The Green Chicago Restaurant Coalition helps Chicago foodservice establishments reduce their impact on the environment in a cost effective manner.
We also help local manufacturers, distributors and service providers promote the sale of their verified sustainable products to Chicagoland restaurants and other foodservice establishments.
Download our Membership Information Kit!
Benefits of membership include:
Foodservice Members
- A full range of cost effective action steps to take that can lead to GCRC certification as a GUARANTEED GREEN restaurant
- Promotion of all GUARANTEED GREEN restaurants throughout the community
- Accurate sourcing information about verified sustainable products and services from local and regional manufacturers, distributors and service providers
- Verification of sustainability claims made by manufacturers of products and providers of services
- Information about new products, services, and actions that impact the Chicagoland environmental community
- Educational opportunities to learn best practices from environmental leaders in the restaurant community
- Regular exposure to both food and non-food providers of verified sustainable products and services
Suppliers of sustainable products & services
- Membership listing on GCRC Website with a direct link to your website
- Space at the Annual GCRC trade fair
- Sponsorship opportunities at the Gold, Silver, or Bronze levels
- Complimentary Logo and ad placement on the Endorsed Products page of the GCRC website
- Complimentary annual one time ad placement in monthly newsletter
- Limited right to use the GCRC logo and words “Endorsed by the Green Chicago Restaurant Coalition” on advertising and promotional materials of endorsed products only. Approval rights of all GCRC logo use to be expressly maintained by the GCRC
- Listing in GCRC ENDORSED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES section of website’s Buying Page including:
a. Company Logo and ad
b. Listing of all endorsed products with descriptions
c. Link from each product directly to your website
- Complimentary annual email and direct mail access to membership
