Tender Greens gets term loan from digital lender CrowdOut Capital

October 16, 2019

CrowdOut Capital, an online, non-bank lender for middle market companies, has completed a term loan to Tender Greens, according to a press release.

Uber Eats to screen for food allergies, end automatic utensils and straws

September 27, 2019

Uber Eats is launching an initiative to make the food delivery business healthier and more sustainable, announcing that it will add allergy-friendly filters to…

Pieology: How a Navy Seal + vegan pies can build a better pizza brand

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Leadership at Pieology sees the same kind of clear skies in the brand's future that its Southern California home is known for, and on this week's podcast, CMO…

NYC Styrofoam ban takes effect

July 1, 2019

New York City restaurants have officially said goodbye to Styrofoam. The city banned it Jan. 1, but gave businesses six months to comply. Time is up.

iQ teams up with The New Farm for unique greens

June 28, 2019

Canada-based fast casual, iQ, is partnering with The New Farm, an Ontario organic farm, to use The New Farm's regenerative greens at iQ locations. The greens…

Grubhub: Plant-based offerings firmly rooted in center of American plates

June 26, 2019

Online ordering and delivery platform, Grubhub, used data from more than 500,000 orders which it said take place "on an average day" through the service to…

How to make food-waste recycling the focus of your marketing strategy

Just as they brag about where they source their local produce, restaurants should brag about how the handle food waste.

Starbucks to power 3,000 locations with clean energy

June 5, 2019

Starbucks is making good on its promise to run more energy-efficient stores. The chain has partnered with LevelTenEnegry to allow 3,000 U.S. locations to rely…

Starbucks launches $1B bond offering for sustainability efforts

May 14, 2019

Starbucks Corporation announced that it is raising $1 billion via a sustainability bond to support farmers who ethically source coffee. It's the company's…

London's Leon reports skyrocketing sales

May 14, 2019

London-based Leon reported that sales skyrocketed 24.5% to £95 million ($122,730,975) in the 12 months ending 31 Dec., 2018. 

Blaze Pizza's becomes 1st national pizza chain to go strawless

April 23, 2019

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza launched three Earth-friendly initiatives Monday, including ending the use of straws at its 300-plus restaurants, introducing a more…

4 low-cost ways to make your restaurant more Earth friendly

In honor of Earth Day, Jeff Stone, CEO of Compeat, offers advice on how to make restaurants more sustainable without spending too much money.

Are carrot straws the next big thing?

April 19, 2019

Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt is testing carrot straws for use in its smoothies and juices.

Starbucks, Texas solar farms partner on store power initiative

April 15, 2019

Starbucks is teaming up with Cypress Creek solar farms to power 360 Texas locations.

Starbucks kicks off UK recycling program with $1.3M fund

April 12, 2019

Starbucks has launched a $1.3 million fund for paper coffee cup recycling programs throughout the U.K. in partnership with Hubbub, an environmental charity.

Just Salad, S'well team up on sustainability kit

April 3, 2019

Just Salad and S'well, both New York City-based brands, are teaming up to launch a limited-edition sustainability kit.

True Food Kitchen launches 'Cobb for a Cause' effort

April 1, 2019

True Food Kitchen has launched "Cobb for a Cause," to support the Environmental Working Group, an organization that empowers people to live healthier lives in…

Trend watch: Demand for more delivery options conflicts with push to abandon single-use packaging

The Foodservice Packaging Institute's annual trends survey found that the two greatest trends in foodservice packaging — increased delivery and abandoning…

Farm Burger plants sustainable item on the menu

February 20, 2019

Farm Burger will add a catfish sandwich to its menu come March 5, just in time for the Lenten season.

Starbucks Canada to the 'food waste' rescue!

February 8, 2019

Starbucks Canada is on a mission to rescue 100 percent of food available for donation from its more than 1,100 company-owned stores. To see that through, the…