RWM switching to cage-free eggs
ON March 22, Resorts World Manila (RWM), kicked off its overarching sustainability program dubbed, “I Love Earth” with the launch of its Sustainable Culinary initiative advocating the use of cage-free eggs. The integrated resort has committed to join a global shift towards the use of only cage-free eggs across all its hotels and food and beverage (F&B) outlets by 2025. Batangas Free Range Chicken (BFRC) is one of the partners which will supply sustainable products to the different hotels and F&B outlets. RWM worked with the Lever Foundation on making the switch. The global NGO works with food companies across the region to help them upgrade their protein sourcing for a more humane, safe and sustainable supply chain, with a focus on cage-free eggs and alternative protein. Animal protection and food safety organizations around the world are encouraging a switch to cage-free eggs, which are more humane to animals and safer for consumers. On caged egg farms, each egg-laying hen is confined for nearly her entire life in a cage so small she can barely turn around. Research by the European Food Safety Authority and others has found that cage-free egg farms are up to 25 times less likely to be contaminated with key strains of salmonella compared to hens raised in cages. Battery cage egg production has been banned throughout the European Union as well as in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Canada, India, and parts of the United States.
Sheraton joins Earth Hour 2022 celebration
ON Saturday, March 26, the Sheraton Manila Bay will be one with the world in the observance of Earth Hour. Aside from joining the global movement by switching off lights in its main public and office areas from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., Sheraton Manila Bay’s top-floor restaurant Pacific Lounge will also be serving a special Earth Hour Cocktail at its Saturday pre-dinner cocktail buffet. The Earth Hour Cocktail (P988++ per person) is a zero-waste rum-based cocktail infused with basil syrup made to compliment the wide array of tapas and international cuisine at the buffet. Bring along friends and family and take home a signature WWF Plushie Panda for every group of four persons. Proceeds from the Panda Plushies are donated to the wildlife conservation projects of the World Wide Fund. Sheraton Manila Bay’s Pre-dinner Cocktail is available daily starting 6 p.m. For reservations call 5318-0788 or e-mail reservations.manilabay@sheraton.com. Sheraton Manila Bay is located at M. Adriatico cor. Gen. Malvar Streets, Malate, Manila.
Eden Melt Sarap now ‘meltier,’ cremier
EDEN Melt Sarap has been made creamier and meltier, making it even easier to use in recipes that need melty cheese. The company has created recipes using the updated product that can be accessed at www.cheeseanything.com. One can also follow and like the Facebook page Eden Cheese PH for updates and more recipes.
Seattle’s Best Coffee offers Skippy Peanut Butter Collection
SEATTLE’S Best Coffee has unveiled the new Skippy Peanut Butter Collection, now available at all Seattle’s Best Coffee branches nationwide. The collection is made up of the Skippy Hot Choco, which blends dark chocolate sauce, milk, and Skippy Creamy Peanut Butter; Skippy Iced Choco Java, crafted with a shot of espresso, white chocolate mix, and Skippy Creamy Peanut Butter; Dreamy Skippy Cookie Javakula, an ice-blended beverage made with a shot of espresso, dark chocolate sauce, Skippy Creamy Peanut Butter, and garnished with whipped cream and peanut cookies. All are available for dine-in, take-out, and delivery through Facebook Messenger (https://www.facebook.com/seattlesbestcoffeephilippines), Grab Food, Food Panda, and Pickaroo.
Seafood for Lent at RWM
FILIPINOS usually observe Lent by giving up meat and embracing seafood in their diets. For the season, Resorts World Manila (RWM) F&B outlets are focusing on the bounty from the sea. Casa Buenas, is cooking up a Seafood Fiesta featuring Octopus and coconut kilawin, Gambas al ajilo, Wood oven roasted salmon with adlai and mixed vegetables, and Garlic baked oyster. The special seafood fare is available for P1,999 net, every Friday until April 30 at Casa Buenas, GF Newport Grand Wing. Abalone is the star at the Newport Garden Wing’s Victoria Harbour Cafe (VHC) and the Newport Grand Wing’s Silk Road which are serving several abalone dishes such as Double boiled abalone and chicken soup (P608 net) at VHC and Biryani chicken with abalone (P840) at Silk Road. Meanwhile, Silogue’s Seafood Bilao is an exotic feast of grilled squid, catfish, river snails, and sinigang na tuna served with a native fermented rice dip. The Filipino feast (P2,000 net) is available every Friday until April 30. Silogue is located at the GF Newport Garden Wing. The Garden Wing Cafe is serving up its take on a Seafood Binalot — garlic shrimp, vinegar mussels, and grilled salmon inasal are placed on top of aligue rice, all wrapped with a banana leaf and served with atchara and salted egg ensalada. The Seafood Binalot (P688 net) is available every Friday until April 30. The Garden Wing Cafe is open daily from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Breakfast set made with bio-based plastics
WITH the Eco Conscious Edition, Philips Domestic Appliances introduces the first complete sustainable breakfast set made with 100% bio-based plastics from plant oil waste. The breakfast set is designed to offer consumers a green alternative and supports Philips Domestic Appliances’ ambition to grow responsibly and sustainably. The set includes a kettle, toaster, and coffee maker that come with different energy-saving functionalities. The set of these three products accounts for 21% less CO2 emissions. Even the packaging is eco-friendly. In line with the sustainability push, Philips Domestic Appliances is partnering with EcoMatcher to plant trees with every purchase from the Eco Conscious Edition products i.e., each item comes with a tree that can be redeemed. Consumers can redeem trees and track every tree with satellite maps. Philips Domestic Appliances will create a forest by initially investing in a few thousand trees and will work with EcoMatcher’s NGO partner in the Philippines, Fostering Education & Environment for Development (FEED), to plant the trees. Trees can be tracked on EcoMatcher’s website as well on EcoMatcher’s iOS/Android app. The introduction of biologically based plastics made from used cooking oil as part of the product assembly not only means a reduction in water pollution, CO2 emissions, and overall use of natural resources, it represents a breakthrough in the field of developing and manufacturing sustainable materials. The products are available on online malls and some Lotte department stores.
