Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) & Pub Sector

Camile Thai adds carbon emission ratings to menus

ShelfLife.ie – 01.03.2022

The first restaurants to do so in Ireland, the Camile Thai chain will now display the carbon emissions of each dish on its menus. The carbon footprint of a dish is multifaceted, from water consumption to storage and transport. In order to create a clear, concise way to communicate these values for guests, Camile worked with a leading accessible provider of food carbon labels, ‘My Emissions’. Factoring in all the contributing elements, My Emissions has developed an A-E rating scale based on the carbon intensity of each dish (‘A’ signalling low impact and ‘E’ meaning very high impact).

Five Guys burger chain records loss of €949,205

The Irish Times – 15.02.2022

Revenues at the company behind the Five Guys restaurant franchise in Ireland “have been growing month on month” since indoor dining was allowed to resume last July. New accounts for Anart Restaurants Ltd show the business recorded post-tax losses of €949,205 in the 15 months to the end of June last. The firm recorded losses of €504,645 the previous year. Sons of billionaire financier Dermot Desmond, Brett, Ross and Dery brought the US fast casual food franchise here in 2016. The accounts state that subsequent to the financial period end, the company opened a new restaurant in Liffey Valley Shopping Centre in Dublin “and management to date are happy with its performance”.