Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	66.00
Liaison	Jonna Korpi
Submission Date	Nov. 4, 2019
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

University of Minnesota, Duluth
OP-7: Food and Beverage Purchasing

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	0.08 / 6.00	Betsy Helgeson Director UMD Dining

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This credit requires:

A completed STARS Food and Beverage Purchasing Inventory,
An itemized inventory based on output from the Real Food Calculator, or
An alternative inventory that includes for each product:

Product vendor
Product label/brand
Product description
The category in which the product qualifies (Third Party Verified or Local & Community Based)
Information justifying inclusion: the standards met if the product is third party verified; ownership, size, distance, production methods for Local & Community Based products

Part 1

Third Party Verified and Community Based Products

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:

1.47

Part 2

Animal Products

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on conventional animal products)? (If data is not available, respond “No”):

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):

Food and Beverage Purchasing Inventory

Required if pursuing either part of the credit:

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):

UMD Dining Services purchases its coffee from both Peace Coffee and Duluth Coffee Company. Peace Coffee is certified Fair Trade. Duluth Coffee Company's coffee is direct trade-- their farmers use organic practices, but are not Third Party Certified. UMD Dining Services also receives organic produce from the UMD Land Lab, a sustainable farm run by UMD. We also procure apples organically grown in Bayfield, WI.

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):

STARS Food and Beverage Inventory v2.1.3 UMD Dining Services (2).xlsx

A brief description of the methodology used to conduct the inventory, including the timeframe and how representative samples accounted for seasonal variation (if applicable):

UMD Dining receives produce as it becomes available from the Land Lab (UMD-run farm) and incorporates it into the menu. The Land Lab has a high hoop that allows for storage of root vegetables and squash, extending the season. UMD Dining contacts the Land Lab when inventory levels are low enough to accept more produce. All produce coming from the Land Lab is tracked by weight.

If uploading output from the Real Food Calculator, provide:

Percentage of total dining services expenditures on Real Food A (0-100):

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Percentage of total dining services expenditures on Real Food B (0-100):

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Required if pursuing either part of the credit:

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	Yes	Yes
Dining operations and catering services operated by a contractor	No	No
Student-run food/catering services	No	No
Franchises (e.g. national or global brands)	No	No
Convenience stores	Yes	No
Vending services	Yes	No
Concessions	Yes	No

Optional Fields

A brief description of purchased food and beverage products that have other sustainability attributes not recognized above :

UMD Dining purchases fish from a local fish monger, but some of his fish is caught in Canada or near Michigan on Lake Superior. Duluth is on Lake Superior. Due to Lake Superior's vastness, we cannot say with certainty the fish is caught in local waters.

Additional percentage of dining services food and beverage expenditures on conventional products with other sustainability attributes not recognized above (0-100) :

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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:

http://www.d.umn.edu/dining-services/about-us/sustainability

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Dec 2019: Direct Trade coffee should not be counted in next year's inventory as it is not third-party certified.

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.