Case Studies

Worldwide Fast-Food Restaurant Chain

Customer Profile

Fast-food restaurant chain offering specialty sandwiches, market-fresh deli sandwiches and salads in 3,500 owner-operated and franchised locations worldwide.

Situation

  1. Reduce overall waste spend across approximately 230 stores.

Solution

  1. Conducted a thorough assessment of processes and needs.
    1. Analyzed each store location and hauling schedule.
    2. Compared resulting data to actual sales volume by store location.
  2. Based on findings, presented recommendations
    to streamline and reduce expenses by.
    1. Negotiating new contracts with existing waste haulers.
    2. Replacing underperforming vendors.
    3. Managing service schedules through “right sizing” to eliminate unnecessary pick ups.
    4. Developing a cardboard recycling program.
    5. Establishing cost-saving administrative processes.

 

Financial and Environmental Benefits

  1. Original assessment of needs 98% accurate with only minor adjustments needed to fully meet all objectives.
  2. Immediate 12% reduction of fees upon .
    1. Renegotiation of contracts.
    2. New vendor relationships.
    3. Implementation of recycling program.

 

Working Towards Zero

  1. Ongoing savings continue to average 10% of totally monthly waste and recycling cost.