DUBLIN, Ohio, Nov. 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, The Wendy's
Company (NASDAQ: WEN) announced that it has joined EPA's ENERGY
STAR program as an ENERGY STAR partner. Wendy's®,
through its voluntary partnership with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR Program, will work to improve
energy efficiency through a strategic, corporate energy management
program that will enhance the company's energy strategy.
"Wendy's is pleased to become an ENERGY STAR partner," said
Abigail Pringle, Chief Development
Officer for The Wendy's Company. "Through this partnership, we
continue to demonstrate our commitment to environmental stewardship
and lowering our energy use by improving the energy efficiency of
our restaurants."
In partnership with ENERGY STAR, Wendy's will:
- Measure and track the energy performance of its facilities,
where possible, by using tools offered through ENERGY STAR;
- Develop and implement a plan consistent with the ENERGY STAR
Energy Management Guidelines to achieve energy savings;
- Communicate the importance of energy efficiency to the Wendy's
system;
- Support the Better Buildings Challenge, a national program to
help improve the energy efficiency of America's commercial and
industrial buildings by 20 percent or more.
"Wendy's has already shown the financial and environmental
benefits that can be achieved when a company commits to reducing
its energy use," said Jean
Lupinacci, Chief of the ENERGY STAR Commercial &
Industrial Branch. "We're thrilled to partner with them now as they
deepen their commitment and work to improve energy performance
across their entire portfolio of restaurants."
Earlier this year, Wendy's joined the U.S. Department of
Energy's Better Buildings Challenge and made a commitment to reduce
energy consumption in U.S. company-owned restaurants by 20 percent
per transaction by 2025. Wendy's is also the first restaurant
company to include franchisees in the Better Buildings Challenge.
To date, 14 franchisees are participating in this program.
Wendy's has accelerated progress in reducing energy use by
implementing more than 1,100 individual energy upgrade projects at
more than 550 restaurants. These projects include the installation
of LED lights in the interior and exterior, upgrading HVAC systems
and installing more efficient motors in walk in coolers. These
actions have saved more than 13 million kilowatt hours (kWh) which,
for comparison, translates into the amount of electricity to power
nearly 1,200 average U.S. homes for a year.
ENERGY STAR was introduced by EPA in 1992 as a voluntary,
market-based partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through
energy efficiency. Today, the ENERGY STAR label can be found on
more than 65 different kinds of products as well as new homes and
commercial and industrial buildings that meet strict
energy-efficiency specifications set by the EPA. Since 1992,
American families and businesses have saved a total of nearly
$362 billion on utility bills and
prevented more than 2.5 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas
emissions with help from ENERGY STAR.
For more information about the ENERGY STAR program for
commercial buildings: www.energystar.gov/buildings
About The Wendy's Company
The Wendy's Company
(NASDAQ: WEN) is the world's third largest quick-service hamburger
restaurant chain. The Wendy's system includes more than 6,500
restaurants in 29 countries and U.S. territories. For more
information, visit www.aboutwendys.com.
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