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Bon Appetit to lower beef, cheese buys
By SANDRA FLORES on 3/3/08
Bon Appetit plans to cut down on the beef and cheese it purchases in the coming year, Helene York, director of Bon Appetit Management Company Foundation, said during a presentation Thursday.
The company plans to reduce its purchases of beef and cheese by 10 percent as soon as possible, she said. Ultimately, the company will reduce beef purchases by 25 percent by April 2009, according to Bon Appetit's Web site www.circleofresponsibility.com, which has a full list of long-term goals.
York said she came to AU to advocate for the new "low carbon diet," a countrywide effort at reducing gas emissions in its food production.
Bon Appetit will be the first company in the United States' food industry to try fighting climate change and is marketing in anticipation of Low Carbon Day - April 22 - than it has for any other single day, according to York.
York said climate change has only been a prevalent issue in the United States for a few years - brought to the forefront by the damage Hurricane Katrina caused in 2005 and Al Gore's documentary "An Inconvenient Truth." The food industry has been the last to catch on in the movement against global warming, which scientists say is caused by gas emissions trapping heat on the earth's surface.
The three most abundant gases contributing toward climate change are carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, which are all predominant in the food system, York said. By simply cutting down on waste and making several other dietary changes, Bon Appetit plans to decrease its production of greenhouse gases radically.
All Bon Appetit branches, including the Terrace Dining Room, The Eagle's Nest and the Tavern, will implement the changes as soon as possible, York said. It will be up to AU to make changes specific to the AU community.
For example, Bon Appetit will release educational advertisements, which York called "guiding principles," to be put up at the different stations in TDR. But it will really be up to AU to decide how to get the word out about Bon Appetit's new initiatives.
The company plans to reduce its purchases of beef and cheese by 10 percent as soon as possible, she said. Ultimately, the company will reduce beef purchases by 25 percent by April 2009, according to Bon Appetit's Web site www.circleofresponsibility.com, which has a full list of long-term goals.
York said she came to AU to advocate for the new "low carbon diet," a countrywide effort at reducing gas emissions in its food production.
Bon Appetit will be the first company in the United States' food industry to try fighting climate change and is marketing in anticipation of Low Carbon Day - April 22 - than it has for any other single day, according to York.
York said climate change has only been a prevalent issue in the United States for a few years - brought to the forefront by the damage Hurricane Katrina caused in 2005 and Al Gore's documentary "An Inconvenient Truth." The food industry has been the last to catch on in the movement against global warming, which scientists say is caused by gas emissions trapping heat on the earth's surface.
The three most abundant gases contributing toward climate change are carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, which are all predominant in the food system, York said. By simply cutting down on waste and making several other dietary changes, Bon Appetit plans to decrease its production of greenhouse gases radically.
All Bon Appetit branches, including the Terrace Dining Room, The Eagle's Nest and the Tavern, will implement the changes as soon as possible, York said. It will be up to AU to make changes specific to the AU community.
For example, Bon Appetit will release educational advertisements, which York called "guiding principles," to be put up at the different stations in TDR. But it will really be up to AU to decide how to get the word out about Bon Appetit's new initiatives.
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Amanda Karp
posted 3/05/08 @ 11:41 AM EST
I don't understand why beef and cheese must be limited. But I supose I can accept that. But i do question what will replace the beef in terms of protein. (Continued…)
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