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January/February 2010
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Checklist for Restaurateurs
Sustainability can help optimize your restaurant ROI
In this special report sponsored by Truitt Brothers, a Food
Alliance-certified producer of shelf-stable foods, taking
care of business is the mantra, doing it while improving
sustainability is the method.
Some operators are at the forefront of principle-driven way
of doing business that they predict will have a positive,
long-lasting impact on the environment and their business.
Read the Report
New for 2010! Recycled Content Cold Cups
Eco-Products announced the launch of cold beverage cups made with
50 percent post consumer recycled bottles.
Eco-Products' new cold cups are
competitively priced and ideal for suppliers as well as retailers who want to make a positive environmental impact without sacrificing price or quality. For more information go to ecoproducts.com.
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Sustainability in Foodservice
Free Guide Available
ARAMARK and the IFMA Foundation published Sustainability in the Food Service Environment, a sustainable practices guide specifically for the foodservice environment.
The guide, available free of charge, is best described
as a detailed overview document and reference guide
covering several key sustainability areas critical for
foodservice.
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Green Movement Good Business for Restaurants
By China Millman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Chefs are predicting that green restaurants will be more popular than ever in 2010, according to the National Restaurant Association's "What's Hot" survey. That means more restaurants will be crediting local farms on menus and claiming to cook sustainably.
But how are consumers to know which restaurants are actually communicating core principles and which are just saying what they think customers want to hear?
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Partner Spotlight – Centerplate
Thinking Big, Thinking Green |
Centerplate is one of the largest hospitality companies in the world, with more than 140 North American sports, entertainment and convention venues. They are the largest food service provider for the NFL, a major provider to professional baseball, and they partner with five of the top ten most active convention centers. No stranger to marquee events, they have hosted countless landmark occasions, including 11 Super Bowls, 19 World Series, 15 official U.S. Presidential Inaugural Balls, more than 100 major College Bowl Games and the largest plated dinner in history at the Alpha Kappa Alpha Centennial Celebration.
Eco-Products first came into contact with Centerplate during the fall of 2008 in conjunction with the zero waste effort at...
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The energy savings, and therefore the prevention of CO2
emissions, is readily apparent in this comparison of the
energy required to make a beverage container from virgin versus recycled materials.
One BTU is roughly equal to the amount of energy to light a
60 Watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.
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4755 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301
Phone: (303) 449-1876 • Fax: (303) 449-1877
www.ecoproducts.com
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March/April 2010
Partner Spotlight Centerplate
