The Consultant - Q1 2009 - (Page 61) It Ain’t Easy Being Green each item is meticulously separated and rinsed when necessary.” For composting, prep staff was each given a small bin at their station to make food waste collection convenient. But they found a new challenge – storing the food waste. Without daily collection, food waste could not be left outside with the other bins for fear of rodents or other infestations. He realized that if the small bins were collected in a large cooler and stored in the refrigerator, they would be safe. More importantly, their contents would remain classified as food and therefore pass sanitation standards until the truck came to take them away. Christian’s green vision for his company extends to his staff and he requires every employee to eventually be on board. To this end, he sent out a multi-page survey to get a benchmark of his employee’s thoughts on a multitude of topics including recycling, transportation, body wellness and even social service. He encourages staff to “live green” and supports this with a monthly newsletter that highlights relevant issues and provides tips on living green. “Last summer no one rode their bike, this year five of You can now achieve warewashing and sanitizing standards that match your thirty-five did. More and more are own high standards.The new PS-250 Intelligent Control monitors wash and sanitize temperatures, prompts for wash and sanitizer water changes and offers bringing in their compost and recya new "add wash time" feature. Compliance is assured through the use of an cling. Someday, I would even like to innovative series of LED prompts, an "Attention Light" and ultimately a "Wash have them sign something saying they Action Lock Out". No annoying beeping or buzzing and the panel overlay design are green and sustainable at home.” itself is pictorial so it "breaks language barriers". With all of these inputs to conThe system also features an innovative new "Overnight Deep Cleaning Cycle" sider, getting started might seem like that uses a third, more aggressive detergent for tough items like hood filters, a daunting task. B Corporation, of stove and grill parts and fryer parts. You can even bring older heavily soiled pots which Christian is a founding memand pans back to life by removing years of build up. ber, has created a certification process for companies wanting to improve their social and environmental performance. A survey is available for www.PowerSoak.com | Phone: (816) 222-2400 Booth #1486 free at www.Bcorporation.net and companies are encouraged to use it as a benchmarking tool. Those wanting to get serious about certification can tian, “We’ve seen crises in the auto sector, on Wall Street and submit their survey and supporting the housing market. It is only a matter of time before our documentation for evaluation and acceptance into the B global food system is rattled and then the industry will have Community. “Eventually I would like to get to a place to take notice. When the trucks stop for a few days and the where I am only working with B Certified companies,” big chains only have a day and a half of food, they’ll have to says Christian, ever the visionary. rethink how they do business.” The time for making the shift is now, according to Chris- Impress Even The Toughest Health Inspector. Power Soak 1/2 pg V 4.875x7.625” The New PS-250 Intelligent Control First Quarter 2009 61 http://www.PowerSoak.com http://www.Bcorporation.net
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