Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 72.14
Liaison Teddy Lhoutellier
Submission Date Jan. 26, 2022

STARS v2.2

University of Miami
OP-7: Food and Beverage Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.02 / 6.00 Teddy Lhoutellier
Sustainability Manager
Environmental Health and Safety
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Percentage of total annual food and beverage expenditures on products that are sustainably or ethically produced:
3.20

Percentage of total annual food and beverage expenditures on plant-based foods:
27.60

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):

UM Dining contractors sustainability director works now with all Higher Education Food services on their STARS report. We requested the services of our food vendor' sustainability department to generate a report for the fiscal year 2021 with the OP 7 criteria from STARS v2.2


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 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

A brief description of the institution’s sustainable food and beverage purchasing program:

"Chartwells believes serving healthy and nutritious food provides a foundation for lifelong learning. We are proud to feed future leaders and understand the immense responsibility we have to nourish our guests’ minds and bodies. We believe that wellness goes beyond our dining halls. To support a well-balanced healthy lifestyle, we create programs that help our guests live life to its fullest."
http://chartwellshighered.com/sustainability/


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:
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