Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 50.16
Liaison Susan Caplow
Submission Date Jan. 7, 2023

STARS v2.2

University of Montevallo
OP-7: Food and Beverage Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.06 / 6.00 Susan Caplow
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
Behavioral and Social Sciences
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Percentage of total annual food and beverage expenditures on products that are sustainably or ethically produced:
5.08

Percentage of total annual food and beverage expenditures on plant-based foods:
25.28

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):

Our campus food vendor, Chartwell's, produced this inventory using the template. The timeframe was August 2021-May 2022. They only included their own expenditures, which includes catering and the dining services.


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 No No
Vending services No No
Concessions No 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:

Through Foodbuy, our purchasing division, purchases in the categories of dairy, coffee, meat, poultry and seafood are controlled


Website URL where information about the food and beverage purchasing program is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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