sustainability

Operations

Partners in Sustainablility

Upstate New York college works with campus agricultural center to provide organic and sustainable produce for Dining Services.   At A Glance: Alfred State College  •Foodservice provi...

Operations

The humane touch

How food is raised is as important to today’s consumers as where it comes from. Animal welfare is an especially hot button for the meat industry.

Central Vermont's Food Works at Two Rivers Center, a progressive non-profit organization, is supplying schools, hospitals, and senior sites with produce fresh from the fields.

With health and freshness two of the major forces driving menus today, produce is top on operators’ purchase orders.

With farmers’ markets springing up in many cities and suburbs, it’s not unusual to see restaurant employees jostling with the public to procure the best locally grown, seasonal produce.

At Otisville State Correctional Facility, a New York State prison, growing fresh produce for the dining hall teaches inmates skills by having them work on a cutting-edge hydroponic garden experiment.

Several levels of the LEED certification program recognizes operators who are making a difference. Environmentally conscious operators speak out about the process.

A growing number of noncommercial foodservice operators are participating in LEED certification. Operators speak about how others can join the movement.

The University of Colorado-Boulder campus is embracing sustainability at students' behest. To satisfy that demand, Dining Services has been following a six-point plan that includes eliminating waste and offering all-natural foods.

Aquaculture has been a boon to the supply chain and as the quality of many species has improved, it has been embraced further. But the issues of sustainability that have plagued some...

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