FoodService Consulting:

Go Green & Save Green!

 Let us help you find cost-neutral ways to implement eco-friendly practices and services. For more information, contact a GreenPlate Consultant.

Wherever your organization is in your greening efforts, you don't have do it, learn it, try it, or seek it, alone. Learn from GreenPlate, our partners, and other restaurants OR share your own knowledge and expertise. Working as a team, we can more easily pave the way for  green certification,   environmentally beneficial change for ourselves and the Atlanta food service industry.

GreenPlate members can enjoy collective discount buying power, green product news, services, sourcing, and pricing. In addition, those who take part can be marketed to thousands of patrons and will benefit from exposure and good will.

As an Atlanta area food service provider, we can help you conserve water, reduce energy, replace plastics, purchase wisely, reduce your carbon footprint, and reduce waste. Participating restaurants and other organizations receive great "green" publicity through GreenPlate and HalfOffGreen.com.

To get started on greening your eaterie or bar, it's helpful to start with a baseline of where you are and then determine where you want to go. GreenPlate will then arrange a schedule to work through your goals and solutions with our partners.

To get started, please look at the list below and consider which of these tools and processes are already in place and which are your priorities. Then please contact a GreenPlate Consultant

1. Water Efficiency

  • Aerators
  • Pre-rinse spray valves
  • Water efficient toilets
  • Tankless hot water heaters

2. Waste Reduction and Recycling

  • Packaging alternatives
  • Recycling of glass, aluminum, plastic, cardboard
  • Composting

3. Sustainable Food / Reduction of Pollutants

  • Sourced locally
  • Local Gardens
  • Organically farmed
  • Cleaning Chemicals
  • Cleaning methods

4. Energy Efficiency

  • Energy Plan Audits
  • Energy Efficiency Recommendations
  • Air sealing
  • Lighting
  • HVAC efficiency
  • Green Energy Techology alternatives (tax credits available)

5. Take-out/ Disposables

  • Replacing Styrofoam
  • Alternatives to plastic take-out materials
  • Alternatives to plastic bags

How GreenPlate Serves Consumers

Because Americans eat 50% of their meals out, greening efforts can reach and inform a large number of people about ways to reduce plastics, energy, water, and waste. In turn, they can start to make wiser purchasing decisions and ultimately make a difference.

4,000 people have signed up to receive "GreenPlate Special Newsletters" a bi-monthly email with restaurant and catering discounts, greening tips for the home and more.


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