Powderface

Located in Fruitvale Village, Powderface serves the best beignets west of New Orleans, serving both traditional and vegan beignets for those that want to have the taste of the south without the guilt. Powderface also serves coffee, smoothies, sandwiches, and crepes for a full dining experience. Powderface made a 35% switch of their total disposable foodware purchases to go 100% reusable for their dine-in guests. 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.

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:

White Hot Drink Dome Lid
Flat Straw Slot Lid
Paper coffee cup 12 oz./16 oz./20 oz.
Clear plastic cold cup 16 oz./20 oz.
Bio #1 Kraft Takeout Container
Hot Paper Cup 8 oz.
Eco Kraft Sandwich Bag
Disposable Wooden Stir Sticks 7.5''

Recommendations Implemented:

Dine-in reduction with reusable cups
Ceramic coffee cups
Stainless steel cold cups
Reusable serving baskets
Dine-in reduction with reusable plates, serving baskets, and trays
Reduction for dine-in by request

Patricia Hernández, Manager at Powderface

CS_Fruitvale_09.26.24.pdf (4.41 MB)

Business Information:

3411 E 12th St
#134
Oakland, CA 94601
United States

The Bottom Line

$3,011

net annual savings

77,289

disposable items reduced per year

1,553 lbs

annual waste reduction

We can definitely use the help in transitioning back to reusables after COVID. We have been hit hard as a business during this time and want to thank ReThink Disposable for the help in complying with the new law!

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Lauren Montoya, Owner

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