Chartwells Harvest

Program

Eat. Learn. Live. From students to society, our job is

Murtaza Ali, Daniel Mayes, Tanvi Shah, Nivi Sukumar, Nikita Uppal

TableofContents

Introduction
Background
Proposal
Staffing
Budget
Authorization
TargetedQuestionsandAnswers
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Introduction

Throughouttheworld,hungerisagrowingissue.1ofevery7peoplegohungrybecauseoftheir
lackofabilitytopayforfood,lackofgovernmentregulation,andpresenceofwarandnatural
disasters(HungerandPovertyFactSheet,2015).Overall,hungerisaseriousissueaffecting
theglobaleconomythatdoesnotreceiveenoughrecognitionineitherdevelopingordeveloped
countries.

AlthoughhungerandpovertyareissuesthatreceiveextensiveattentionoutsideoftheUnited
States,inrespecttodevelopingcountriesinAfricaandAsia,theUnitedStatesiscompletely
overlookedasacountrythatfacesthesameproblems.In2013,49.1millionAmericanslivedin
foodinsecurehouseholds,including33.3millionadultsand15.8millionchildren.Evenin
Texas,1ofevery6peoplesufferfromhunger(HungerandPovertyFactSheet,2015).

Collegecampusesusuallyprovidemealplanstostudentsinordertoprovideastablefood
supply.However,mostcollegestudentsdonotexhausttheirmealplansforvariousreasons,
includingtheavailabilityofotherfoodoptionsonoraroundcampus.

AttheUniversityofTexasatDallas,thedininghallfoodisprovidedbyourcompany,
Chartwells.InadditiontotheUniversityofTexasatDallas,ourcompanycaterstoavarietyof
collegecampusesacrosstheUnitedStates.Byprovidingstudentswithasetnumberofmeals
eachweekandservingthemfoodinabuffetsetting,wehopethatstudentsareabletoeatallof
thefoodthattheyneed.Nevertheless,manyofthesemealsgounused,causinganexcessoffood
indininghalls.

Background

Hungerisamuchmoresevereissuethanmostcitizensandcorporationsrealize.Peoplewhodo
notreceivetherightamountofnutrientsusuallyspendmoretimeinhospitalsandareatahigher
riskforchronichealthconditionssuchasanemiaandasthma(ChildDevelopment,2015).
Thesepeoplealsotendtobemoreatriskforsevereoralhealthissues(ChildDevelopment,
2015).However,hungerissuesaffectpeoplebeyondtheirphysiqueandnutrition.Foodinsecure
adultsandchildrenareunabletoengageinlargeramountsofphysicalactivitysuchassportsand
jobsthatrequiremoreintensiveamountsoflabor(ChildDevelopment,2015).These
restrictionscanseriouslyaffectthesocialandeconomiclivesofadultsandchildrenaswell.

Althoughfoodinsecurityisdetrimentaltoallindividuals,itespeciallyharmschildrenand
infants.Forexample,pregnantwomenwhodonotreceiveallthenutrientsnecessaryaremore
likelytoexperiencebirthcomplications,andmotherbabieswithalowbirthweight,delayed
development,andlearningdifficultiesintheirfirsttwoyearsoflife(ChildDevelopment,
2015).Childrenwhoaremembersoffoodinsecurehouseholdsareatagreaterriskoftruancy
andschooltardinessandexhibitmanybehavioralissuessuchasaggression,moodswingsand
anxiety(ChildDevelopment,2015).

Texasisoneofthemanystatesthathasbeenhithardbytheissueofhunger,exhibitingsomeof
thehighestfoodinsecurityratesinthenation.Specifically,DallasCountysfoodinsecurityis
20.6%overalland26.6%overallinchildren(Heinz,2013).Comparedtothenationalaverageof
14.9%overalland22.4%inchildren,itisclearthathungerisapressingissueinDallasaffecting
alargepercentageoftheoverallpopulation(Heinz,2013).

Furthermore,federalnutritionprogramssuchasSNAP,orSupplementalNutritionAssistance
Program,onlyprovideforcitizenswhoarebelowthepovertyline(Heinz,2013).Unfortunately,
manyhungryTexansarejustoverthepovertylineandstillunabletoprovidetheirfamilieswith
nutritionalfood.Approximately31%ofTexansareinthislimbopositionwheretheyhavelittle
ornomeanstoprovidethemselvesandtheirfamilieswithhealthyfoodotherthanthroughfood
banks(Heinz,2013).Asaresult,thesefamiliesneedastablesourceoffoodbecausethereisa
lowlevelofassistancecurrentlybeingprovidedforthem.

Afteranalyzingthesestatistics,wehavedecidedtobegintheimplementationofourHarvest
ProgramintheDallas,Texasarea.Inadditiontobeinghometoalargenumberofimpoverished
andhungrycitizens,Dallasisagreatcitytointroducetheideaatasmallerscalebefore
implementingitinlarger,hungriercities.

ChartwellsisthefoodcateringcompanyforthedininghallsattheUniversityofTexasatDallas.
Asacompany,ourcorevaluesaretoprovidenutritionalandnourishingmealsforthegrowthof
studentsandfuturescholars.Wealsoaimtoachieveanoptimallevelofsocialresponsibilityand
sustainability.

BypartneringupwiththeUniversityofTexasatDallastoobtainexcessfoodandresourcesthat
studentswasteandusingittoprovidenutritionalfoodforfoodinsecurehouseholds,wecan
achieveourcompanysmissionofsustainabilityandsocialresponsibility.Ourgoalistotakea
percentageoftheunusedmealsfromthestudentsprepaidmealplansanddonatethemtothe
hungrycitizensofDallasinneed.

ThehungryandhomelesspeopleofDallascouldputgoodusetothemealsthatcollegestudents
arewastingonadailybasis.Bydonatingthesemeals,ourcompanyhopestohelpresolvethe
socialissueofhunger.Additionally,byachievingsuccessinasmallersetting,itwillbeeasierto
implementthesameplaninotherareasaroundcollegecampuseswithsimilarissues.

Proposal

Foodisoneofthemostprimalneedsoflife,andhungeristhemiserycausedbythelackofit.
Everyyear,Americathrowsoutsomewherearound40milliontonsoffood,yetwestillhave
hungrypeopleliningthestreetsofeverymajorcityinthenation.Youmightbewondering,
Wheredoesthis40milliontonsoffoodgoeveryyear?Itgoestodumpstersandlandfillsitis
wasted.Weplantotakeaportionofthatfoodthatwouldinevitablygotowastefromuniversities
anddonateittothehomelessandthehungryofDallas.

Attheendofeveryday,collegedininghallswasteperfectlygoodfoodthatcouldbesavedand
reusedorgivenaway.AccordingtotheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency,22millionmealsare
wastedeachyearwheneveryoneofthosemealscouldgotoahungrypersonwhoneedsit.

TheUniversityofTexasatDallashastwodininghalls,anumberoffastfoodrestaurants,anda
programcalledtheCometCupboardthatcanbegintoeradicatethisproblemintheDallasarea.
Thetwodininghallshavemealplansassociatedwiththemthateveryfreshmanlivingoncampus
hastobuy.Thesemealplanshaveacertainamountofmealsonthemeveryweekthateach
freshmanpaysfor,butdoesnotnecessarilyuse.Attheendofeachweekmostfreshmandonot
usealloftheirmealsbecausealotofthemarelocalandareabletogetfoodfromhome,orcan
affordtogoouttoeat.Ourplanwiththedininghallistotaketheextramealsthatstudentshave
leftoveranddonatethemtotheNorthTexasFoodBank.

WeplanondoingthisbyteamingwiththeCometCupboard,whichalreadyhasagood
reputationandconnectionwiththeNorthTexasFoodBank.Weplantouseourcateringto
providefoodfortheunderprivilegedandhomelessindowntownDallas.Weplantofocusthis
projectonsafedistribution,charitablecontinuity,andeagervolunteers.

Attheendofeverymonthwearegoingtocalculatethemealswearegoingtodonate.Thenour
teamwillpackthemealsandwewilldonatethemtotheNorthTexasFoodbank.TheNorth
TexasFoodbankwillthendirectustooneoftheirmanyprograms.Wewantourfoodtohelp
thosewhoneeditthemost,sowehaveaskedNorthTexasFoodBanktodirectourfoodtotheir
programsthatneedthemosthelpsowecanmakethegreatestimpactintheNorthTexasarea.
OurfooddonationswillbedonatedtotheNorthTexasFoodBankandoncedonatedtothemit
willbedistributedbytheNorthTexasFoodBankviaUTDstudents.

Toensurethesafetyofourfood,thevolunteers,andtherecipientsofthemeals,weplanto
donateandhaveallofourvolunteersgothroughtheNorthTexasFoodBank.Allofourmeals
willbepreparedthesamedayasthedonations.TheywillonlybedonatedatapprovedNorth
TexasFoodBanklocationsinordertoensurethesafetyofthevolunteers.Wewanttodistribute
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thefoodinasafewaysothateverybodycanbefedandthevolunteersarenotputatrisk,
becausehandingoutfooddowntowncangetdangerous.Manyrisksweplantoavoidarecreating
mobs,encroachingonprivateproperty,andvolunteersgoingoffontheirown.Thiswillbe
solvedbygoingthroughtheNorthTexasFoodBank.

Anothergoalthatwehaveistomaintaintheprogramovertimeandkeepitfrombeinga
onetimethingthateventuallygetsphasedout.Wewantthisprogramtosustainitselfandover
timespreadtoalltheothercitiesandschoolsthatwecaterto.Weplantodothisbydonating
foodeverymonthandmaintainingagoodworkingrelationshipwiththeNorthTexasFoodBank.
Weplantospreadthisprogramtootherschoolswecaterforafterayearofrunningourpilot
program,sothatwecouldcollectdatatoimprovetheprogram.Wealsoplantoexpandoncewe
findorganizationsnearourothercampusestopartnerwith.Wearelookingfororganizationsthat
dosimilarworktotheNorthTexasFoodBank.Wearecurrentlylookingfororganizationswith
diversenetworksandavenuestohelpthehungrynearourothercampusesinordertoexpandthis
program.

Lastly,itwouldbeidealfortheentireprogramtorunwithourkitchenstaffalongsideUTD
volunteers.Itwouldbeagreatwayformanycollegestudentstogooutintothecommunityand
volunteerwhilesimultaneouslysustainingtheprogramatalowcost.

TheeffectsofthisprogramwillreachthehungrycitizensofDallaswhilealsobenefittingour
environmentbyreducingwaste.Furthermore,theenvironmentwillbenefitbecause,Landfills
fullofdecomposingfoodreleasemethane,whichissaidtobeatleast20timesmorelethala
greenhousegasthancarbondioxide.AndAmerica'slandfillsarefulloffoodorganicwasteis
thesecondlargestcontributortothecountry'slandfills(Ferdman).Thisprojectnotonlyserves
ourprimarygoaloffeedingthehungry,butwillbeabletodosomuchmore.

Staffing

TheChartwellsHarvestProgramwillrequireseveraldifferenttypesofstaffmembersand
employees,eachwithdifferentcredentialsandbackgrounds.Theemployeesforthemanaging
teamwillcomefromcurrentstaffmemberswiththeappropriatecredentials.Theseemployees
willreceiveanadditionalamountofincomeforworkingonthisproject.Thestaffmemberswill
behiredbytheProjectManagerandtheAssistantProjectmember.TheCEOofthecompany
willselectaprojectmanagerforthemanagingteamwhowillthenselectadditionalmembersfor
theprojectsstaff.Eachofthesepositionsisdetailedbelow:

TheManagingTeam

ProjectManager:Astheheadofthemanagingteam,thispersonwillberesponsiblefor
coordinatingandleadingallteammeetingsandkeepingtheprojectsuccessful.Thispersonwill
beinchargeofhiringstaffandassigningeachemployeewithspecifictasksrelatingtothe
project.ThispersonwillalsobeinchargeofcommunicatingwiththeNorthTexasFoodBank
andtheUniversityofTexasatDallasandensuringthestrengthofthecompanysrelationship
withthem.ThispersonshouldhaveaMasterofBusinessAdministrationandpreferablya
ProjectManagementProfessionalCertificationfromtheProjectManagementInstitute.

AssistantProjectManager:Thispersonwillbethesecondinrankfortheproject.Theywillbe
responsiblefororganizingthestructureoftheteammeetingsandtakingnotesforfuture
reference.Thispersonwillassisttheprojectmanagerwithvarioustasks,suchas,butnotlimited
to,hiringstaffandassigningeachemployeewithspecifictasksrelatingtotheproject.This
personshouldhaveadegreeinBusinessAdministrationandpreferablyaMasterofBusiness
Administration.

Accountant:Thispersonwillbeinchargeofhandlingallofthebudgetingandexpensetasksfor
theproject.ThispersonshouldhaveadegreeinAccountingandbeaCertifiedPublic
Accountant.

GeneralStaff
KitchenWorkers:Theseemployees(45)willbeinchargeofsortingthroughthefoodand
placingitintorespectivecontainersbeforeitistransportedtotheNorthTexasFoodBank.These
employeeswillalsobeinchargeofloadingandunloadingthetrucksthatwillbeusedto
transportthefood.Therearenospecificeducationalrequirementsforthisposition.TheProject
ManagerandAssistantProjectManagerwillbeinchargeofpostinganadonmonster.comand
thecompanyswebsiteandconductinginterviewstohiretheappropriatecandidatesforthis
position.
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Volunteers

Students:Forthisinitialphaseoftheproject,wewouldliketorecruitstudentvolunteersfrom
theUniversityofTexasatDallastoassisttheNorthTexasFoodBankindistributingthefoodto
thoseinneed.Inthefuture,intheeventthatthisprojectexpandsperourcompanysplans,we
wouldlikethevolunteerstocomefromtheschoolthatwearepartneringwithatthattime.There
willbenospecificrequirementsforthesestudentsotherthantheirdedicationtotheprogram.
Thevolunteersdonothavetobethesameeachmonththecompanywillhaveasignupsheet
foreachmonthwherestudentscansignuptovolunteeronafirstcomefirstservebasis.

Budget

TheUniversityofTexasatDallascurrentlyprovidesstudentswiththebelowmealplanoptions:

Plan

#ofMealsper
Week

CostwithTax

CostperMeal(notincluding
MealMoney4monthsper
semester)

Comet19

19perweekwith
$50MealMoney

$1973.06

$6.33

Comet14

14perweekwith
$100Meal
Money

$1751.57

$7.37

Comet10

10perweekwith
$150Meal
Money

$1665.82

$9.47

Green

5perweekwith
$100Meal
Money

$982.35

$11.03

Orange

$750Meal
Money

$750

Allfirstyearstudents,livinginUniversityCommons(UC)arerequiredtopurchaseamealplan.
Eachmealplancomeswithasetnumberofmealstobeprovidedforthestudentthroughoutthe
courseoftheweek.Ifthosemealsarenotusedduringthosesevendays,thenthestudentforfeits
thosemealseachweekthenumberofmealsresetaccordingtothenumberofmealsthatthe
studenthaspurchasedwiththeirmealplan.

EstimatedRoomsinOldResidenceHall
375*4=1,500
EstimatedRoomsinNewResidenceHall
200
NumberofStudentsLivinginUniversityCommons
1,700*3(studentsperroom)=

5,100

Researchshowsthatmorethan10%oftheprepaidmealsgotowaste.Ourplanistotake10%
ofalloftheprepaidmealsthatgounusedattheendofeachmonthtoprovidefoodforthe
homelessandhungry.
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AveragecostPerMeal
$8.55
AverageTotal($8.55X5,100)
$43,605
10%forDonationandBusiness
$4,360.50

Thebudget(asfollows)showstheexpensesandincomethatthecompanywillincur.However,
costssuchastransportation,storage,anddumpingfeesaretakencareofbyTheNorthTexas
FoodBankbecauseChartwellsisafooddistributorandwewillbedonatinginmass.
Forexpenses,theStaffisneededtohandlethefoodandpreparationforpickup.Thefoodbank
willtakecareoftheactualtransportation.Theprogramsuppliesincludetheprepaidfood(bythe
students)andthecontainersinwhichthefoodwillbegiventothefoodbank.Thebudgetshows
thecostsperyear,butthefoodwillbedeliveredonamonthlybasis.
TheIncomeisrootedbythefundingrequiredtocovertheexpensestheunusedmealcashis
includedinthistotal.

ProjectedBudget(peryear
estimated)

INCOME

Funding

$266,000

10%ofPrepaid,UnusedMealPlan(variesper
monthestimateperyear)

$4,360.50

TotalIncome $270,360.50

EXPENSES

Staff

ProjectManager

$60,000

AssistantProjectManager

$45,000

Accountant

$40,000

4KitchenStaff($30Keach)

$120,000

StaffTotal

$265,000

ProgramSupplies

Food

Supplies

$4,360.50
$1,000
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TotalProgramSupplies

$5,860.50
TotalExpenses $270,360.50

Authorization

DallasRegionalChamber:

TheneedtoputanendtothegrowinghungerrateinthegreaterDallasareahasbecomemore
prevalentnowthanithaseverbeenbefore.Chartwells,asacompany,islookingforwardto
becomingaprominentdrivingforceinthefightagainsthungerwiththisproject.

Manyofthestudentsacrossthecampusesthatwesupplyfoodtoletanumberoftheirmealsgo
towasteeachweek.Webelievethattheseunusedmealscouldbeputtouseforagreatercause.
WehopethatthisprojectinvolvingdonatingunusedmealstotheNorthTexasFoodBankwill
lowerthenumberofpeoplethatarestuckwithoutfoodfordaysatatime.

Thisprojectpresentstheexcitingopportunityforourcompanytobetheleaderofamovement
thatcouldmakeDallas(andothercities)amuchhealthierandmoredevelopedarea.Wewantto
inspireeveryonewithinourcompanytobelieveinaccomplishingthisgoaltogetherbutwealso
wanttomotivatethesurroundingcompaniesandbusinessestotakeactioninthisfightagainst
hunger.

Itwouldbeagreatpleasuretothisteamandthiscompanytoseeasmuchsupportaspossible
behindthisproject.PleasetakeintoconsiderationthisproposalthatwillhelpChartwellsandthe
cityandthepeopleofDallas.

Sincerely,
Chartwells

ChiefExecutiveOfficerofChartwells

X__________________________________

ProjectManageroftheChartwellsHarvestProgram

X__________________________________
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DallasRegionalChamber

X__________________________________

TargetedQuestions&Answers

Q:
Howwouldyougoaboutdeliveringtheunusedmealssincethedininghallservesitsfood
buffetstyle?
A:
TheProjectManagerwillworkwiththeUniversityofTexasatDallasandtheNorthTexas
FoodBankinordertosetupastandardforthesizeandcontentsofeachmealthatisdonated.
Thatstandardwillbeusedinordertoensurethatthefoodisdistributedequallyandadaptswell
totheservingstyleofboththeUniversityandtheNorthTexasFoodBank.

Q:
Chartwellsfoodisperishable,doesnttheNorthTexasFoodBankgenerallyonlyaccept
nonperishablefoods?
A:
ChartwellswillbecreatingapartnershipwiththeNorthTexasFoodBankthatwilladdress
theseconcerns.

Q:
Howdoesthetransportationwork?
A:
BecauseChartwellsisadiningservice,theNorthTexasFoodBankwillcometothe
ChartwellslocationinquestionandpickupthemealsChartwellswillsimplyberesponsiblefor
preparingthemealstobepickedup.

Q:
Whathappensiftherearefewunusedmeals?
A:
Weestimatethattherewillbeatleast2000unusedmealseachmonth(200ofwhichwillbe
donated),however,ifwehavelessthan1000unusedmealsinamonth,wewillsimplyaddthat
numbertothenextmonthanddonatethatmanymoremealsthefollowingmonth.

Q:
WhystartthepilotprograminDallas?
A:
BecausebothDallasandtheUniversityofTexasatDallasaresmall,theywillbeperfectto
testrunthisnewprogram.Itisimportantthatwestartsmallinordertoensuregreatersuccess
whenwereachouttothelargerprogramsinotherareasthatChartwellscatersto.

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