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Picasso's is a Green Leader

Declaring Picasso's as a green or environmentally concious caterer is a plus for an increasing number of our corporate customers- and it's likely to become the standard in the future for the restaurant and catering industy. Our clients want and expect "Green" and it our pleasure to deliver their expectations.


Picasso's Green in Bottled Water Conservation efforts:

Picasso's Green in Bottled Water Conservation efforts:

  • In the café, we offer complimentary organic fruit water out of a re-usable glass dispenser for all our guests to enjoy in eco-friendly cups (in an effort to eliminates bottles)
  • At our catered events, we encourage the use of water pitchers and dispensers instead of individual bottled waters served with eco-friendly cups.
  • Bottle Box™ : Picasso's is the proud restaurant and caterer of choice to debut the first ever Green Together Bottle Box™  transforming recycled 100% post consumer PET beverage bottles to finished food grade containers guaranteed. This is the first of it's kind in the USA, manufactured right here in California, reducing emissions, making it cost effective to provide to our clients.

Picasso's Green in our administrative offices:

Picasso's Green in our administrative offices:

  • We use Plastic Scissors
  • We Recycle our Inkjet cartridges
  • We Recycle all our paper products
  • We Recycle paper marketing materials
  • Energy Efficiency Lighting in all offices, storage rooms, and kitchen with auto light sensor turn off features
  • We use e-fax thus saving paper
  • We utilize live office plants for our décor to remove carbon monoxide in our offices
  • We recycle our unused and aged cell phones.

Picasso's Green in our sanitation efforts:

Picasso's Green in our sanitation efforts:

  • We now use only eco-friendly cleaning products for our dishwashing, laundry soap, floors

Picasso's Green in our advertising and marketing:

Picasso's Green in our advertising and marketing:

  • We provide electronic menus and email marketing and blasts correspondence rather than printed direct mail pieces
  • We use post consumer paper
  • We use soy based inks and water based inks for all our printed pieces

Picasso's Green in Catering off site events

Picasso's Green in Catering off site events

  • We use and promote solar power generators for our off-site events
  • We use and promote recycled carpets instead of turf for our flooring
  • We use and promote B20 generators (saving on power)
  • We use and promote the rental of glassware made of recycled glass
  • We promote full recycling programs at catered events for all glass and bottles.
  • We use and promote the use of "natural" event sites for corporate events such as parks, foothill mountain sites & beaches reducing the need for excess décor as the natural background becomes the décor
  • We use and promote organic and seasonal or locally grown flowers, or use potted plants as décor at our events.
  • We use seed embedded menu cards at outdoor events that guests can plant after the event is over
  • Propane Gas is used at all of our events for grill cooking. By using propane instead of charcoal, the actual burning and heating process is cleaner. There is no soot or waste that can be released into the environment.
  • Aluminum & Bottle Recycling Program is offered with every event that includes beverages. This includes special garbage cans that are clearly marked "Recycle Cans & Bottles ONLY" will be sent out to your event in order to promote the recycling of pop cans and water bottles. These receptacles will be located appropriately and emptied throughout the event by our staff. Recycled cans and bottles will then be returned to our building for the final recycling service.

Picasso's Green in Transportation:

Picasso's Green in Catering off site events

  • We carpool with our employees to our events
  • We promote and coordinate our guests' transportation to events in "eco-limo" (green limos)

Picasso's Green in Entertainment venues for our café and events:

Picasso's Green in Entertainment venues for our café and events:

  • We use acoustic groups and low-energy groups as our preferred entertainers for our guests and events
  • We promote the use of LIVE sculptors, models, and artists tying in with our branding

Picasso's Green In the Café/Picasso's Go Green Café Promos:

Picasso's Green In the Café/Picasso's Go Green Café Promos:

  • In 2009, we launched ECO- Hour daily in our café where any Picasso's Café customer can bring in their own cup and receive FREE Starbucks coffee from 9-10AM daily to promote sustainability to the environment.
  • Our daily specials feature menu items from locally grown produce, sustainable seafood, and Picasso grown herbs, reducing costs, and keeping in season.
  • We use recycled bags for packaging to-go orders, and recycled cups, lids, sleeves, napkins, and packaging
  • We have a complete recycling program in our café for plastics, aluminum, glass, newspapers, mail, bottles and paper.

Picasso's Green in Vendor Choices:

Picasso's Green in Vendor Choices:

  • We partner with certified Green Vendors for rentals, florals, and disposable products

  • We are a supporter and customer of The Maui Culinary Academy which we have an important affiliation and deep affection for. We seasonally offer food products made at the Academy for sale at our retail store and web-site including the Maui Culinary Academy Cookbook which support the students and items produced on the island of Maui, Hawaii.

  • We offer in our operations Maui Gold Pineapple Company which we proudly serve Sweet Hawaiian Pineapple to our customers which have been grown in the rich clay soil only found on the island of Maui. Maui Pineapple Company is native to Hawaii and dedicated to providing field fresh, tasty pineapples to the world, while maintaining a sustainable environment and preserving resources for its community.

  • We are supportive of the local Fresh Hawaiian Fisheries in their goal of ocean and planet conservation. We have found that the efforts to protect the environment are more aggressive in individual, local and Hawaiian state levels than those which are mandated in Western and Eastern waters. The end result is cleaner oceans, beautiful fish & seafood's whic provides a fresher, healthier center of the plate which our customers frequent and enjoy.

AND it doesn't stop here Picasso's Green coming soon...

AND it doesn't stop here Picasso's Green coming soon.....

  • www.picassoscafe.com social networking including Picasso's organic and going green recipes that we will have posted for our clients as well as a blog area where they can also post their recipes and remarks.

  • www.picassoscafe.com will have mobile and user interaction, with U-Tube video postings of our shopping with local farmers markets and fresh Hawaiian Fish Market affiliations in our Picasso's Café, Bakery and Catering Organic Garden affiliations. Our experts will give tips to help our viewers/users do their part.

  • Picasso's is in the planning stages of converting a portion of the landscape on the northern area of the rear parking lot into a fresh herb garden. We are hopeful this idea may develop into another important story in bringing the freshest quality produce to our customers.

  • Picasso's FaceBook Page will also have all the information on our going green efforts posted.

  • Organic Wine List Menu in our Café and Catering Menus COMING SOON

  • Our Café Staff uniformed in organic cotton shirts




The choice is yours. Picasso's, we are now offering eco-friendly, compostable corporate products in an effort to be environmentally responsible. By choosing to use these products instead of the traditional black resin products at your next corporate event, or when dining in our Café, you can help reduce actual waste and reduce the strain on the environment.

Even with our new eco-friendly, compostable products, it is important to note we will not sacrifice sanitation and food safety for the sake of eco-friendliness. Our single-serve products actually reduce excess waste by delivering the exact amount of product that is needed for each customer.



  • PLA Portion Cups are made from 100% corn plastic. These souffle cups are fully compostable in a commercial composting environment and will be used in our box lunches.



  • Lunch and Dinner Napkins are 100% recycled, unlike napkins made of virgin paper pulp. Recycled content napkins are just as strong and feel no different than regular napkins.



  • PLA Plastic Serving Bowls are better than plastic. These containers are compostable and are made from PLA corn plastic with renewable sources.



  • Chinet® Classic White Premium Strength Plate is recognized everywhere as a quality product you can rely on for superior strength. When you are enjoying a plate full of picnic favorites, this plate will match your needs. It is made of 99% reclaimed fiber and is certified biodegradable.



  • Eco-Products Heavyweight Cutlery is 100% compostable and eco-friendly. Say goodbye to plastic utensils and hello to this new disposable utensil choice. They are made from non-GMO vegetable starch and are OK compost certified. Under commercial composting, these biodegradable utensils break down in 95 days.



  • Eco-Products Cold Cups are 100% compostable and eco-friendly. Unlike petroleum-based cold cups that depend on oil and don't compost, this strong and durable cup is made from PLA plastic and derived from U.S. grown corn.



  • Eco-Products Straws are 100% compostable and eco-friendly. Similar to the compostable cold cups, these green, eco-friendly straws are made of PLA plastic and derived from corn.





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