social responsibility

Better business: Meet Conscious Capitalism

By Sam Smith on May 01, 2012

Customers are armed with more information about your business practices, and they are acting on their values. If you share their values, great; if you don’t, look out.

The value of family friendly

By Kelly Killian on Jun. 03, 2014

Recent headlines spotlight restaurants that ban kids or offer discounts when they behave as they should. But Executive Editor Kelly Killian argues that good restaurants know how to serve both families and guests without kids equally well.

Sustainability: McDonald

By Restaurant Business Staff on May 21, 2009

McDonald's is participating with leading animal welfare scientists, academics, Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) and egg suppliers in a study of housing...

Testa Produce Brings New Sustainability Initiative to Chicago Market

By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 12, 2012

CHICAGO (October 12, 2012)—Testa Produce announced that it is a founding participant in Greener Fields Together, an industry-wide sustainability and local...

Behind bars

By Thomas Henry Strenk on Jul. 29, 2014

While statistics are hard to come by, one liquor-auditing service estimates that bar losses equal about 23 percent of the bottom line.

United Natural Foods to Lease Texas Distribution Center

By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 29, 2009

LANCASTER, TX (Oct. 28, 2009)—United Natural Foods Inc plans to lease a new 590,000-square-footdistribution center in Lancaster TX to support customer...

Kick the salt, but keep the flavor

By Joan M. Lang on Nov. 01, 2012

Boston Market’s late-August announcement that it would cut sodium levels an average of 20 percent throughout its menu—a decision symbolized by the chain...

This week’s 4 head-spinning moments: Ruler smacks to restaurants’ knuckles

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 20, 2015

Restaurants’ attempts to be better corporate citizens backfired spectacularly this week, supporting the old adage that no good deed goes unpunished.

United Natural Foods, Inc. to Adopt Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology

By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 17, 2010

SARASOTA, FL (March 17, 2010)—Complementing its culture of social responsibility and its commitment to utilizing clean energy, UNFI today announced plans...

Sysco's New Sustainability Report is Most Comprehensive to-Date

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jan. 31, 2013

HOUSTON (January 31, 2013 - Globe Newswire)—Sysco Corporation launched its sixth annual and most-comprehensive-to-date sustainability report, which focuses...

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