Tourisme vert à Montréal

3.4. Restaurant and food services
3.4.2. Resto-vert
• In 2010-2011, Efficience Marketing conducted a feasibility study for ARQ (the Association des
Restaurateurs du Québec) on the possibility of introducing Québec certification for green restaurants.
• ARQ partnered with SODER (the Société de développement environnemental de Rosemont) to develop a
green food services guide for Québec restaurant owners.
• A sharp increase has been noted in the demand among business people for environmentally responsible
restaurants downtown that can accommodate groups of 10 to 15 people (such as participants at the GMIC
convention in April 2012).
• The first restaurant in Québec to be certified by the Green Restaurant Association: Osco! Restaurant at the
Intercontinental Hotel (June 2012).
• Steps taken by Tourisme Montréal to create a list of green restaurants in Montréal:
– Prepare a pre-selection questionnaire to send to members in fall 2012
– Partner with sustainable travel guide publisher Viatao to verify selected restaurants
– Create a Food Services section for a Montréal Green Guide
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