Month: October 2015

As a part of the restaurant chain's continued commitment to making its restaurants and operations more socially responsible, the SUBWAY® brand has made LED lighting standard for all new and remodeled restaurants.  This important upgrade will provide energy-efficient lighting that, in 2014 with a small percentage of stores participating, saved 21.9 million kilowatt hours – enough energy to power 1,996 households in a single year. …

Sysco Corporation has announced nearly five dozen winners in its annual Sysco Supplier Excellence Awards, a program that recognizes partners who best meet the company's exacting standards. …

Pantry, the always fresh, always open kiosk, has unveiled its foodservice solution, expanding instant access to fresh food through simple-to-use swipe, grab and go kiosks. …

Last year, researchers in Wisconsin published an article in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior assessing the effectiveness of farm to school programs in their state in increasing students’ fruit and vegetable intake. They found that students grades three through five participating in farm to school activities had better attitudes towards and greater willingness to try fruits and vegetables. These students also demonstrated greater knowledge related to nutrition and agriculture. …

Award-winning Montreal restaurant Brit & Chips has become the first independently owned restaurant in Canada to achieve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification. This means the restaurant can now serve sustainable wild-caught seafood that is clearly marked with the globally recognized blue MSC ecolabel. MSC certification also means that the seafood served at both locations can be traced back to well-managed, environmentally sustainable fisheries that are helping to safeguard oceans for the future. …