MURRIETA, Calif., April 6, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Green Globe International, Inc. (Pink Sheets:GGII), the worldwide owner of the Green Globe brand, today released the April 2010 edition of its corporate newsletter featuring an interview with celebrated chefs and restaurant owner/operators Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger at their Ciudad restaurant in downtown Los Angeles, California.
The April 2010 Green Globe newsletter has been added to the company's website at http://www.greenglobeint.com/articles/1 and a text only version will be distributed to subscribers of the company's website-based mailing list.
Green Globe was introduced to the chefs, who have long been champions of the environment and sustainability programs in their restaurants, through its partnership to deliver a green business certification program for the City of Los Angeles. The certification program was announced at a press event hosted by Mary Sue and Susan at their Ciudad restaurant in downtown Los Angeles, California. In addition to Ciudad, their restaurants include the popular and critically acclaimed Border Grill in Santa Monica, California and Las Vegas, Nevada. Ms. Feniger also owns STREET restaurant in Los Angeles.
Business partners for over 25 years, Mary Sue and Susan are authors of five cookbooks and have been featured on television, including almost 400 episodes of their popular Food Network series "Too Hot Tamales" and "Tamales World Tour." In addition, Border Grill and Ciudad dishes starred in the 2001 Samuel Goldwyn feature film, "Tortilla Soup." Susan is also appearing as a contestant in the upcoming Season 2 of Bravo's "Top Chef Masters" series, which features world-renowned chefs competing in cooking challenges with the prize money going to the chefs' charities of choice.
The interview with Green Globe International took place at Ciudad in March 2010 and focused on the sustainability programs in place at Ciudad, including participation in the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch Program, Oceana's Stop Seafood Contamination campaign, the Humane Society's "Protect Seals" Campaign, Ciudad's own "Good for the Planet, Good for You" program, the elimination of glass and plastic water bottles, and the use of hormone and antibiotics free, organic, locally grown ingredients whenever possible. More information on these programs can be found at www.ciudad-la.com/ciu_sus.htm.
In the interview, Mary Sue and Susan discuss their experience in launching sustainability programs at their restaurants, the economic impact, how the programs may differ from one restaurant to another, and the benefits that they have seen and expect to see from adopting these programs.
Green Globe International CEO and Managing Director Steven R. Peacock said, "It was a great pleasure to sit down and discuss restaurant sustainability with Mary Sue and Susan, who are so firmly committed to protecting the environment. Theirs is such an important perspective as business owners operating in a highly competitive market, and we believe that the observations made in this interview will be helpful to the countless number of business owners around the world who are considering sustainability programs but are unsure of how to start and the potential impact on their businesses."
The Green Globe brand and program, which traces its roots back to the United Nations Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit in 1992 where 182 Heads of State endorsed the Agenda 21 principles of Sustainable Development, has primarily been used in the travel and tourism industry but is now being expanded to include a growing number of environmentally responsible businesses in a variety of market sectors. The Green Globe brand is an ideal symbol for the world's increasing awareness of environmental responsibility and response to global climate change.
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About Green Globe International, Inc.
Green Globe International, Inc. is the worldwide owner of the Green Globe brand, which includes the leading sustainability certification and benchmarking programs, carbon footprint calculation and offset programs, and a broad range of consulting services. Green Globe International has been admitted as an affiliate member of the United Nations World Tourism Organization. The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), the business leaders' forum for the travel and tourism industry, is a 5% common stock owner of Green Globe International. For more information on the company and its programs, please visit www.greenglobeint.com or call +1 888-528-0883.
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