University of Guelph Sustainable Restaurant Project Symposium reaches 10-year milestone

It started with a national panel discussion on the future of sustainability in Canadian food-service in 2011, and ten years later this group of driven students, faculty and community partners are more committed than ever to working towards a more sustainable future for the restaurant industry. Since May 2011, UGSRP’s goal has been to push the foodservice industry to become more sustainable through education and impactful research. UGSRP has developed sustainability curriculum for hospitality students, worked to move the University of Guelph student run restaurant PJ’s towards a more environmentally sustainable model and worked on countless research projects with students and foodservice operators. Every year, UGSRP holds a symposium which brings prominent speakers to the University of Guelph to discuss issues in the foodservice industry. Due to Covid restrictions, the 10th annual symposium was delayed until October 2022. Last year’s theme is confronting foodservice industry challenges through research and advocacy.

Learn more about the UGSRP and past symopsiums