Assessment of the environmental sustainability of restaurants in the U.S.: The effects of restaurant characteristics on environmental sustainability performance. Issue 2 (3rd March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jang, Yoon Jung; Zheng, Tianshu
• Is Part Of: Journal of foodservice business research. Volume 23:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 133
• Page End: 148
• Publication Date: 2020-03-03
• Subjects: Environmental sustainability -- restaurant -- restaurant characteristics -- top-level managers; Food service -- Marketing -- Periodicals; Restaurants -- Marketing -- Periodicals; Restaurant management -- Periodicals; Food service management -- Periodicals; 381.456479505
• DOI: 10.1080/15378020.2019.1691416
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1537-8020

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This paper investigated the current levels of environmental sustainability in restaurants across the U.S. to determine whether a restaurant's proclivity for environmental sustainability depended on its characteristics such as chain affiliation or restaurant type. A web-based survey was administered to 2, 500 top-level restaurant managers, from which a total of 218 responses were judged as usable. The data were analyzed using independent sample t-tests and ANOVA. This study presents an in-depth account of the environmental sustainability in restaurants across the U.S. based on an evaluation of top-level managers. This study also highlights the differences in restaurant environmental sustainability across different restaurant segments.