability attributes not recognized above :
Shrimp purchased at the University of Manitoba is certified by Best Aquaculture Practices with 1-Star.
Additional percentage of dining services food and beverage expenditures on conventional products with other sustainability attributes not recognized above (0-100) :
0.13
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Justifications to the Local & Community Based
http://www.directfarmmanitoba.ca/farms
http://manitobachicken.ca/q-and-a/buying-manitoba-chicken/
https://www.milk.mb.ca/
Bothwell - https://www.bothwellcheese.com/our-story/
Dairyland Manitoba – http://www.dairyland.ca/en
MapleLeaf – https://www.mapleleaffoods.com/
Schnieder - http://www.schneiders.ca/contact-us/
Burnbrae - https://www.burnbraefarms.com/en/
Natureggs – https://www.burnbraefarms.com/en/products/shelled-eggs
Nature Farm - https://naturesfarm.ca/
To-Le-Do - http://www.toledofoodservice.ca/
Cargill - https://www.cargill.ca/en/home
Gunns Bakery - http://www.gunnsbakery.com/
Goodies Bake Shop - https://www.goodiesbakeshop.com/
High Tea Bakery - http://www.highteabakery.com/index.php
Dunn Rite - http://manitobachicken.ca/q-and-a/buying-manitoba-chicken/
Granny’s - http://manitobachicken.ca/q-and-a/buying-manitoba-chicken/
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