Bring vessel for idly, get dabba for sambar free
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Madurai:24.07.2018
In a bid to cut down use of plastic bags, restaurants in Tuticorin are making some model offers.
One has started giving sambar in small stainless steel vessels to those who bring their own dabbas to buy breakfast dishes. Owner of Hotel Saravanas on Thevarpuram Road, A Senthil Arumugam, 50, who is an active member of a voluntary organisation planting trees in the city for the past five years, realised that planting trees alone would not save the environment.
Arumugam, the president of the Hotel Owners’ Association, says he was inspired by another restaurant to motivate customers to shun plastic carry bags. He said Banu Bridhavan Hotel announced 10% discount a couple of days ago on any food item for customers who bring their own vessels to take away food. Arumugam wanted to introduce something just as novel to motivate his customers to shed their dependence on polythene carry bags.
“From breakfast to dinner, around 250 people visit my restaurant,” he said. “For breakfast, people prefer idly or pongal. We announced that those who bring vessels to buy idly and pongal will be get sambar in a 250ml stainless steel container. It costs ₹2,800 for a package of 100 pieces of vessels (₹28 a piece). I plan to go on with this offer for a few days,” he said. Arumugam also plans to extend this scheme to another hotel in the city.
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Madurai:24.07.2018
In a bid to cut down use of plastic bags, restaurants in Tuticorin are making some model offers.
One has started giving sambar in small stainless steel vessels to those who bring their own dabbas to buy breakfast dishes. Owner of Hotel Saravanas on Thevarpuram Road, A Senthil Arumugam, 50, who is an active member of a voluntary organisation planting trees in the city for the past five years, realised that planting trees alone would not save the environment.
Arumugam, the president of the Hotel Owners’ Association, says he was inspired by another restaurant to motivate customers to shun plastic carry bags. He said Banu Bridhavan Hotel announced 10% discount a couple of days ago on any food item for customers who bring their own vessels to take away food. Arumugam wanted to introduce something just as novel to motivate his customers to shed their dependence on polythene carry bags.
“From breakfast to dinner, around 250 people visit my restaurant,” he said. “For breakfast, people prefer idly or pongal. We announced that those who bring vessels to buy idly and pongal will be get sambar in a 250ml stainless steel container. It costs ₹2,800 for a package of 100 pieces of vessels (₹28 a piece). I plan to go on with this offer for a few days,” he said. Arumugam also plans to extend this scheme to another hotel in the city.
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