Hogar Latino Panaderia Y Restaurant

Located in the heart of the Fruitvale on International Boulevard, Hogar Latino Panaderia Y Restaurant serves Honduran and Salvadoran food and, arguably, some of the best tamales in Oakland. Hogar is also home to an amazing juice bar with frozen treats for the whole family to enjoy.

Five local Fruitvale restaurants — Emil’s Burger & Breakfast, Hogar Latino Panaderia Y Restaurant, La Torta Loca, Parra’s, and Powderface — teamed up to reduce single-use disposable waste by over 187,600 individual pieces and over 3,240 pounds annually. After an average payback period of 2.74 months, this group of restaurants will collectively be saving over $10,000 every year by purchasing fewer disposables — dramatically reducing plastic pollution in their operations, and providing real-time examples of businesses that are both eco-friendly and economical in the Fruitvale community. Read the full Fruitvale Community Restaurants Case Study here.

Packaging practices prior to ReThink Disposable:

16 oz. Clear plastic cups
32 oz. Clear plastic cups
20 oz. Clear plastic cups
20 oz. Paper coffee cups
Black polystyrene coffee lids
Paper coffee sleeves
Plastic knives, forks, spoons, and straws

Recommendations Implemented:

Clear SAN reusable tumblers
Reusable acrylic tumblers – multi-color
Ceramic coffee mugs
Take-out coffee lids and sleeves only upon request
Stainless steel knives, forks, spoons, and straws

Before & After

Hogar Latino Panaderia Y Restaurant Co-Owner Hugo Barajas Jimenez

CS_Fruitvale_09.26.24.pdf (4.41 MB)

Business Information:

3331 International Blvd
Oakland, CA 94601
United States

The Bottom Line

Hogar Latino Panaderia Y Restaurant switched 100% of their disposable dine-in foodware to reusable for their on-site guests, with a 1.6 month payback period.

$3,120

net annual savings

26,493

disposable items reduced per year

595 lbs

annual waste reduction

We are so grateful for these items! I am so glad we will be able to reduce the disposable plastic smoothie and juice cups, and coffee cup, lid, and sleeve purchases!

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Hugo Barajas Jimenez, Co-Owner

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