Top Sustainability News

S&D Coffee & Tea has released its 2019 Sustainability Report, Rooted in Impact, summarizing efforts and progress made throughout 2017 and 2018. As the industry landscape continues to evolve, S&D is committed to bringing effective sustainable solutions to the forefront of its business. The report highlights the company’s role in creating real change across the […]

As of December 1, all Dunkin’ restaurants in New England will be fully transitioned to the double-walled paper cup. The New England conversion means that nearly 70 percent of the Dunkin’ system has been switched to the new double-walled paper cups, putting the chain on track to meet its 2020 commitment of eliminating all polystyrene […]

In an effort to reduce waste and create a higher standard for the industry, Café Yumm! has announced that it will now provide disposable single-use items only when requested. The restaurant company went beyond the recent sustainability ordinances that affect its Portland and Eugene locations by rolling out an extensive new policy to the entire […]

McDonald’s, Apex Clean Energy, and Ares Management Corporation’s Infrastructure and Power strategy, announced a 220 MW virtual renewable power purchase agreement between McDonald’s and Aviator Wind West, a portion of the Aviator Wind project located in Coke County, Texas. The virtual PPA, negotiated by Ares Management and Apex, represents the first wind energy contract signed […]

Arcos Dorados, the world’s largest independent McDonald’s franchisee, announced that it has eliminated approximately 200 tons of single-use plastic, roughly equivalent to the weight of 100 cars, since removing straws one year ago from beverages served at its 2,200 locations throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. This benefits the environment while raising awareness amongst the […]

Just Salad is partnering with Beyond Meat to introduce Beyond Beef Meatballs as a permanent menu item at all US locations beginning September 12, 2019.  As part of its mission to be the “green” standard of sustainability in the restaurant space, Just Salad has eliminated grilled steak from its menu and replaced it with Beyond […]

Chick-fil-A announced on September 12 it has reached its goal to serve No Antibiotics Ever (also known as “NAE”) chicken in its 2,400-plus Chick-fil-A restaurants in the United States. In 2014, Chick-fil-A announced it was pursuing a bold commitment to serve only chicken raised with No Antibiotics Ever nationwide by the end of 2019. Along […]

Chipotle Mexican Grill announced that it was the only U.S. company honored at the Compassion in World Farming’s Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards. The event celebrated the global momentum that market-leading food companies are generating with higher welfare policies and practices. This year a total of 50 awards recognized policies that would benefit the lives […]

Copper Branch, the largest plant-based restaurant chain in the world, has announced that in honor of World Oceans Day on June 8th, it will donate 1 percent of sales of its plant-based Crab Cake Burger this summer to the cleanup of the world’s ocean through a partnership with the organization, The Ocean Cleanup. The oceans are facing an environmental […]

LevelTen Energy announced the close of a three-project renewable energy portfolio purchased by Starbucks, comprising wind and solar farms in North Carolina, Oklahoma and Texas from developers ALLETE Clean Energy, Apex Clean Energy, BayWa r.e. and Cypress Creek Renewables. The portfolio, custom-built for Starbucks using LevelTen Energy’s technology-enabled procurement platform, aggregates three strategically-located power purchase […]

Just Salad and S’well, two NYC-based brands committed to reducing plastic waste, have joined forces to launch a limited-edition Sustainability Kit. The Sustainability Kit ($39), available exclusively at justsalad.com/sustainabilitykit, features Just Salad’s reusable VIP Black Bowl and Swell’s London Chimney 9oz reusable bottle, all packaged in an eco-friendly “It’s Easy Being Green” reusable tote. Just […]

Farm Forward, a national animal-welfare nonprofit, has invited Burgerville to join its Leadership Circle, a program intended to leverage the buying power of institutions to change the way animals are raised for food. Burgerville is the first restaurant chain to receive this invitation. “Burgerville is a leader in aligning values-based purchasing,” says Andrew deCoriolis, executive director at Farm Forward. “Through thoughtful procurement policies, they are improving the welfare […]