Bertucci’s Italian Restaurants Case Study

The Challenge

Restaurant chain renowned for large open kitchens with distinctive brick oven pizzas and warm welcoming atmosphere
With 90 locations from New England to Virginia, Bertucci's needed a reliable and capable partner to provide its solid waste and recycling services
Objective to minimize time spent by managers and staff on waste and recycling, allowing fuller focus on what's most important: serving delicious food to customers

Casella coordinated the delivery of nearly 170 solid waste and recycling containers for all of Bertucci's locations
With a focus on cost savings, Casella collaborated with the Bertucci’s team to implement new optimized collection frequencies and container right-sizing
Institution of Zero-Sort® Recycling at the majority of locations, simplifying recycling process for Bertucci's staff and diverting more material from waste stream

Solid waste collections services were decreased at almost all locations, while recycling services increased or were introduced where needed
Optimized container sizes and service frequency quickly created dramatic cost savings
Zero-Sort well-received by staff with more training planned for the near future; ease of use stands to improve the restaurant's recycling rates and streamline training efforts
Relationship extends beyond business and into the community.