Bringing Local Foods to Campus. UWSP Dining Services

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1 Bringing Local Foods to Campus UWSP Dining Services

2 UWSP history

3 Pre - June 2009

4 Current

5 Define local foods Request for Proposal (RFP), liability hurdles Set realistic local purchasing goal Establish long-term partnerships Create educational programming Spread the word - public relations & marketing Remain fiscally responsible to students Build upon success incrementally Our Thought Process

6 Our Mission & Vision As a student-centered organization, the Dining Services team creates nutritious and sustainable meals, cultivates community, and enhances the educational experience on campus. University Dining Services will be the most successful and respected student managed dining program in North America. Focus on increased utilization of local foods (produced within 100 miles of Stevens Point) and regional foods (produced within 250 miles of Stevens Point). Follow the money Define & Get Buy-in

7 UDS asks that farms pledge they are: family or cooper atively owned. committed to reducing the application of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. operated in such a way that protects and sustains the region's land and water resources. treating animals with care and respect. providing safe and fair working conditions for employees. selling products of Wisconsin that are grown on the farm, or that they helped produce. UDS asks that businesses pledge they are: family or cooperatively owned, or are nonprofit organizations whose mission it is to promote a sustainable, regional food system. operated in such a way that protects and sustains the region's land and water resources. providing safe and fair working conditions for employees. selling products made by using raw materials grown on Wisconsin farms. Farm Fresh Atlas

8 UWSP wishes to purchase a target amount of 20% of food items from Wisconsin-based, environmentally friendly, organic, and natural food suppliers during the course of this contract. The campus seeks a partnership with the successful bidder to establish a cost effective program of local and sustainable purchasing. Local is defined as being produced within 100 miles of Stevens Point and regional as being produced within 250 miles of Stevens Point. Please provide detailed explanation about the ability of your company to provide local and sustainable products, as well as two customer references who can discuss your execution of providing local and sustainable products. University Dining Services at University of Wisconsin Stevens Point reserves the right to purchase food products that are not carried by the successful vendor from others if deemed in the best interest of the University and its students. Request for Proposal

9 Minimum Limits: Minimum specified limits must be received unless prior approval is received by the Purchasing Director. These limits may be reached by combining a commercial general liability policy limit with an umbrella policy limit. For example, a vendor may have a general/automobile liability policy with a $500,000 limit and a $1,000,000 umbrella. This total meets a $1,000,000 general/automobile/umbrella requirement. Vendors Insurance Program: The Standard Limits are the minimum acceptable for any vendor, but there are specific requirements for vendors of high risk services that supersede the Standard Limits. Please refer to PRO-D-34 and this document before specifying vendor coverage requirements. If commodity purchase requires installation of heavy equipment, contact Risk Management. I. Standard Insurance Limits Workers Compensation (WC): Statutory Limits Each Accident $ 100,000 Disease - Policy Limit $ 500,000 Disease - Each Employee $ 100,000 Commercial General Liability (CGL): General Aggregate including Products & Completed Operations $ 1,000,000 Each Occurrence $ 1,000,000 Automobile Liability: Combined Single Limit $ 1,000,000 Liability insurance

10 Partners Malek Farm

11 Heath Farms 37 miles

12 Red Barn Dairy

13 No hormones No antibiotics or other drugs No Genetically Modified Grains No herbicides or Pesticides No farm subsidies Newgrass Farm

14 For Immediate Release University Dining Services (UDS) is committed to being a national leader in the buy local campus dining movement. Our goal is to support businesses so they can provide local jobs, economic development and that help us serve fresh and healthy food to students and staff. We are pleased to announce our continuing and new local partners: Malek Family Stewardship Farm Portesi Pizza NewGrass Farm Red Barn Dairy Earthcrust Bakery The Main Grain Bakery Heath Farms Emy J s Café Atomic Joe s Coffee Ninepatch Farm Soaring Energy Bars Turner s Farm Screenmasters Brakebush Chicken Urban Best Big Apple Bagel O So Brewing Company Hillemeyer Honey PR & Marketing - bragging

15 Educational programming

16 Programming continued

17 Programming continued

18 How do you like them apples?

19 Comparisons Conventional Local Difference % Chicken breast $0.64 $2.05 $ % 6oz Red Mashed Potatoes $0.13 $0.33 $ % 4oz burger $0.57 $1.12 $ % Mixed greens salad $0.38 $0.50 $ % Apple $0.16 $0.23 $ % Cup of Coffee $0.28 $0.39 $ % Glass - Choc Milk $0.28 $0.31 $ % Glass - 2% Milk $0.27 $0.29 $0.02 7% Totals $2.71 $5.22 $ % Cx, Mashed, Salad, Milk $2.35 $5.55 $ % Burger, Mashed, Milk $1.24 $2.03 $ % Cost Per Meal budget $2.05 **no recipe ingredients added to items Fiscal reality

20 Questions?