An article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution today highlights the environmental sensibilities of Ted Turner—once of AOL Time Warner fame and now a restaurateur.  It’s a short article, but peppered with Turner’s sharp commentary.  He’s been an environmentalist for a long time and notes that in the past, many environmentally friendly measures were not profitable at all.  But today, things like efficient light bulbs can be money savers over time.

To read the whole article, click here.

In another recent piece of news from Nation’s Restaurant News, chains such as Blimpie International and Coldstone Creamery are also working toward better efficiency by “incorporating more water- and energy-efficient equipment at the company’s headquarters and eventually at chain units, challenging suppliers of both food and paper products to provide more sustainable and fair-trade goods, and the eco-friendly remodeling of existing stores and modified build-out of new stores in the system.”  The entire article can be found here. (In fact, NRN’s “Going Green” section online is full of interesting articles and ideas.)

And to begin greening your restaurant or bar, start with Serv-U’s Efficiency Page.