Brookshire Brothers, an employee-owned retailer headquartered in East Texas, is the latest grocer to enroll stores in Manomet’s Grocery Stewardship Certification (GSC) program.  The GSC works with grocery retailers to engage staff on operational sustainability concepts and to review store-level practices and equipment with an eye to increasing energy efficiency, boosting revenue and lowering costs.

Eric Johnson, Director of Store Planning for Brookshire Brothers noted that “sustainability goes hand in hand with our commitment to the communities that we serve. We are able to reduce our waste and energy consumption and lower our operating costs, allowing us to pass along savings to our customers and make the planet a better place for them.  We’re proud to be working with the Grocery Stewardship Certification.”

“Brookshire Brothers’ employees really seemed to get a lot out of the experience and were really excited to go through their stores and look for ways to boost sustainability,” added Peter Cooke, GSC Program Manager. “I’m excited to see another retailer who understands the many ways that sustainability can boost their bottom line.”

Launched in 2012, Manomet’s GSC program is the nation’s first and only grocery sustainability certification program. The purpose of the GSC is to substantially reduce the environmental impacts (waste, water use, energy use, and greenhouse gas emissions) of grocery stores, consumers, and entire supply chains. For more information, visit www.grocerycert.org.

Founded in 1921, Brookshire Brothers is 100% employee-owned. Its assets include 111 retail outlets incorporating grocery stores, convenience stores, as well as free standing pharmacy, tobacco and petro locations with another location opening in Grapeland, Texas this summer. Its market stretches east to Lake Charles, Louisiana, west to Canyon Lake, north to Whitesboro, Texas, and south to Ganado, Texas. For more information about Brookshire Brothers and its family of brands please visit www.brookshirebrothers.com.