New England Food Processors Collective: Demand Survey

Health Care Without Harm is facilitating a project to help food processors in New England collaborate to get more locally sourced, lightly processed produce items to institutions across the region. This survey is designed to help us understand the market for lightly processed produce and the ordering mechanisms and distribution channels that work best for you, the buyer.

The survey should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.

One survey per facility: This survey may have been sent to more than one person in the food service department at your facility, such as the chef, registered dietitian, or food services director. Please coordinate and complete only one survey for your facility.

Deadline: May 3

Prize: Complete this survey by May 3 to be entered into a drawing to win one of five $100 gift cards to a local food retailer of your choice. You must complete all questions to be eligible for the drawing.

If you have any questions, please contact Betsy Skoda at bskoda@hcwh.org.

Data collected through this survey will remain confidential and shared only in aggregate form.

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* 1. Respondent Contact Information

Name

Company

State/Province

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 2. How is your food service operation managed?

Self-operated

Sodexo

Aramark

Compass (Morrison, Chartwells, Flick, etc.)

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Which group purchasing organization does your institution use?

We do not use a group purchasing organization

Entegra

Food Buy

Premier

Novation

Vizient

Intelere

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Which distributors do you use for produce? Please choose one for each category, primary and secondary.

	Primary	Secondary
Distributors	Distributors Primary menu	Distributors Secondary menu

Other (please list)

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* 5. Approximately how many meals do you serve per day?

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* 6. Approximately what was your total food service budget last year? Fiscal or calendar year is acceptable.

Section II. Purchase of foods grown, raised, or processed in New England

For the purpose of this assessment, we are interested in learning about your purchase of foods from the six New England states (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont).

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* 7. Do you currently prioritize purchase of foods grown, raised, or processed in New England?

Yes