Sustainability Archives

Starbucks Plots Global Expansion of Sustainability Focused Greener Stores

Burger King Parent Aims to Reduce Greenhouse Gases by 50 Percent

McDonald’s Sets Sustainability Goal for Happy Meal Toys

Taco Bell Launches Program to Reduce Waste of Sauce Packets

Yum! Brands to Transition to 100 Percent Cage-Free Eggs

Yum! Brands, the world’s largest restaurant company, with close to 50,000 locations globally across its KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and The Habit Burger Grill brands, today released a global policy to transition to 100% cage-free eggs in the majority of its locations by 2026, and globally by 2030. This commitment is set to benefit […]

Dunkin’ Commits to Cage-Free Eggs

Dunkin’ Donuts, the Massachusetts-based coffee and breakfast chain with more than 11,300 locations worldwide, won praise today from animal protection non-profit Lever Foundation for committing to use only cage-free eggs at all locations globally. The move was announced in an updated sustainability policy released by Inspire Brands, the Georgia-based holding company that acquired Dunkin’ in December 2020. “Globally, […]

Starbucks Partners with Ocean Conservancy to Celebrate Return of Reusable Cups

Yum! Brands Releases Annual Global Citizenship & Sustainability Report

Yum! Brands, Inc. today released its annual Global Citizenship & Sustainability Report, highlighting the company’s strategic investments in socially responsible growth, risk management and sustainable stewardship of its people, food and impact on the planet. Yum! and its KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and The Habit Burger Grill brands made progress in critical areas including climate […]

Krispy Kreme, Au Bon Pain Commit to Cage-Free Eggs

Krispy Kreme, the famous doughnut and coffee chain that ranks among the 50 largest quick-service restaurant chains with more than 1,400 retail shops in 25 countries, and Au Bon Pain, a premiere quick-service restaurant café chain with over 200 locations globally, each won praise this week from animal protection non-profit Lever Foundation for committing to use only […]

Liberty Cold, West Liberty Foods Named to Food Logistics’ List of Top Green Providers

Food Logistics, the only publication exclusively dedicated to covering the movement of products through the global cold food supply chain, has named Liberty Cold and West Liberty Foods to the 2021 Top Green Providers. Food Logistics’ annual Top Green Providers recognizes companies whose products, services or exemplary leadership is enhancing sustainability within the cold food […]

Amy’s Drive Thru Envisions an Industry Where Sustainability Rules

Three Chick-fil-A Stores to Receive Solar-Powered Energy Systems from SolMicroGrid

SolMicroGrid, an Energy-as-a-Service microgrid company, announced plans today to deploy a solar-enabled microgrid solution to provide energy resiliency and renewable energy to three Chick-fil-A restaurants in California. SolMicroGrid’s innovative systems address the issue of planned and unplanned power outages and the need for greater renewable energy. Through a combination of solar, natural gas generators, and on-site […]

West Liberty Foods Releases Corporate Social Responsibility Report

West Liberty, Iowa-based West Liberty Foods has released its 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, highlighting major achievements in environmental sustainability, animal welfare, food safety, social responsibility, and community involvement. It is the 2nd CSR report the company has released in the past 3 years. “Creating and maintaining sustainable practices is of the utmost importance […]

Supply Chain Solutions Company Tosca Strikes Partnership with Fieldale Farms

Tosca, an innovator in reusable packaging and supply chain solutions, announced today that its line of poultry Reusable Plastic Containers (RPCs) is being used by poultry provider Fieldale farms to transport products to a major northeast grocery retailer. Tosca Poultry RPCs were engineered to be a better, safer, and more sustainable packaging option for high volume supply chains like poultry. Fieldale has been shipping poultry products to stores in […]