Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 60.54
Liaison Jane Stewart
Submission Date March 1, 2024

STARS v2.2

Washington and Lee University
OP-7: Food and Beverage Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.61 / 6.00 Alvin Wheeler
Director of Dining Services
Dining Services
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Percentage of total annual food and beverage expenditures on products that are sustainably or ethically produced:
0.11

Percentage of total annual food and beverage expenditures on plant-based foods:
20.13

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):

The Director of Dining collected information for the template from vendors and providers for operations during FY23.


If reporting Real/Good Food Calculator results, provide:

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 Yes Yes
Dining operations and catering services operated by a contractor No No
Student-run food/catering services No No
Franchises (e.g., regional or global brands) No 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

Optional Fields

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

W&L is committed to sustainable sourcing. Care is taken to partner with local vendors as much as possible and Dining Services works closely with the Office of Sustainability to maximize the use of produce from our own campus garden in university dining and catering.


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:

All data in this section was provided by the director of dining. The director of sustainability contributed to the brief description of W&L's sustainable purchasing program.


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