University of North Carolina, Wilmington
OP-6: Food and Beverage Purchasing

-Aramark partners with local farmers through Feast Down East. FDE provides fresh and sustainably produced eggs, meat, fish and produce to dining location. We value the connection to local farmers and strive to provide students with local and fresh options. -Dub’s Café offers a seasonal menu with locally grown and harvested food. Menu items include organic produce, cage free eggs and poultry, grass fed beef and sustainable seafood. -We commit 10% of dining purchases to local food as part of the NC 10% campaign

-Food trucks were introduced by Aramark to the UNCW campus in 2012. - Food Truck partners include: - Local BBQ Pork Truck featuring locally raised hogs from Eastern NC - Local Burger Truck featuring grass-fed beef burgers, local sweet potatoes, and bread -Aramark partners with Port City Java to provided student with a globally grown and locally roasted coffee. This coffee is also serves students in Wagoner Dining Hall, Dub’s Café and convenience stores on campus. -In the POD stores, there is a variety of sustainably produced food that is third party verified and vegan certified. - The POD Stores feature several local NC products, including but not limited to, Veggie Wagon, Flaming Amy’s, Feast Down East Seasonal Fruits and Vegetables, Kerala Curry Products, Local Gelato and Ice Cream, Local Ground Beef and Bacon Products { vendor varies }, frozen blueberries, strawberries, and blackberries from local farms, and Local Bakery items. -Aramark partners with local farmers through Feast Down East. FDE provides fresh and sustainably produced eggs, meat, fish and produce to dining location. We value the connection to local farmers and strive to provide students with local and fresh options. FDE is a USDA Food Hub located in Burgaw, NC -Dub’s Café offers a seasonal menu with locally grown and harvested food. Menu items include organic produce, cage free eggs and poultry, grass fed beef and sustainable seafood. -We commit 10% of dining purchases to local food as part of the NC 10% campaign

-Campus Dining strongly supports the local food movement and strives to purchase and serve as many local foods as possible in dining locations and at catering events. Currently an average of 15% of Campus Dining food purchases are sourced locally or are organic, humanly raised, fair trade or GMO free. -Campus Dining offers locally-grown and processed items in UNCW’s four convenience stores. Brands such as Amy’s, Kerala Curry, Feast Down East and Olde Point Gold Honey are all available on campus. In addition, fair trade coffee and tea is offered in campus c-stores as well as a variety of vegan and gluten-free items. -Green Spot, a station located in Hawk’s Nest, focuses on local foods. From fresh local seafood, to local vegetable and herbs, Green Spot showcases all that North Carolina farms have to offer. With several vegan and gluten-free choices, it’s a great option for those with specialty dietary needs as well. -Campus Dining supports and has valued partnerships with several sustainability and local food organizations in the Wilmington community including Feast Down East, Goodness Grows in North Carolina and the 10% campaign. -Food trucks were introduced by Campus Dining to the UNCW campus in 2013. It has featured local business such as Poor Piggy’s BBQ, P.T. Grille and most recently Mama Rocks Desserts. -UNCW Campus Dining partners with Port City Java to provided student with a fair trade, globally grown and local roasted coffee. This coffee is also serves students in Wagoner Dining Hall, Dub’s Café and convenience stores on campus. -In the POD stores, there is a variety of sustainably produced food that is third party verified and vegan certified. -Campus dining partners with local farmers through Feast Down East. FDE provides fresh and sustainably produced eggs, meat, fish and produce to dining location. We value the connection to local farmers and strive to provide students with local and fresh options. -Dub’s Café offers a seasonal menu with locally grown and harvested food. Menu items include organic produce, cage free eggs and poultry, grass fed beef and sustainable seafood.

UNCW Campus Dining and interns from the UNCW student population analyze food invoices and vendor velocity reports to track purchases. Invoices are based on criteria such as local, cage free, humanly raised, sustainably harvested seafood, organic, fair trade and rain forest certified products.

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