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Developing a Sustainable Food Purchasing Policy
A Food Service Operator’s World
John TurenneSustainable Food Systems
Bridging Borders Toward Food Security October 10, 2006
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What am I going to share with you?
• Insight on the perspective of a food service operator
• Examples of not so good ways to get the sustainable food message across
• Examples of successful ways to influence and help the process.
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What has the food service industry done?
We’ve created our own monster!!
Quantity over Quality
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Conventional Food Service Purchasing
• Has become entirely automated
• Less & Less time dedicated
• Become a non-thinking process
• Often utilizes complex software and systems
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What will it take to overcome that model?
• Extra work – hard work• Manager now needs to “think”• A systemized guide• Flexibility
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HIGH
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Geography•Connecticut•Region •United States•International
Farm Size •Small, independent •Medium •Large
Product Type
•Free range •Organic•IPM/ Ecological •Conventional
Prioritize local, independently-owned, organic farms in purchasing
Wil
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pay
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Not recommended ways to “help”:
• Threats / confrontation
• Complaints
• Hollow offers of assistance
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Examples of Successful ways to influence change:
• Collaboration• Patience, yet persistent • Garner support from high up• Share possative stories and stats
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To help:
Understand, accept the ramifications of change and promote to your
fellow customers.
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Changes in:
• Menu size
• Menu Style
• Seasonality
• Service
• Variety
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To help:
• Contribute honest, open and dependable support
• Motivate change through the heart as well as the mind