Claire Cummings, the Waste Programs Manager for Bon Appétit Management Company, speaks with Food Tank about her passion for sustainable waste management and how to help build a better food system.
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Getting Kids to Eat Vegetables, with help from Furman University
- News Greenville News
Bon Appétit Management Company’s Healthy Kids program teaches local kids healthy habits at Furman University.
Giving Love to Misfit Produce
- News Seattle Spectator
School cafeterias can be large contributors to food waste, but Bon Appetit is taking measures to reduce Seattle U’s impact.
St. Timothy’s School’s Redlands Farm Provides Year-Round Harvesting
- News Baltimore
St. Timothy’s School’s partnership with Bon Appétit Management Company is one of the driving forces behind their ability to harvest year-round from the Redlands Farm.
Lesley University Celebrates Sustainability Day
- News Lesley Public Post
The Bon Appétit team highlighted products from New England farms and producers, and multiple local vendors and small businesses offered their locally sourced goods.
Bon Appétit Management Company’s Eat Local Challenge Produces Some Ingredient Surprises
- News Food Management
For the past 13 years, Bon Appétit Management Company’s Eat Local Challenge has asked chefs to produce a meal entirely from ingredients grown or raised within 150 miles. This year’s event, held Sept. 26, included an additional twist!
Vassar’s Move Towards Farm to Fork
- News The Miscellany News
In an effort to reduce its carbon footprint and improve food quality, Vassar recently changed dining services providers to Bon Appétit Management Company, which prides itself on its Farm to Fork initiative.
Hillsdale College’s Knorr Dining Room Replaces Paper Cups with Reusable Thermoses
- News The Collegian
Paper to-go cups are now a no-go in the Knorr Dining Room. Bon Appétit Management Company is providing 1,600 reusable thermoses to students, faculty, and staff as a replacement to reduce waste.
Perdue Farms Signs Up for a Chicken Welfare Revolution
- News NPR
Our chief strategy & brand officer, Maisie Ganzler, joined leaders from influential animal welfare organizations to tour Perdue Farms’ improved chicken houses, a change Perdue is making in response to pressure from big corporate buyers
Event Innovators 2017: Claire Cummings
- News BizBash
Waste Programs Manager Claire Cummings likes to tell people she handles everything and anything related to waste. “What I’m doing is enabling the company and our chefs to make better choices, take responsible actions, and make sure things get utilized to their fullest potential.”