The New York State Restaurant Association and the Green Restaurant Association have teamed up to help operators throughout the state make their eateries more eco-friendly. The partnership, the first of its kind between the GRA and a restaurant...
PHILADELPHIA —Consumer desire for green products and services is going strong despite the economic crisis, and restaurants with an eco-friendly focus may even hold a competitive advantage over those...
Chris Koetke is on a mission to teach as many people as possible about the sustainability of sustainability. As Dean of Kendall College’s school of culinary arts, he has for a number of years instructed students on the finer points...
COCONUT CREEK Fla. —Twelve restaurants figure prominently in the “Live-Work-Play” theme of South Florida’s newest lifestyle center, The Promenade at Coconut Creek, a 246,000-square-foot retail...
PHILADELPHIA Consumer desire for green products and services is going strong despite the economic crisis, and restaurants with an eco-friendly focus may even hold a competitive advantage over those that do not, a recent study found. In an...
George McKerrow Jr. is as passionate about being eco-friendly as he is about the restaurant business itself. McKerrow, who founded LongHorn Steakhouse Inc. and its parent, Rare Hospitality, now owned by Darden Restaurants, is president and chief...
Although the economic downturn is affecting how much money some restaurants are allocating for eco-friendly initiatives, several quick-service chains nonetheless are moving forward with plans to make their operations greener. Officials...
SACRAMENTO Calif. —Restaurant operators in California are gearing up for what some have dubbed “Foam Fight 2009,” as law-makers consider legislation that could make California the first state to ban...
Don Feinstein has learned an expensive lesson: Though initially costly to achieve, energy efficiency is money in the bank. Over the last year, the chairman of Emerald Foods Inc. and Diamond Foods LLC, two Wendy’s franchise...
Although the economic downturn is affecting how much money some restaurants are allocating for eco-friendly initiatives, several quick-service chains are moving forward with plans to turn their operations greener. Chains such as Arby’s...