Reducing carbon footprint
The Food Retail Industry is especially problematic when considering carbon footprint. The Carbon Footprint of the industry is responsible for thousands of tons of Carbon emissions. Resources, Conservation, & Recycling, lead study on the Food Industry in Europe, “2500 t CO2e. The fruit & vegetable department contributed 85% of the wasted mass.”
Super Foods, a local and sustainable supermarket, is committed to providing fresh regional food, in Pennsylvania, and equally dedicated to ecological sustainability. There are recurring issues in the Food Retail Industry, which we, the Ecological Consultants of Super Foods are working to resolve.
Super Foods, a local and sustainable supermarket, is committed to providing fresh regional food, in Pennsylvania, and equally dedicated to ecological sustainability. There are recurring issues in the Food Retail Industry, which we, the Ecological Consultants of Super Foods are working to resolve.
Eco-FootprintThe Eco-Footprint of the Food Retail Industry is massive. It exceeds that of 10 earths. The resources we use are typically finite, and some are simply not sustainable.
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sustainableSuper Foods seeks to be a "model of sustainability" for the Food Retail Industry. Our business model's main feature is encouraging a culture of recycling, and saving energy. One of our main attractions is our garden, which allows consumers to purchase local produce, instead of produce that is trucked or flown in, which would increase the amount of Food Miles being used and GHG emissions. We also encourage consumers to recycle and return any recyclable materials to the store so Super Foods can capitalize profit.
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organizations, Trade offs, Special Programs
The difficulty of running a small business can be alleviated through partnerships with organizations. Super Food's ecological consultants have compiled a short list of organizations that would be allow our business to remain sustainable.
As estimated by U.S. Department of Agriculture, “10% of the available food supply in the United States is wasted in Food Retail, and another 20% is wasted at home.” To reduce food waste, Super Foods will begin to invest in programs including;
- Goodr: an app that allows restaurants/catering/event companies to easily send their leftover food to nonprofits that can deliver it to those in need.
- Transfer Nation: food that will otherwise be disposed of/forgotten about is sent to homeless shelters/church feeding programs in the metro area. Drivers of all types pick up the food from the offices and bring it to those in need. Those who donate get tax write-off’s and redirect the disposal costs to good causes.
- Food Cowboy: food donors/charities send alerts through the app to food pantries/composters to pick up. A food bank can take as much as they want for 10 cents a pound.
- Reliant on human labor; costs more money to pay and provide services for human employees
- Mostly locally grown foods will be retailed; as we are using less fossil fuel to get non-local food shipped
- Less industrial land being used for location of Super Foods.
As estimated by U.S. Department of Agriculture, “10% of the available food supply in the United States is wasted in Food Retail, and another 20% is wasted at home.” To reduce food waste, Super Foods will begin to invest in programs including;
- Community Composting
- Partnership with local Homeless Shelters
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