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Fast-Casual Restaurants Add Carbon Labeling to Menus in an Effort to Be More Sustainable

Just Salad, Panera and Chipotle want to help diners make climate-friendly food choices

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In 2020, several fast-casual restaurant chains started labeling each item on their menus with their carbon footprint.Kacy Burdette
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By Richard Collings

March 22, 2021

Though many people associate greenhouse gas emissions with transportation, food production actually contributes more methane and carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.

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