by tsaiweichen | May 20, 2014 | Announcements, Green Restaurant Research Team, Posts, Uncategorized
EAF and PGE students recently contributed research to two new initiatives! Our Green Restaurant Team research was used to develop the new Green Seal GS55 Certification for Sustainable Restaurants and Food Services Our research with UChicago’s Office of...
by tsaiweichen | Nov 2, 2012 | Green Restaurant Research Team, Posts, Uncategorized
Restaurants: Trends in Sustainable Food Sourcing Restaurant food accounts for roughly a third of Americans’ calories (up from a quarter in the 1970s) and roughly a half of their food budgets (up from a third in the 1970s), according to the U.S. Department of...
by tsaiweichen | Nov 2, 2012 | Green Restaurant Research Team, Posts, Uncategorized
RESTAURANTS & SUSTAINABLE FOOD SOURCING — A GLIMPSE AT THE ECONOMICS – Restaurant customers are increasingly asking for humanely sourced meats and other sustainable foods. But, restaurants operate on very slim profit margins. How can they respond to...
by tsaiweichen | Nov 2, 2012 | Green Restaurant Research Team, Posts, Uncategorized
The Green Seal Pilot Standard for Sustainable Chicago Restaurants and Food is the result of a year-long project between the Green Restaurant Research Team (GRRT) at the University of Chicago, the Green Chicago Restaurant Coalition, and Green Seal. The project began...
by tsaiweichen | Oct 16, 2012 | Green Restaurant Research Team, Uncategorized
Check out this fantastic piece on composting with Ken Dunn of the Resource Center with great photos from Ethan Tate of our Green Restaurant Research Team! http://chicagoweekly.net/2012/10/06/the-compost-king/
by tsaiweichen | Sep 26, 2012 | Green Restaurant Research Team, Posts, Uncategorized
Our partners at the Green Chicago Restaurant Coalition and Green Seal are both seeking student interns related to green restaurant certification. Check out these exciting opportunities! Green Seal Chicago Paid Green Hospitality Internship Position Green Chicago...