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You are at:Home»Food and Drink»100 independent restaurants to receive grant for sustainable packaging to help fight climate change
Uber Eats and Visa to launch Grants for Growth, a pioneering programme to support food service businesses

100 independent restaurants to receive grant for sustainable packaging to help fight climate change

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Posted By sme-admin on June 9, 2023 Food and Drink, News

London’s independent take-aways and restaurants can today, June 8th, apply for the chance to receive funding for more sustainable packaging to help their business operations become more environmentally friendly. 

Uber Eats and Visa to launch Grants for Growth, a pioneering programme to support food service businesses Enterprise Nation has partnered with Uber Eats and Visa to launch Grants for Growth, a pioneering programme to support food service businesses in their efforts to reduce packaging waste as they grow their business.

Grants for Growth is designed to help restaurants transition away from single-use plastic packaging to greener and more sustainable options. The programme will see 20 successful applicants in London receive $10,000 each in credits (in the local currency) to spend on more sustainable packaging products with an approved sustainable packaging supplier.

The initiative is part of a broader $1 million year-long effort to support small business merchants who use Uber Eats to grow their businesses in major cities across the UK, Europe and US.

“On behalf of Uber Eats globally, I’m very happy to be working as part of this coalition to help restaurant owners reduce packaging waste and contribute to the fight against climate change,” says Pierre-Dmitri Gore-Coty, SVP and Global Head of Delivery for Uber. “Single-use packaging is used in nearly every takeout order worldwide—with our restaurant partners we can work towards reducing waste and helping small businesses thrive.”

Emma Jones, CBE, founder and CEO of small business support platform and membership organisation Emma Jones, CBE, founder and CEO of Enterprise NationEnterprise Nation, said: “This is a fantastic programme that’s really going to make a tangible difference to small food businesses in London as well as the planet.

“In an ideal world, everyone would like to do their bit by reducing unnecessary collective waste, but the transition can often be unaffordable, and beyond reach for many small businesses.

“This programme breaks the cycle and addresses the initial financial burden of purchasing the more sustainable packaging.”

“These days, customers are choosing businesses that offer sustainable choices. That’s why introducing more sustainable packaging can make businesses more appealing – so they can grow while helping the environment at the same time.”

“With consumers continuing to express desires to live more sustainably, businesses across sectors have a notable opportunity to adopt more sustainable practices to meet this demand,” said Douglas Sabo, Chief Sustainability Officer, Visa Inc. “Visa is excited to expand on our partnership with Uber Eats to help small businesses to not be left out of the sustainable business transformations this moment requires.”

Research suggests single-use plastics harm the environment by disrupting the productivity of natural systems like oceans and clogging urban infrastructure. An analysis from the Ellen Macarthur Foundation suggests if we don’t change, by 2050 single-use plastic alone will outweigh fish in the sea.

Uber Eats, Visa and Enterprise Nation will be rolling out the programme across other major cities in Europe, with 60 restaurants in total across London, Madrid, and Paris receiving $10,000 each in credits (in the local equivalent currency) to spend on sustainable packaging.

To apply go to https://www.enterprisenation.com/grants-for-growth/

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