Green

June 18, 2013

Green

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A Case for Sourcing Locally With consumers calling for more locally sourced menu items, restaurants should consider buying a portion of their foods from local farms.	The Foreign Exchange Operators must know how to ensure the safety of their imported foods.
Are Today's Delivery Cars Obsolete? Electric vehicles are becoming more available and affordable, and quick serves should take note of how these vehicles will benefit business.	What to Do About Waste A look at how some restaurants are cutting down.
Fun in the Sun? Plenty of quick serves are jumping on the green bandwagon, but when it comes to the implementation of solar power, they may want to think twice.	The Man with a Plan Mike Taylor is in charge of defending your food supply and is trying to update a 72-year-old food safety system. If the Modernization Act can get through Washington, it could mean big changes for your brand.
Incentives for Green Senior finance executives should take advantage of tax incentives that are available for green building initiatives.	How Going Green Can Hurt Your Business One unforeseen result of the sustainability movement is the growing consumer backlash against greenwashing. Is your brand guilty?
Local vs. Organic Local and organic ingredients each present viable “green” opportunities for quick serves. But which is more realistic?	Tender Greens Three fine-dining guys from Los Angeles set out to create a salad quick serve. See what they came up with here.

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Noventri Plants Trees for Every Sale of Digital Signage Player

2012-07-24

The Eco-Series SF-100e digital signage player is a green, eco-friendly technology introduced in 2009. At the same time, in an effort to make their...

LEDs Shed Light on Big Savings at San Diego’s Hodad’s

2012-06-25

Mike Hardin doesn’t own a computer and openly admits his personal understanding of technology is stuck in the ’70s. But that didn...

NRA, Canadian Foodservices Debut Conserve Initiative

2012-06-25

The National Restaurant Association today announced its partnership with the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association (CRFA) to launch a...

Farmer Brothers Debuts Artisan Coffee Line

2012-06-13

Farmer Brothers, a 100-year-old manufacturer, wholesaler, and distributor of coffee, tea, and culinary products, announced plans to launch a new...

Sweetgreen Opens 12th Location in Washington, D.C.

2012-06-08

Sweetgreen, the farm-to-table organic salad and frozen yogurt shop, today confirmed the opening of the chain’s 12th location in the Golden...

UNFI Charity Supports Healthy, Organic Food Systems

2012-05-15

United Natural Foods, Inc., the leading national distributor of natural, organic, and specialty foods and related products, today announced the...

Freshii Celebrates Four Years in Chicago

2012-05-14

There’s a lot of goodness going around at Chicago’s favorite stop for nutrition-conscious people on the go. Freshii is gearing up...

Millenial Consumers Rank Their Top Chains

2012-05-11

Millennials are unique. They communicate differently, are self-expressive, confident, liberal, upbeat, and open to change. But marketing to them...

Bring on the Organic Bacon at Elevation Burger

2012-05-08

Elevation Burger is the nation’s first better burger chain to include organic bacon on its menu.

For millions of die-hard fans who...

From the Floor: Providers Seeing Green

2012-05-08

If slamming a sledgehammer into a plastic container a couple thousand times is meant to demonstrate the bin's strength, consider this mission...

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