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At nuCuisine, we pride ourselves on using only the best brands and products to prepare our food. Everything we serve in our dining locations is made from the finest ingredients.
Sustainability
Making Sustainability a Priority
Sustainability is a priority for us at nuCuisine and we continue to develop a more sustainable dining program.
- We work with Campus Kitchens to donate unused portions of food for the unfortunate in the Evanston area.
- All resident and retail dining locations recycle their cooking oil through Mahoney, a company that picks up the oil and recycles it to use as animal feed.
- Recycling containers are in all offices and retail locations.
- We only use natural napkins which are made of 100% recycled material and a Bleach free process.
- Starbucks coffee cups are made of 10% post consumer recycled fiber.
- Seattle’s Best coffee sleeves are made from 60% post-consumer recycled fiber and uses approximately 45% less material than a second paper cup.
- We sell Ice Mountain Water, which has decreased the amount of raw materials used in their bottling process and all of their bottles are 100% recyclable.
- We do not use any endangered fish or any type of endangered seafood.
- The milk served in the resident dining locations is rBGH & BGH free.
As part of our effort to create a more environmentally sustainable
operation, we have chosen to use the Ecolab Apex warewashing system. This system will help reduce consumption of natural resources and plastic packaging. The Apex system not only features non-caustic, low-phosphorus* chemistry, but also operates our dish machines more efficiently—often by 10% or higher. This operational efficiency translates into a significant savings of water and energy.
Natural/Organic & Use of Locally Grown Foods
nuCuisine is committed to supporting sustainable food purchasing and use of locally grown foods. We purchase products from many local producers in Chicago. We also purchase organic/natural products for use in our locations across campus.
Local Producers in Illinois
- Little Miss Muffin located in Chicago.
- Tresure Ocean located in Chicago.
- Crepe Bistro located in Chicago
- Tags Bakery located in Evanston .
- Muller Pinehurst located in Rockford.
Organic/Natural Products
- Seattle’s Best, Einstein Bros. Bagels and Starbucks fair trade coffee.
- Natural and organic peanut butter and almond butter.
- Stonyfield Farm smoothies and yogurt.
- Amy’s Kitchen Natural and Organic frozen meals, pizzas and burritos.
- Newman’s Own Organic cookies and microwavable popcorn.
- Organic Valley string cheese and milk.
- Earthbound Farm organic mescaline mix.
- Nature’s Path Organic cereal and bars.
- Tribe Organic hummus.
Recycling & Waste Reduction
Our sustainability efforts also include steps to reduce waste, recycle and protect the environment.
- A recycling program is in place. We recycle glass and plastic bottles, newspapers, #10 cans, cardboard boxes, office paper, cooking oil and unused portions of food.
- We have eliminated the use of Styrofoam cups and now use paper cups in our retail dining locations.
- We encourage students to use reusable containers by offering a discount on soda or coffee.
- We have given cooking oil to the Idea Waste Vegetable Oil Team at Northwestern University to do research on bio diesel oil.
Reusable Mug Policy - use a reusable mug for a coffee refill and pay only $1.50; use a reusable mug for a specialty coffee drink and get 15 cents off! Available at Lisa's Cafe, Crowe Cafe, Cafe a la Cart, Tech Express and Plaza Cafe.
Reusuable Bottle Policy - use a reusable bottle for a fountain soda refill and pay only $1.25! Available at Lisa's Cafe, Tech Express and Willie's Food Court. Click here to learn more about NU Recycling!
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