SUSTAINABLE FOOD

The foodservice industry is in a unique position to influence the food supply chain.  As a result of a restaurantÕs purchasing decisions, the industry can mitigate many of the detrimental effects of factory farming, meat production, pesticide use, fishery depletion, and transporting food, and move forward in supporting sustainable, organic and local family farms.

 

Points are awarded based on the percentage of items that meet each criterion.

 

For example, Restaurant A spends a total $200,000 on food in one month. Of that $200,000, they spent $20,000 on produce from a farm less than 300 miles away, $10,000 on organic food items, and $100,000 on vegetarian items. Restaurant A would receive the following points in this category:

(10% * 20) + (5% * 40) + (50% * 30) = 19

 

STEP

POINTS

SF1. ORGANIC FOOD & BEVERAGE AND SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD

Food & beverage items that are Certified Organic, seafood listed on Blue Ocean Institute or Monterey Bay AquariumÕs ÒGreenÓ lists, or seafood from MSC Certified fisheries

40

SF2. MEAT & DAIRY

Vegetarian Feed or Grass Fed Only – Must be Food Alliance Certified Grass-fed, American Grass-fed Tier 1, or USDA Process Verified and USDA Grass-fed

5

No Hormones or Antibiotics – Must be Certified Humane, American Humane Certified, Animal Welfare Approved, or meet USDA Labeling Requirements

5

Cage Free (Eggs) / Free Range (Cows, Pigs, etc.) – Must be Certified Humane, American Humane Certified, Animal Welfare Approved, or meet USDA Labeling Requirements

5

NOTE: Each product can only be credited in either SF1 or SF2.SF3. MEAT-

SF3. MEAT-FREE

Vegetarian: No animal flesh, no consumption of animals, no chicken, pork, beef, game, fish. (Dairy, eggs, honey allowed)

30

Vegan: No animal products (No dairy, eggs, honey or any animal bi-products)

45

30% of main dishes are vegetarian

5

NOTE: Beverages will not be considered in this section.

SF4. LOCAL FOOD

Regional: 300-mile radius around restaurant

20

Local: 100-mile radius around restaurant

40

On-site Food Production

1

NOTE: This section pertains only to whole, non-processed foods (i.e. produce, meat).