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Article: Bon Appetit Management Company Proves Buying Local Food Is Scalable for Business With Landmark of $55 Million in Purchases; 80 Percent Increase in Purchases From Small Farms Is Major Milestone for Food Service.
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- AScribe Business & Economics News Service
- Article date:
- February 6, 2007
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Byline: Straus Communications
PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Demonstrating that buying from small local farms is a scalable business model for food service, Bon Appetit Management Company announces that annual purchases from farmers and artisans have reached $55 million, accounting for 30 percent of its total food purchasing expenditures in 2006.
The $55 million figure is close to an 80 percent percent increase over 2005 purchases of $30 million. According to data from FarmToCollege.org, Bon Appetit's annual expenditures on local foods far exceed that of any other food service company.
With concern over our national food ...