Danku“The Green Winds of Change”

47 West 57th Street (between 5th and 6th Ave)

New York, NY 10019212-888-3777

Vision: To become the largest international “Natural Food Chain”

Objective: Provide “organic” (natural), healthier yet tastier and calorie balanced fast casual food at attractive prices. Consumers worldwide will enjoy their meal in the knowledge they are leaving smaller carbon footprints while delighting in a first class taste experience.

Menu Price average : $7.00 - $10.00 Natural Fast Food Dutch and Indonesian ex. Kroket Poffertjes Chicken Satay Vegetarian Asian Rice Wrap

Danku buys all recycle products, including coffee cups for their fair Danku buys all recycle products, including coffee cups for their fair trade organic coffee. All of their packaging are compostable. They use trade organic coffee. All of their packaging are compostable. They use

reusable and recyclable dishes, cups, and flatware.reusable and recyclable dishes, cups, and flatware.

They make sure that their delivery packages are not wasteful in They make sure that their delivery packages are not wasteful in attempts to use minimal packaging materials. attempts to use minimal packaging materials.

““It’s Naturalicious!It’s Naturalicious!®®””

Owners, Filip and Bruno Van Hoeck and Karen Brink, live in Holland. The first Danku was first created in Belgium, and this is the first location in the United States. It is a family business thats main goal is to be eco-friendly. Danku hires local people from all over New York. Every employee is trained in food safety education and is taught the importance of the environment and sustainability.

Danku often buys food from local venders or green markets. They purchase food in season, such as the berries for the frozen yogurts. They support the organization Great Harvest, often donating bread products they don’t use. And they plan to sponsor Earth Week fundraisers next year, such as a bike race!

PLAPLA stands for Polylactic acid, which

is made of starch from potatoes.

Bagasse Bagasse is made from sugar cane

fiber.

All containers and cups are made out of PLA and Bagasse. All the products

are biodegradable. The building used to be a The building used to be a McDonalds! The walls are McDonalds! The walls are

made plexwood, which is what made plexwood, which is what the furniture is also made out the furniture is also made out of. Plexwood is an eco friendly of. Plexwood is an eco friendly

wood product. The kitchen wood product. The kitchen uses all European equipment, uses all European equipment, which is more energy efficient. which is more energy efficient.

All of the light bulbs are All of the light bulbs are energy efficient as well.energy efficient as well.

Danku promotes paperless Danku promotes paperless operations with emails and e-operations with emails and e-bills. And has a powerful hand bills. And has a powerful hand

dryer in the bathrooms in dryer in the bathrooms in order to use less paper order to use less paper

products.products.

Danku has a recycling system, separating bottles and cans, food, PLA, and compostables, and other trash. They work with an organization called Action Carting, which is a leading provider of solid waste collection and environmental services. They offer an organic composting system. They purchase non-toxic, biodegradable chemicals and cleaning supplies. No bleach is used.