Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 49.31
Liaison Keaton Schrank
Submission Date June 12, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Westminster University - Utah
OP-7: Low Impact Dining

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.80 / 3.00 Kate Puddy
Sustainability Fellow
Environmental Center
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Percentage of total dining services food purchases comprised of conventionally produced animal products:
18

A brief description of the methodology used to track/inventory expenditures on animal products:

Reported by food service provider Bon Appetit.


Does the institution offer diverse, complete-protein vegan dining options at all meals in at least one dining facility on campus?:
Yes

Does the institution provide labels and/or signage that distinguishes between vegan, vegetarian (not vegan), and other items?:
Yes

Are the vegan options accessible to all members of the campus community?:
Yes

A brief description of the vegan dining program, including availability, sample menus, signage and any promotional activities (e.g. “Meatless Mondays”):

Bon Appetit tries to always have a vegetarian option every meal and rotate vegan options in and out weekly. Their menus are created weekly and are not stagnated. They change the menus with the season and the availability of items.


A brief description of other efforts the institution has made to reduce the impact of its animal-derived food purchases:
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The website URL where information about the vegan dining program is available:
Annual dining services expenditures on food:
881,741.55 US/Canadian $

Annual dining services expenditures on conventionally produced animal products:
158,713.38 US/Canadian $

Annual dining services expenditures on sustainably produced animal products:
96,991.57 US/Canadian $

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Due to the fact that Bon Appetit has recently joined the Westminster College Campus, many of the numbers are not available at this time.


Due to the fact that Bon Appetit has recently joined the Westminster College Campus, many of the numbers are not available at this time.

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