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Nueva cadena de restaurantes pone huella de carbón en su menúUna nueva cadena internacional de restaurantes que abrirá locales en Otarian es un restauran de una cadena de comida rápida vegetariana del “Oswal Group Global”. La compañía abrió su primer local en Nueva York la semana pasada y asegura ser la primera cadena de restaurantes en poner huella de carbón en cada ítem del menú para el reconocimiento de estándares internacionales. Ésta ha sido calculada de principio a fin y es eliminada del producto. Desde el aprovisionamiento de los materiales para cada ingrediente hasta que el producto está disponible. The restaurant chain is set to open London outlets located on Wardour Street and Shaftesbury Avenue in June, with a further one on Regent Street set to open later this year. Each item on the menu has had its ‘cradle to grave’ carbon footprint calculated – from sourcing the raw materials for each ingredient right through to disposal of the product. The calculations were performed according to PAS 2050, the UK Government’s carbon footprint specification. ‘Carbon Saving Combos’ save 3kg of CO2 “Vegetarianism is the most sustainable and environmentally conscious way of eating and being,” said Otarian founder Radhika Oswal. “Vegetarian foods have a lighter ecological footprint, reduced water impacts and lower carbon emissions than non-vegetarian equivalents.” Otarian hired carbon reduction company Sustain to measure the carbon footprints of its menu items, which worked with food sustainability consultancy Eat England to carry out the ‘cradle to grave’ assessment. Dr Jean-Yves Cherruault, environmental accounting manager at Sustain, said Otarian was now leading the way in the restaurant industry on improving the environmental impact of the supply chain and helping consumers measure the footprint of food. “The carbon footprint assessment was instrumental in encouraging engagement with suppliers and identifying ways of reducing greenhouse gases from the menu. This hopefully marks the start of a new way of doing things for the restaurant industry,” he said. Otarian to take part in new carbon footprinting standard pilot Sustain said it would provide technical help to Otarian throughout the pilot phase of the standard. VIA/ GREEN WISE |
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