Sustainability News
Native Foods Café announces partnerships with three non-profits
July 17, 2014
Native Foods Café announced today its newest giveback program, "Native Pals," a long-term partnership with Mercy For Animals, The Surfrider Foundation, and…
read nowIce-O-Matic adds to Energy Star lineup
July 9, 2014
Ice-O-Matic, a manufacturer of ice machines, storage bins and dispensers, has announced a new addition to its lineup of Energy Star-rated machines. The…
read nowNRA publishes first-ever sustainability newsletter
July 3, 2014
The National Restaurant Association has issued "Bright Ideas," its first-ever sustainability newsletter. According to a news release, the newsletter includes…
read nowLa Prep now sells Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee exclusively
June 26, 2014
La Prep announced recently that all of its coffee is now sourced from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms. The change took effect June 9.
read nowDistrict of Columbia bans polystyrene food, beverage containers
June 26, 2014
The Washington Post reports that Washington, D.C. lawmakers voted Tuesday to ban the use of plastic-foam food and drink containers by 2016. Polystyrene foam…
read nowNRA asks Gulf Coast governors to support locally-sourced seafood
June 25, 2014
The National Restaurant Association has asked Governors Bobby Jindal (Louisiana), Rick Scott (Florida), Robert Bentley (Alabama), Phil Bryant (Mississsippi…
read nowChipotle increasing purchase of locally grown produce in 2014
June 24, 2014
Chipotle Mexican Grill announced today it will purchase more than 20 million pounds of locally grown produce in its restaurants this year, up from its 201…
read nowCascades launches environmentally-friendly food packaging line
June 20, 2014
The packaging company Cascades recently announced the launch of Respak, a new environmentally-friendly food packaging line.
read nowAu Bon Pain expands energy management program
June 17, 2014
Au Bon Pain has expanded installation of SiteSage, an enterprise-level energy and asset management system, to cafes in Boston, New York City and Washington…
read nowNRA updates its Conserve Sustainability website
June 13, 2014
The National Restaurant Association has relaunched its Conserve website to include videos, case studies, best practices and more. The site was designed to…
read nowEinstein Noah plans to eliminate gestation crates from supply chain by 2017
April 30, 2014
Denver-area based Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, parent company of Einstein Bros. Bagels, Noah's New York Bagels and Manhattan Bagel brands, announced that it…
read nowSouplantation & Sweet Tomatoes certified as 'largest green restaurant chain'
April 28, 2014
Souplantation and Sweet Tomatoes Restaurants have earned a "Certified Green Restaurants" designation from the Green Restaurant Association. According to a news…
read nowUnilever Food Solutions CEO recognized for healthier menu efforts
April 25, 2014
Leo Oosterveer, CEO of Unilever Food Solutions, has received the 2014 Augie Leadership Award for Sustainability and Food Ethics from the Culinary Institute of…
read nowBarberitos to open 0% waste restaurant
April 22, 2014
Barberitos is taking steps to become more eco-friendly and hopes to introduce the first zero-percent waste restaurant by July. So far, the chain is using clear…
read nowToolkit published to help operators reduce food waste
April 17, 2014
The Food Waste Reduction Alliance has published the Best Practices and Emerging Solutions Toolkit to help foodservice businesses reduce food waste.
read nowNRA solidifies inaugural Restaurant Finance Summit lineup
April 11, 2014
The National Restaurant Association has finalized the full line-up for its inaugural Restaurant Finance Summit, which is May 19 during the NRA Show in Chicago.
read nowMaui Wowi promotes corporate responsibility with Team Karma
April 10, 2014
Maui Wowi, the Greenwood Village, Colo.-based coffee and smoothie franchisor, has launched Team Karma, a philanthropic initiative designed to get corporate…
read nowTennessee honors first REAL Certified foodservice establishments
April 10, 2014
Through a partnership between the Tennessee Department of Health and the United States Healthful Food Council, Eat REAL Tennessee has announced the state's…
read nowIce-O-Matic adds to ENERGY STAR offerings
April 8, 2014
Ice-O-Matic's GEM0650 and the GEM0956 are the company's newest machines to be awarded the ENERGY STAR certification, meeting the strict energy guidelines set…
read nowStudy dispels foodservice packaging recycling myths
March 27, 2014
A recent benchmarking survey commissioned by the Foodservice Packaging Institute found widespread but varied acceptance of foodservice packaging by material…
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