What's a Climatarian? Just ask Just Salad

April 17, 2020

Just Salad is hoping to inspire customers to eat "Climatarian" in celebration of Earth Day (Wednesday, April 22) by offering $2 off three of its lowest-carbon…

Former Wahlburgers CEO joins supply chain company

March 24, 2020

Rick Vanzura, former CEO of Wahlburgers, is now leading Freight Farms, a provider of containerized vertical farming with a network of more than 30…

Starbucks on mission to create sustainable cup

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

March 11, 2020

Starbucks is testing a recyclable and compostable hot cup solution as part of the NextGen Cup Challenge, a program supported by McDonald's and Closed Loop…

Starbucks launches big commitment in sustainability

January 21, 2020

Starbucks is taking a multi-decade strategy to become a resource-positive company focusing on reducing carbon, water and waste by 2030.

B.Good partnering with FoodCorps

November 19, 2019

Boston-based B.Good has joined 1% for the Planet, a global organization that connects dollars and doers to accelerate smart environmental giving. The…

Dig testing reusable bowl at NY location

November 13, 2019

Farm-to-counter fast casual brand, Dig, is piloting a reusable bowl program at a New York City location. The Canteen by Dig lets customers checkout the bowl…

Tork releases online modules to boost foodservice professionals

October 29, 2019

Tork, an Essity brand in workplace hygiene, has launched Reach for the Stars, a free online module series to help foodservice managers and owners improve their…

Mastercard to pilot seafood supply chain with blockchain at Topco's Food City

October 27, 2019

Mastercard has entered an agreement with Envisible, a firm that tracks food industry supply chains, to use blockchain technology to track the origin of seafood…

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…

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…

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…

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.