Sodexo Project

Since October, LEAF GC has been working with Sodexo to improve the vegetarian and plant-based options available in the canteen. The goal is to reduce the community's overall meat consumption by making the non-meat dishes more appealing.

The ability to participate in feedback surveys was advertised to staff and students through the Notices and Teamie posts. A collection of 108 staff and student email addresses was obtained. Here is the profile of those who are participating:

Members of the community who would still like to join this group can do so by following this link.

Meeting #1

Here is information that we learned from our first meeting

-a new symbol (a leaf) will be used on the electronic screens to indicate plant-based dishes so that they are easier to identify. 

-Plant-based offerings will hopefully also be indicated on the online published menu

-Sodexo has been working to enhance the plant-based offerings. A supplier has recently been providing vegan cheese and quorn nuggets. It is possible that due to supply issues they may not always be available.

-sales at Planted are increasing. From 20 servings a day at the start of the year to over 60 now. Sales at Planted are much higher when the side dish is onion rings or sweet potato fries

-it is difficult for Sodexo to avoid cross contamination in the serving of some dishes. For example, the grill at the Mexican stall is used for all food and so the plant-based servings may come in contact with meat or dairy products. There is a similar issue with the salad mixing bowls.

-Sodexo would appreciate a survey being done to gather information about the proportion of the community that is looking to eat vegetarian/vegan

-pesto is served daily and is vegan and nut-free, made with basil grown on campus