CHICAGO Sustainability is a widely held goal in the foodservice industry, with all the talk about going green, cutting “food miles” or using more organics, but the ways to achieve it are many and varied, chefs agreed during a recent meeting here...
CHICAGO —Restaurateurs in this town are finding it easier to let customers know they run green and sustainable establishments, thanks to a program introduced last month by the Green Chicago...
Al Salas is on a mission to make the world a better place, one chicken at a time. Salas, president and chief executive of Miami-based Koning Restaurants International, one of the largest Hispanic-owned Pizza Hut franchisees in South...
CHICAGO Celebrity chef Rick Bayless this week opened XOCO, his first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED-certified, green restaurant, in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. The restaurant, which offers Mexican...
Retail companies that have shown annual sales increases of 3 percent or better are more likely to implement sustainability initiatives in the workplace than those firms with smaller growth, a recent study found.The survey, conducted by Miami-based...
As director of wine for San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels, Emily Wines is anything but green when it comes to selecting varieties for the company’s eco-friendly wine program. Currently, 30 percent of all wines served at Kimpton...
Forgive Tom Katsenos if he gushes a bit. Like a brand-new papa bursting with pride, he’s fired up about his 4-month-old Pizza Fusion franchise store in Naperville, Ill., west of Chicago. It’s apparent on a walk through the eco-friendly, mainly...
NEW YORK Restaurant Associates, a contract foodservice and facilities management provider based here, recently unveiled its Green Dining Best Practices initiatives and said it plans to have the program in operation at all 110 of its accounts by...
Subway franchisee Ahmad “Mike” Abdallat recently opened his first green restaurant with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, certification, and he says he couldn’t be happier. The two-unit franchisee worked with Green Tech...
CHAPEL HILL N.C. Subway franchisee Ahmad "Mike" Abdallat recently opened his first green restaurant with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, certification, and he says he couldn’t be happier. The two-unit franchisee worked with...
