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Go Green: Food Service Sustainability

Foodservice Sustainability

There are so many ways that companies describe sustainability as it pertains to only their business. Foodservice sustainability, like many other sectors, is measured by the ability to minimize environmental impact, lower carbon footprint, and reduce amount of waste.

Our definition of foodservice sustainability is literally the textbook one, which we meet through innovative products whose entire goal is to be sustainable in every way. This outline shows how we see our products measuring up to this goal.

Sustainable

  • pertaining to a system or product that maintains its own viability by using techniques that allow for continual reuse; able to be maintained or kept going, as an action or process
  • the quality of not being harmful to the environment or depleting natural resources, and thereby supporting long-term ecological balance

Using techniques that allow for continual reuse and are able to be maintained or kept going, as an action or process:

VidaCasa offers products that are reusable and continual; operating by using less of your energy and for longer periods of time, thereby making foodservice more efficient. This lets you concentrate on the best of what you do… the food.

  • H1X Hot Cell was designed to be a low energy consumption device, with batteries that are rechargeable and easily interchanged during service, and maintained in a 6-battery charging dock using one outlet. With each battery providing approximately 3 hours of service per charge and 500 uses, Hot Cells maintain heat through long events, over and over again.
  • One rechargeable VidaCasa C1 Cold Cell can be used up to 2000 times and provide 8 hours of subzero cold. Add up the time spent maintaining ice solutions and it’s boldly clear that hours and even days are saved during its lifetime.
  • With these incredibly long lifetimes, VidaCasa solutions lengthen the ordering cycle and reduce distribution of materials to multiple locations.

The quality of not being harmful to the environment or depleting natural resources, and supporting long-term ecological balance:

VidaCasa products strive to operate using less of the earth’s energy too, and to reduce carbon footprint in our foodservice industries through reduction of waste, emissions, chemicals and biproducts.

  • VidaCasa Hot and Cold Cells consume little energy.
  • H1X Batteries render a 99.7% waste reduction over fuels. Additionally, Pico and Call2recycle help you with a free GO ZERO WASTE program for VidaCasa Lithium Ion batteries.
  • T30 HeatBlaster is a small disposable packet emitting no toxic fumes or biproducts. Developed to release only oxygen, hydrogen and water vapor, T30 is a pocket sized miracle for over 30 minutes of heat.
  • A 12 pack of VidaCasa batteries replaces 3 pallets of fuel. The environmental impact of storage and transportation costs, packaging, emissions and waste associated with moving 3 pallets of fuel versus one box of batteries is obvious.

Pico can improve on your sustainability initiatives with programs to convert from fuels. VidaCasa products advance supportability of these initiatives and improve your margins while doing it.

VidaCasa Cold Cell

VidaCasa’s brilliant Cold Cell puts the freeze on waste. It’s so simple – how it works, and how it’s used – that even WE tend to forget the sustainability benefits this small block brings. 24 hours in the freezer delivers 8 full hours of subzero cold. How is this sustainable?

  • Energy saving, because it’s not drawing electricity to make ice, nor does it require cleaning or maintenance cleaning of equipment.
  • Space saving, because it eliminates the large footprint of ice – whether it’s space on the display table for more food, or the burden of large containers being moved, breaking, rusting, or requiring repeated washing.
  • Time saving, because one Cold Cell can be used up to 2000 times; add up the time spent maintaining ice solutions and it’s clear that hours and even days of time are saved during its use.

VidaCasa HeatBlaster

This modest miracle embodies the true meaning of minimization. Astonishingly small, and using only water to activate, HeatBlaster distributes heat for over 30 minutes for short foodservice and in transportation. Drop this pocket-sized packet into reusable Instant Hot buffetware and with a small bit of water, get instant high-heat steam with no biproducts; the essence of sustainable outcomes.

  • Safe: The perfect alternative to fuel and flame, for both you and your customers. No biproducts means delicious, clean food.
  • Efficient: Set and forget technology means you monitor the food, not your heat source. Save return trips because customers can safely dispose of HeatBlaster Instant Catering kits and you don’t need to return for hard items.
  • In the storage closet and in the van: Tiny footprint and reusable buffetware leaves room for food, not supplies. Instant Hot Buffetware is reusable up to 20 times and recyclable.
  • In the trash can: Small disposable packet emitting no toxic fumes or biproducts. Just Oxygen, Hydrogen and water vapor. Versus cans, you aren’t throwing away ANY amount of unused fuel or metal.
  • Everywhere: Keep it hot from your door to theirs, or anywhere you can’t use flame or electrical sources. Windy? Rainy? Doesn’t matter to HeatBlaster, which works independently of external conditions.

VidaCasa H1X Hot Cell and Battery Pack

VidaCasa’s H1X was engineered to be a sustainable food warming device that meets the specific needs of chefs. It turns out that this unique solution applies to both sustainability and ease on professionals. A low energy consumption device with batteries that are rechargeable and easily interchanged during service, H1X is the epitome of usability and is a breakthrough in replacing the continual waste of cans in transport.

  • 6 long-life lithium ion batteries charge in a dock that uses one outlet.
  • Each battery provides approximately 3 hours of service per charge and 500 uses.
  • Batteries render a 99.7% waste reduction over fuels.
  • Pico and Call2recycle help you with a free GO ZERO WASTE program for VidaCasa batteries.
  • A 12 pack of VidaCasa batteries replaces 3 pallets of fuel.

All this, and foodservice pros see immediate return in reduced waste, easier supply management… chefs and servers see improved ability to manage the food, not flames… and the benefit to the customer is food at the perfect temperature.