TURIN Italy L’Etoile in Madison, Wis. —The key to continuing the momentum of the sustainability movement is through building relationships with younger industry members, said Tory Miller, chef...
CHICAGO Epic Burger restaurant, everyone is committed to conserving natural resources, using sustainable ingredients, and leaving a smaller carbon footprint whenever and wherever possible. —It...
Michael Oshman, founder and executive director of the Green Restaurant Association, says educating “consumers and restaurateurs [and] effecting change one bite at a time” has become his mission. Recently he talked about progress...
As fuel costs take a big bite out of budgets, finding an alternative solution to the home-delivery dilemma is on everyone’s minds. But Matt Friedman, co-founder of the 100-unit, Atlanta-based Wing Zone chicken wing chain thinks he’s found an...
WASHINGTON —A farmers’ cooperative based in North Dakota is making a concerted effort to bring sustainable agriculture to Pennsylvania—Avenue, that is. The cooperative plans to open a second...
For operators seeking to make their restaurants more ecofriendly, one of the new challenges they face is how to market their efforts, if they promote them at all. Experts say the key to selling green is an honest message that's consistent...
CHICAGO McDonald’s Corp., after reducing its carbon footprint by more than 80,000 pounds in the past year, recently was named one of 12 exemplary eco-friendly businesses in the Chicago area. ...
Niki Leondakis, chief operating officer of San Francisco-based Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants and chairman of the National Restaurant Association’s Green Task Force, firmly believes that going green is both good for the environment...
DENVER Chipotle Mexican Grill is taking local sourcing to the national level. —The 730-unit fast-casual chain, based here, recently announced plans to buy this summer at least a quarter of its...
Carlos Suarez says he believes good business is all about doing good. To that end, the owner of Bobo, which opened in New York’s West Village last year, says the restaurant, whose name is an abbreviation of the phrase “bourgeois bohemian,” is...