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

ReThink Disposable - Stop waste before it starts

Reducing Single-Use Food Packaging

ReThink Disposable works with local governments, businesses and institutions, and consumers of single use food packaging to inspire a cultural shift away from single-use "throwaway" lifestyle.

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Related Case Studies

Powderface

Located in Fruitvale Village, Powderface serves the best beignets west of New Orleans, serving both traditional and vegan beignets. Powderface will not only divert over 77,000 single pieces of harmful disposable plastics every year but will also enjoy a $3,000 annual savings.

Parra’s

Parra’s is a traditional Mexican restaurant in the heart of the Fruitvale. Parra’s was already using reusable foodware for their dine-in guests but were still relying on plastic straws and sauce cups. Replacing them with stainless steel reusable foodware will positively impact the community diverting over 41,000 pieces of harmful disposable plastics annually.

La Torta Loca

Located on International Boulevard,you will find La Torta Loca a quaint, mainly take-out restaurant that serves delicious tortas, sopas, and standard Fruitvale fare of burritos and tacos. Since their business is 75% to-go, we only converted 25% of their disposables to reusable, and yet La Torta Loca shows that even small reuse changes can add up and save restaurant owners money.