expense and data management solutions for its 24 locations across 11
states.
According to the Energy Information Administration, restaurants are the most
energy-intensive commercial building type in the U.S., consuming
three times the energy of the average commercial building per square
foot. ENGIE Insight has supported casual restaurant clients for over 20
years to assist with the challenges of reducing energy consumption and
costs, navigating waste contracts and regulations, and setting
sustainability strategies. To identify opportunities to increase
resource efficiencies and reduce bill complexity, ENGIE Insight will
handle True Food Kitchen’s energy and waste expense and data management,
opening and closing of utility accounts, budget development, and rate
monitoring.
Renowned physician and integrative medicine expert, Dr. Andrew Weil’s
main motivation in founding True Food Kitchen was to show people that
there’s no opposition between food that tastes good and food that’s good
for you. The restaurant’s menu emphasizes wholesome, simple ingredients
with thoughtful preparations to highlight the natural health benefits of
each ingredient. True Food Kitchen is also committed to sourcing the
most creative and freshest in-season ingredients.
“We are thoughtful about all of our partnerships from growers and
farmers to our business vendors,” said Allison Schulder, True Food
Kitchen’s Chief Financial Officer. “We selected ENGIE Insight to help us
manage our energy data and support us in identifying opportunities to
improve our energy consumption and efficiencies across all of our
locations.”
As an initial step to identify and manage costs, ENGIE Insight will
collect a full accounting of True Food Kitchen’s utility history in
order to build a solid cost and consumption baseline. ENGIE Insight will
continue to centralize, audit, and process hundreds of utility and waste
bills annually to reduce bill complexity and eliminate processing errors
and fees. By capturing and analyzing utility data and combining it with
advisory services, ENGIE Insight will help True Food Kitchen uncover
opportunities for cost savings and formalize sustainability efforts.
“True Food Kitchen is committed to environmental stewardship and we look
forward to supporting them in their sustainable resource management as
they continue to grow,” said Mathias Lelievre, President and CEO at
ENGIE Insight. “We are very excited to be a part of the company’s
innovation and sustainability journey.”
About ENGIE Insight Services Inc.
ENGIE Insight (formerly Ecova Inc.) works with multi-site businesses
that aim to thrive in a sustainable world. With accurate and
comprehensive resource data – including energy, water, waste, and
telecommunications – ENGIE Insight applies technology and expertise to
lower costs, drive efficiencies, and reduce environmental impact.
Leading customers, including more than 25 percent of the Fortune 500,
turn to ENGIE Insight to drive their sustainable resource management
initiatives forward. For more information, please visit us at engieinsight.com.
ENGIE Insight is part of ENGIE North America Inc., which manages a range
of energy businesses in the U.S. and Canada, including clean electricity
generation, cogeneration, and energy storage; retail energy sales; and
comprehensive services to help customers run their facilities more
efficiently and optimize their energy and other resource use and
expense. For more information on ENGIE North America, visit www.engie-na.com or Twitter
About True Food Kitchen
Founded in Phoenix, Ariz. in 2008, True Food Kitchen is a restaurant and
lifestyle brand inspired by the philosophy that food should make you
feel better, not worse, and that great tasting food and thoughtfully
crafted beverages can serve as the foundation for a life well lived. The
restaurant brand is driven by a passionate collective of accomplished
chefs, visionary restaurateurs, and a renowned doctor of integrative
medicine – who believe delicious dining and conscious nutrition can go
hand in hand, without sacrificing flavor, creativity or indulgence. True
Food’s seasonal menu is guided by the principles of Dr. Andrew Weil’s
anti-inflammatory food pyramid. True Food Kitchen emphasizes wholesome,
simple ingredients with simple preparations to highlight the natural
health benefits and flavors of each ingredient. From nutrient-dense
staples and carefully sourced proteins to little-known superfoods, True
Food Kitchen is committed to sourcing the most responsible, most
creative, freshest in-season ingredients. True Food Kitchen has 24
locations in 11 states including Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida,
Illinois, Georgia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, and
Virginia, with a robust development pipeline spanning the United States.
To learn more, visit www.truefoodkitchen.com.
Contacts
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