SA Dining Services Committee

Attendance

Students

Greg Menzy, Anna Bauer, and Tony MIller

Dining

Harry Ashendorf, Richard Anderson, Anthony, Gail, Victor, and two others

Faculty

Lenny Miran

Next Meeting: March 4, 2009 Topics include: sustainability (e.g. water, and especially Slope Day water, NACUF surveys, Kizen)

Today’s Business:

• Slope Day water:
  • Maine’s has submitted a proposal that includes biodegradable bottles. Viability and pricing to come.
  • Water in cartons from Cornell Dairy: some issues, so it’s not going to happen this year due to various regulations. Possibility of water from Dairy in the future or other source.
  • No possibility of reducing water
  • Possibility of Student Assembly chipping in for the water
  • Water is not an option to cut out of Slope Day
  • Samples of Green Bottle Spring Water, but they are expensive (Sourced from Cargill)
• Other Slope Day dining topics:
  • Dining was at a loss at last year’s Slope Day
  • Could get by with a smaller tent (even though Dining didn’t pay for it)
  • Concerned that “dumming down” the food would have people stop purchasing it
  • Better line of food with higher margins has lead to a smaller loss for Dining
  • Menu mix is about $1 to $4
  • Food stops serving at 6 pm
  • 2 acts instead of three this year
  • Discussion of prices of beer
  • Greg suggested that the SA Communications Committee assist with marketing of Dining at Slope Day
• Candidate soliciting in dining halls
  • In the past there has been excess flyers left in dining halls
  • Tony proposes consequences for candidates whose materials are left as waste at the end of the meal period
  • On West, house deans must approve the campaigning
  • North Campus, and Trillium campaigning must talk to Richard and Victor
• Online Ordering
  • C-board has presented an updated program with less problems and the business office is much more optimistic. If this doesn’t pan through, then interaction with C-board will be terminated.
  • Gail will contact Greg by the end of the week to give a progress report
• Online Menus
  • Menus are very close to being online
  • Nutrition may not be happening due to issues with accuracy, portioning, personal concerns, etc. E.g. Harvard had issues and had to pull it off line.
  • Contact Michelle if you would like details about your eating
  • Michelle Wilbur has now arrived to the meeting
  • Commissary items are being rechecked for accuracy
• Identifying Healthy Items
  • Michelle says that it’s hard to identify what would qualify
  • At Risley, a minimum of one entr�e is considered an “Eating Well at Cornell” dish.
  • Criteria is set and includes: trans fat free, 100% whole grain, no additives, only fresh ingredients, lower in fat, sugar, and salt
  • Flora Rose house will be trialing having an entr�e at each dinner — week of March 23–30
  • Will be adding to internal recipe database so the meals can be expanded to all dining halls
  • Eating Well at Cornell timeline for an entr�e at each all you care to eat facilities every dinner: goal of Fall 2009
  • Whole grain and noodle bar at Keeton on Tuesdays
  • Possibility of student competition for student groups to market for Cornell Dining
• Campus Pub
  • Needs to be a student initiated endeavor
  • First do trials possibility at Stone Palace in Ivy Room
• Banning Water
  • Last semester Cornell Dining sold over 250,000 bottles of water
  • Since people keep buying it, Dining will sell it