Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, foodservice owners and operators are broadening their focus beyond hygiene to include additional customer and brand priorities, such as sustainability. As the industry pivots, GP PRO, a division of Georgia-Pacific, launched Dixie ecosmart 100% Recycled Fiber Paper Plates and Bowls at the 2022 National Restaurant Association Show. Dixie […]
Food-packaging leader Inno-Pak is proud to announce its acquisition of Stalk Market, a manufacturer of cutting-edge compostable and eco-friendly packaging. The strategic move dramatically expands Inno-Pak’s ability to offer sustainable products throughout the Americas and serve the evolving needs of industries in which green packaging is increasingly paramount. Inno-Pak is now uniquely situated to remain […]
Berry Global Group, Inc. and Taco Bell are making strides toward a more circular approach to sustainable packaging with the launch of a new clear, all-plastic cup containing mechanically recycled post-consumer resin (PCR). The move represents progress by both organizations in meeting their publicly stated sustainability commitments: Taco Bell’s 2022 Commitments and Berry’s Impact 2025. Designed for circularity, the […]
Papa John’s released its 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report, covering initiatives to advance the company’s environment, social, and governance (ESG) strategy and topics most important to the company and stakeholders. In tandem with this year’s report, Papa Johns announced its corporate incentive bonus plan now includes an ESG metric, making the company the first major U.S. […]
In response to local and worldwide food waste challenges including hunger and poverty, climate change, restaurant chain, District Taco, has signed on to support the efforts of Too Good To Go. The Too Good To Go app directs Washingtonians to restaurants, bakeries, supermarkets, and hotels that offer daily surplus foods at greatly reduced prices. To […]
Panda Express has today announced a global cage-free animal welfare policy, committing to source 100 percent cage-free eggs and egg products for all of its restaurant locations. Its critical commitment follows the trend of other restaurant industry leaders adopting similar cage-free policies around the world, as well as the release of the Global Cage-Free Restaurant Report. In addition […]
In partnership with TerraCycle, select Taco Bell locations, alongside several community spaces, all located throughout Mercer County are helping to divert used hot sauce packets away from landfills. With 8.2 billion Taco Bell hot sauce packets used each year in the U.S., this pilot program aims to give packets a spicier new life as a […]
Sheetz, a family owned and operated restaurant and convenience store chain, today announced a long-term renewable supply agreement with Constellation, the nation’s leading supplier of clean energy solutions, to power nearly 70 percent of its Pennsylvania facilities with renewable energy. Backed by Sheetz’s commitment, Constellation has entered into separate long-term power purchase agreements to procure […]
Noodles & Company, the national fast-casual brand serving globally-inspired noodle dishes made fresh to order, announced today that it has partnered with Hoffmaster Group Inc., parent company of Aardvark, to replace plastic straws with paper straws in all its restaurants across the country by the end of March 2022. Mission-Driven Partnership “In the same way that we care about […]
WinCup, Inc. has partnered with Burgerville, the Pacific Northwest’s hometown favorite quick service restaurant, to bring phade, the world’s first marine biodegradable, home and industrial compostable drinking straw, to all 40 locations across Oregon and southwest Washington. Made with PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoate), a biopolymer derived from the fermentation of canola oil, phade sustainable straws and stirrers […]
Today, The Wendy’s Company announced that it is a new member of the How2Recycle label program. By partnering with How2Recycle and implementing the label program, Wendy’s packaging in the United States and Canada will feature educational information for Wendy’s customers on the proper way to dispose of and recycle consumer-facing restaurant packaging. The How2Recycle label […]
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