Arcos Dorados to Participate in World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour for 9th Consecutive Year
March 24 2017 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
* On March 25th, all McDonald’s restaurants in Latin America
will shut down their external lighting for 1 hour.
* The Company continually seeks to operate leaving a smaller
footprint on our planet.
Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:ARCO) ("Arcos Dorados" or the
"Company"), Latin America’s largest restaurant chain and the
world’s largest McDonald’s franchisee, announced that on March 25th
all its restaurants in Latin America will shut down external
lighting to add support to the Earth Hour initiative. This is the
ninth time that the Company has supported this event promoted by
the World Wildlife Fund.
Every year, millions of people around the world turn off their
lights to raise awareness on the importance of the moderate use of
natural resources in combating climate change.
"For Arcos Dorados, joining Earth Hour is very important, as
this global initiative reflects the Company’s philosophy. Every
day, we seek to leave a smaller footprint on our planet by managing
waste from our restaurants in a responsible manner and implementing
actions to reduce water and electricity consumption, along with the
use of local ingredients, and designing a more efficient supply
chain," said Lyana Latorre, Arcos Dorados' Senior Director of
Corporate Social Engagement.
Arcos Dorados’ commitment to the Earth is reflected across its
business through initiatives including:
- The re-use of condensed water generated
by restaurant air conditioners for the irrigation of gardens,
washing of exteriors and other areas. The use of recycled water
enables a considerable reduction in drinking water and energy
consumption.
- Installation of LOV fryers in
restaurants - technology that requires less energy for heating and
enables the Company to use up to 40% less oil.
- Eco-friendly restaurants in Argentina,
Brazil, Mexico and Puerto Rico: These are built or redesigned to
meet the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
certification, where rainwater collectors are used to clean parking
lots and discharge toilets. They have wind energy installers for
electricity generation, and low emitting diode (LED) lighting that
uses less energy.
- Other measures taken by the Company to
protect the planet include:
- The use of: 100% sustainable coffee
certified by Rainforest Alliance across our different markets
starting with Brazil, and sustainable fish certified by the Marine
Stewardship Council.
- Partnership with the Global Roundtable of
Sustainable Beef to develop a standard for serving sustainable
meat, starting with Brazil in 2016.
About Arcos Dorados
Arcos Dorados is the world’s largest McDonald’s franchisee in
terms of systemwide sales and number of restaurants, operating the
largest quick service restaurant (“QSR”) chain in Latin America and
the Caribbean. It has the exclusive right to own, operate and grant
franchises of McDonald’s restaurants in 20 Latin American and
Caribbean countries and territories, including Argentina, Aruba,
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curaçao, Ecuador, French
Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico,
Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, the U.S. Virgin Islands of St. Croix
and St. Thomas, and Venezuela. The Company operates or franchises
over 2,100 McDonald’s-branded restaurants with over 90,000
employees and is recognized as one of the best companies to work
for in Latin America. Arcos Dorados is traded on the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE:ARCO). To learn more about the Company, please visit
the Investors section of our website: www.arcosdorados.com/ir.
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