Food Service Industry Joins Ethical Consumption Trend with Eco-Friendly Products and Menus

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Hyewon] As the trend of 'ethical consumption,' which considers the environmental and social impacts when purchasing products or services, gains attention, the food service industry is engaging in various ESG management activities.

According to the industry on the 4th, Twosome Place renewed and launched its previously introduced 'Clean Kit' in collaboration with the eco-friendly brand Jigu Shop to coincide with World Environment Day. The Clean Kit is a set product consisting of a tumbler and eco-friendly cleaning supplies designed to help consumers develop sustainable tumbler usage habits. It was first launched in 2019 and has been well received.

The Twosome x Jigu Shop Clean Kit includes a stainless steel tumbler with a built-in straw, a natural cleaning brush, Donggubat eco-friendly kitchen soap, a natural soap net, and natural soapnut fruit. Customers can choose between two colors: oatmeal and green. The packaging uses the delivery box as an inbox, making it 100% recyclable.

Pizza Alvolo has signed a business agreement with the Dokdo Love Movement Headquarters and is conducting promotional and sponsorship activities for Dokdo.

To honor the meaning of Pizza Alvolo, a native Korean pizza brand, and to assert that Dokdo is Korean territory, recently, a total of 37 people including Pizza Alvolo headquarters employees and franchise owners visited Ulleungdo and Dokdo and donated 30 million KRW to the Dokdo Love Movement Headquarters as sponsorship funds for Dokdo guardianship.

Pizza Alvolo is also actively using domestic ingredients such as Jindo black rice, Imsil cheese, and Yeongwol chili peppers in its menu to promote mutual growth with local farms.

Hansot has introduced eco-friendly uniforms made from recycled PET bottles, taking action to promote the virtuous cycle of plastic resources. Approximately 5,000 eco-friendly uniforms are being introduced by recycling over 64,000 transparent 500ml used PET bottles. Compared to the previous uniforms, these offer superior comfort, elasticity, and improved breathability.

Hansot explained that the introduction of these eco-friendly uniforms is part of its ESG management efforts to reduce plastic usage and carbon footprint and to practice sustainable resource circulation.

An industry official said, “The trend of ethical consumption, which considers social values such as the environment, neighbors, and health when purchasing products, continues to attract attention. Companies are also making their best efforts to enhance corporate value by carrying out various ethical activities in line with this trend.”

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