July 28, 2014: Arby’s ‘Efficiency Matters’ Program Provides Company-Wide Energy Savings
Restaurant Group Achieves 7.6 Percent Reduction in Energy Use Intensity
ATLANTA — Arby’s Restaurant Group Inc. (ARG), franchisor of the quick-service sandwich chain with nearly 3,400 restaurants worldwide, announced energy reduction savings as part of its company-wide sustainability efforts. ARG achieved a 7.6 percent reduction in energy use intensity (a unit of measurement for analyzing a building’s energy use) as a result of a variety of energy initiatives implemented in 2013 as part of its Efficiency Matters program. Efficiency Matters is a cost-saving energy management platform developed to help improve efficiencies in restaurants and reduce energy consumption and associated environmental and community impacts.
“ARG is committed to the reduction of energy usage within our restaurants,” said George Condos, ARG president and chief operating officer. “As a brand, we strive to continuously improve our performance and work towards energy-efficient best practices where cost-effective. Managing energy as a controllable expense gives Arby’s a competitive advantage, improves the bottom line, and helps us to be responsible corporate citizens. In short, efficiency matters.”