Our Initiatives

Your Sodexo Campus Dining Team is dedicated to sustainability. We know we can all work together to make a positive impact right on campus. In addition to the many initiatives we take on as a company, we have implemented several programs specific to Coker College.

Food Recovery Network Verified

We are Food Recovery Verified!
 
The mission of Food Recovery Verified (FRV) is to recognize food businesses of any type that are working to fight waste and feed people through food recovery. FRV serves as a third party in the Food Recovery Network that verifies that food businesses are donating surplus food at least once per month to hunger fighting non-profits. We donate to the Wesley United Methodist Church Soup Kitchen, and support our local community to fight hunger. 

Recycling Fryer Oil into Biofuel

French fries to fuel. Indeed, our fryer oil is recycled into biodiesel that is used to power a variety of vehicles - from delivery fleets to farm equipment.

Sustainable Fish and Seafood

We are committed to serving sustainable seafood and fish. Since 2015 100% of our fish and seafood is sustainably certified by the Marine Stewardship Council or the Best Aquaculture Practices. We do not purchase any at risk species.

Local Dairy

All of our fluid milk is purchased from local dairies that do not use rBST.

Recycling

On campus we recycle the following products: cardboard, glass, aluminum, paper, plastic.

Local Suppliers

We work closely with our local produce distributors to maximize the fruits and vegetables purchased from local farms. We also purchase from local dairies, and participate in farm to school initiatives. Tracking local purchases helps us to meet our Better Tomorrow Plan commitment of 20% local purchase by 2020.

Composting

Food waste in landfills creates methane, a greenhouse gas which is 21x more potent than CO2. (www.epa.gov) Our first priority is to reduce food waste. We compost food waste that is unavoidable which reduces greenhouse gas emissions and can also be used to amend soil thereby increasing drought tolerance, improving soil structure and health and reducing need for water and fertilizers.