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Corner Bakery Café recognized for sustainability efforts

Each Corner Bakery Cafe uses, on average, 14.5-percent less energy and saves more than 52,000 kilowatt hours a year, equal to eliminating over 80,000 miles driven by an average passenger vehicle.

October 9, 2014

Corner Bakery Café was recently awarded the annual Environmental Sustainability Award by EnTouch Controls for its commitment to energy efficiency. 

"Guests that dine at our cafes care deeply about the impact our restaurants have on their neighborhoods, and we plan on continuing to demonstrate our commitment to the environment as we build new cafes this year and in 2015," explains Gary Price, president of Corner Bakery Café, in a company press release. "From improving the recyclable content in our packaging to updating our lighting sources, our sustainability program has not only improved energy efficiency; it has also reduced utility costs for our cafes, contributing to an improved economic model, which is extremely important to our franchise partners."

Highlights of Corner Bakery Café efforts include:

• Each Corner Bakery uses, on average, 14.5 percent less energy and saves more than 52,000 kilowatt hours a year, equal to eliminating over 80,000 miles driven by an average passenger vehicle.
• Each Corner Bakery has also reduced its carbon footprint, on average, by more than 88,000 pounds of CO2 a year.
• Corner Bakery Café projects its total electricity usage will be reduced by more than 8,000 megawatt hours each year, reducing its carbon footprint by nearly 7,000 tons of CO2 each year.