Sustainability / Green Initiative

We never forget that our ingredients come from the earth, which makes us stewards of our world’s fragile ecosystem. We feel a profound sense of duty to do everything we can to help sustain and protect the earth while maintaining our world-class service and cuisine. The Premier Green Initiative acknowledges our place in the larger world – and our responsibility to maintain a balance between our business and the Earth.

Through the Premier Green Initiative, we:

Self-Awareness / Customer

• Raise awareness and introduce models for utilizing organic, sustainable products.
• Being “green” is not just something we give lip service to; it’s an integral part of every decision we make.
• Engage environmentally conscious purveyors within an actionable geographic area.
• Actively engage in the recycling of renewable resources beyond what is required by law
• Implement energy efficient trucks in our deliveries

Sourcing / Culinary

• Offer authentic “farm to table” dinners where our chefs personally select the finest locally grown and produced ingredients from highly regarded farms in the area.
• Use plate-ware, cutlery, and other products made from compostable and renewable resources, including eco-friendly palm leaves, compostable plant-based plastics, sugarcane, and corn husk.
• Partner with fuel companies to filter and refine waste and cooking oil into biodiesel, a green fuel source.
• Organically grow tomatoes, cucumbers, basil, herbs, and much more in our own urban garden.
• Most of our meat and produce purchases are sourced within 100 miles of our facility, which encourages support of our local communities and reduces carbon emissions attributed to shipping food.
• Proactively develop recipes that feature local and artisan products.
• Composting kitchen scraps and recycling plastics, glass, aluminum, cardboard, and paper keep up to 80% of our waste out of landfills.
• Compost thousands of pounds of food trimmings each week, helping to reduce our waste sent to the landfill
• Train all of our staff on our environmental program and empower them to contribute and work towards a healthier and more sustainable lifestyle, in and out of the office
• Continually improve our practices by measuring our environmental impacts and setting strict annual goals

Company Expectations

• Whenever possible, our event staff carpools. In addition to cutting down our carbon footprint, we discuss your event’s details on route and save parking spaces for your
• 100% of our lights are LEDs, which use up to 90% less energy, last longer, contain no mercury, and emit fewer greenhouse gases than incandescent bulbs.
• We installed high-efficiency pre-rinse sprayers at the washing station in our operations department, saving over 1,000 gallons of water per year.
• Our facility is styrofoam free, which keeps harmful chemicals and litter out of our environment.
• We installed low flow aerators on our hand and prep sinks, saving enough water to fill 7 backyard swimming pools per year.
• We off set 20% off our annual energy use, by generating renewal energy with on-site photovoltaic cells.
• By using occupancy sensors in our offices and restrooms, we reduce unnecessary energy use by nearly 60%.

We take great pride in our environmental standing and we are dedicated to transparent business practices. We believe in the importance of informing our customers about all of the great sustainable services we have to offer and the methods behind them.