Sustainability and green are more than buzzwords-they are vital keys to the success and profits of food service businesses and their relationships with customers. Food production, preparation and disposal have a large and damaging impact on the health of people and the environment. Fortunately, food services can play a significant role in reducing this impact. Greening Food and Beverage Services: A Green Seal™ Guide to Transforming the Industry, published by the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI), shows readers how food service affects air quality, oceans, fresh waters, and land use, and how food and beverage professionals can implement practices to make positive changes. The textbook was written by Cheryl Baldwin, Ph.D., Vice President, Science & Standards, Green Seal, Inc., with additional material contributed by Andrew Shakman, President and CEO, LeanPath, and John Turenne, President and Founder of Sustainable Food Systems.

"Many years of research went into the development of this guide," said Dr. Baldwin. "It is the first of its kind in the food and beverage industry."

This concise, seven-chapter book shows readers the benefits of sustainability for the earth and its people, as well as for business profitability and marketability. Food service and food production professionals can make a tremendous difference by adopting and practicing sustainability initiatives. Anyone involved in the food industry will benefit from this practical book that offers a blueprint for making any food service operation more sustainable.

Topics include:

  • Environmental impacts across the food service life cycle
  • Menus and food purchasing with a smaller environmental footprint
  • Management of pre- and post-consumer food waste
  • Conducting a waste audit
  • Staff training for waste management
  • Understanding energy and water use
  • Tracking, reporting, and marketing sustainability efforts

Each chapter includes case studies that showcase companies that are successfully implementing green practices in their food services operations, and resources are provided for readers to take their sustainability learning and efforts a step further.

Greening Food and Beverage Services: A Green Seal Guide to Transforming the Industry is available for $85.95; AH&LA members pay $55.95. For information or to order, call 800-752-4567 or 517-372-8800, or visit www.ahlei.org. Outside the U.S. and Canada, call 407-999-8100.

About the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (AHLEI)

Established in 1953 as the nonprofit education and training arm of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), AHLEI's mission is to be the preferred provider of quality resources to educate, develop, and certify hospitality educators, students and professionals worldwide. AHLEI became part of the National Restaurant Association" Training & Certification division in 2017, connecting and leveraging the resources of two organizations that are deeply committed to a vision of career success and upward mobility for current and future hospitality, restaurant, and food service employees.

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