| Related ATTRA Publication: Bringing Local Food to Local Institutions |
Newton, Massachusetts based food service contractor Unidine became the first food service management organization servicing health care to commit their support for nutritious, local, sustainable food by signing Health Care Without Harm’s (HCWH) Food Service Contractor Pledge. The Pledge is a commitment which outlines steps the Food Service industry can take to support their client hospitals' interest in local sustainable food, and steps it will take as an organization to educate, track and report its progress on adoption of nutritious, local, sustainable food. Health Care Without Harm reports by supporting the Pledge Unidine commits to a framework to support local, sustainable food, such as sourcing of rBGH free dairy, working with local farmers and community based organizations to increase the availability of fresh local foods, support for labeling of genetically engineered foods, and annual reporting on their progress.
