Membership

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!

Foodservice Members Receive:

• 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 Guaranteed Green Products & Services Receive:

• Membership listing on GCRC Website with a direct link to your website

• Corporate Partnership opportunities at the Gold, Silver, or Bronze levels

• Logo placement on the Guaranteed Green Products page of the GCRC website

• Annual one time ad placement in monthly newsletter

• Listing of  'Guaranteed Green' products with descriptions

• Link from each product directly to your website

• Limited right to use the GCRC logo and words “Supplier of GCRC Guaranteed Green Products” on advertising and promotional materials of endorsed products only. Approval rights of all GCRC logo use to be expressly maintained by the GCRC

• Complimentary annual email and direct mail access to membership

• Invitation to table top display space at GCRC and/or affiliate events