{"id":332452,"date":"2018-08-14T13:24:08","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T17:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=332452"},"modified":"2019-04-05T07:47:39","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T11:47:39","slug":"dining-services-partnership-with-harvest-table-332452","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/dining-services-partnership-with-harvest-table-332452\/","title":{"rendered":"Dining Services grows its local foods program through partnership with Harvest Table"},"content":{"rendered":"

University of Rochester Dining Services is now one of a few college and university dining programs nationwide to embrace a fresh, customized \u201cfood first\u201d philosophy through a new partnership with Harvest Table Culinary Group.<\/p>\n

Beginning immediately, Dining Services will introduce Harvest Table as its food service management group. Harvest Table is an independent division of Aramark, which for many years has managed the University\u2019s dining services program. There are no personnel changes as part of this move.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything begins with the food, making sure that we\u2019re getting good, clean ingredients to put out vibrant, chef-designed dishes and options,\u201d said Cam Schauf, director of Campus Dining Services and Auxiliary Operations. Schauf also serves as co-chair of the University Council on Sustainability. \u201cWhile we\u2019ve been doing a good job with our local and sustainable purchasing over the years, Harvest Table allows us to build even stronger relationships. They realize how much work goes into sustaining a strong local food program, and they will help us expand our commitment even further. We\u2019re going to be much more personalized and \u2018chef driven,\u2019 really reducing our use of national brands and suppliers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Changes you\u2019ll see<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This fall, Harvest Table\u2019s presence will be most noticeable in the Douglass and Danforth Dining Centers, and over the course of the year with greater visibility in additional dining areas, including the Faculty Club and Meliora Catering.<\/p>\n

Students will see information on freshness and sourcing in the menu identifiers at the stations. The identifiers will also display other attributes of the dish, including any allergy or dietary concerns it may raise. In collaboration with Dining Services, Harvest Table will introduce new and rotating recipe collections developed by its culinary council. Each day these recipes will include locally procured foods from partners in Rochester and the surrounding Upstate New York area. These farms and businesses often include Java\u2019s Coffee in Rochester, Lamora Farms in Ontario, Nolt Farms in Penn Yan, and First Light Creamery in East Bethany, along with many others.<\/p>\n

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Menu identifiers describe the dishes based on their ingredients, with additional information about the sourcing of ingredients, and any other important dietary details.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Meal preparation will be based on consumer insights, health and wellness commitments, innovation, seasonality, and community feedback. Tony Pignagrande, who has been the University\u2019s executive chef for many years, will continue to develop the menus in collaboration with Harvest Table\u2019s culinary council. Pignagrande has worked closely with his campus culinary team and Headwater Food Hub over the years to promote local purchasing and farm-to-table options, including UR Dining\u2019s 100% Local Dinners.<\/p>\n

\u201cKnowing exactly where our ingredients come from and respectfully using them to design authentic dishes is very important to us,\u201d says Pignagrande. \u201cWe know that students appreciate products that are grown, raised, and processed locally for the nutritional benefits they provide, so we\u2019re very excited that Harvest Table shares the philosophy that wellbeing is universal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Behind the scenes<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Dining Services has been at the forefront of sustainable dining practices and cultivating local partnerships for over a decade. Working with Aramark, Schauf and his team increased the local buying to over 60 percent in the last several years, while incorporating sustainable initiatives such as waste minimization programs, responsible purchasing practices and environmentally-safe facilities.\u00a0 UR Dining recently won the Gold Award for Procurement Practices in the National Association of College and University Food Services 2018 Sustainability Awards contest.<\/p>\n

Pignagrande says that Dining Services is constantly innovating and listening to customers with regard to sustainable food purchasing and preparation. \u201c\u2018No\u2019 is never an answer from us,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

These sustainable practices will continue to grow through Harvest Table. Notable purchasing standards include:<\/p>\n

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    • Chicken \/ Turkey<\/strong>: Certified Humane or Global Animal Partnership (GAP) 3-5; no antibiotics.<\/li>\n
    • Ground Beef:<\/strong> Humanely Raised GAP 4 or above; grass-fed cows.<\/li>\n
    • Deli Meat:<\/strong> All natural, with no artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives<\/li>\n
    • Milk and yogurt:<\/strong> antibiotic-free and non-GMO. The vast majority of the milk served at the University comes from Upstate Farms, a cooperative of more than 360 family-owned farms throughout western and central New York. Chobani, headquartered in Norwich, New York, provides most of the yogurt products.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      \u201cOur move to Harvest Table complements the University\u2019s dedication to sustainability, as well as to purchasing and operating practices that are ecologically sound, socially just and economically viable,\u201d says Schauf. \u201cWe share the same core values when it comes to food preparation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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