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Profile: |
Bon Appétit Management Company is an onsite custom restaurant company that provides café and catering services to corporations, colleges and universities, and specialty venues. Bon Appétit's goal is to be known for its culinary expertise and commitment to socially responsible food sourcing and business practices. |
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Expertise: |
Food services for a sustainable future |
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Milestones: |
- Founded in 1987 as a catering company
- Farm to Fork program for local sourcing since 1999
- Sustainable seafood purchasing since 2002
- rBGH-free milk purchased as available since 2002
- Policy for antibiotic reduction in chicken adopted in 2003
- Initiates policy to reduce antibiotic use in turkeys in 2005
- Establishes policy for cage-free shell eggs in 2005
- Launches the first annual Eat Local Challenge in 2005
- Sponsors Save Seafood campus film tour on ocean conservation in 2005/2006
- Drives Compass Group to purchase sustainable seafood in 2006
- Move to all "natural" beef burgers in 2007
- Launches Low Carbon Diet in 2007
- Holds first annual Low Carbon Diet Day in 2008
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Principals: |
Fedele Bauccio, CEO
Michael Bauccio, COO |
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Size: |
- 10,000 employees
- More than 400 cafés in 28 states
- Over 80 million meals served each year
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Headquarters: |
100 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 400, Palo Alto, CA 94301
T: 650-798-8000, F: 650-798-8090 |
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Web: |
www.bamco.com |
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Programs: |
- Farm to Fork: Chefs purchase locally grown and organic food, supporting local farmers and offer the freshest, healthiest products
- Sustainable Seafood: Partnership with the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch program
- Circle of Responsibility: Chef and guest training program with interactive website at www.circleofresponsibility.com focusing on how kitchen principles affect the environment, the community and personal health
- Low Carbon Diet: Initiative aimed at making food choices that reverse the trend of global climate change.
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