Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 61.36
Liaison Elizabeth Swiman
Submission Date Jan. 30, 2015
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STARS v2.0

Florida State University
OP-6: Food and Beverage Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.29 / 4.00 Scott Aebersold
Marketing Manager
Seminole Dining/Aramark
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Percentage of dining services food and beverage expenditures that are local and community-based and/or third party verified:
6

A copy of an inventory, list or sample of sustainable food and beverage purchases:
An inventory, list or sample of sustainable food and beverage purchases:

Our sustainable food and beverage purchasing program is linked to Fresh Point and Sysco. We use Fresh Point, which is a local distribution center in Orlando, Fl. We order through them for all of our produce throughout the state of Florida and South Georgia.


Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (food and beverage expenditures for on-site franchises, convenience stores, vending services, or concessions)?:
Yes

Percentage of on-site franchise, convenience store, vending services, and concessions food and beverage purchases that are local and community-based and/or third party verified:
3.80

A copy of an inventory, list or sample of on-site franchise, convenience store, vending machine, and/or concessions food and beverage purchases that are sustainably produced:
An inventory, list or sample of on-site franchise, convenience store, vending machine, and/or concessions food and beverage purchases that are sustainably produced:

n/a


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

Our sustainable food and beverage purchasing program is linked to Fresh Point and Sysco. We use Fresh Point, which is a local distribution center in Orlando, Fl. We order through them for all of our produce throughout the state of Florida and South Georgia.

+ Date Revised: July 27, 2015

A brief description of the methodology used to track/inventory sustainable food and beverage purchases:

We track our sustainable food purchases in two different ways. First at the campus level where we identify during each meal period, what is sustainable and/or local, so our customers can chose for themselves. On a national level, we have tracking throughout all of our restaurants to see what food is being bought and where it is coming from.


Total annual food and beverage expenditures:
5,600,000 US/Canadian $

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 Yes Yes
Franchises Yes Yes
Convenience stores Yes Yes
Vending services Yes Yes
Concessions Yes Yes

Has the institution achieved the following?:
Yes or No
Fair Trade Campus, College or University status No
Certification under the Green Seal Standard for Restaurants and Food Services (GS-46) No
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification No
Signatory of the Real Food Campus Commitment (U.S.) No

A brief description of other sustainable restaurant and food service standards that the institution’s dining services operations are certified under:

ServSafe - National Restaurant Association (http://www.servsafe.com/home)


The website URL where information about the institution's sustainable food and beverage purchasing efforts is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Calculations for food purchasing cover residential dining, catering, and proprietary retail locations.


Calculations for food purchasing cover residential dining, catering, and proprietary retail locations.

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