Why it is a good practice?
Camile Thai is innovating the fast-food world by demonstrating that take-away or delivery of ‘fast-food’ can also be healthy food and can be produced in a sustainable and ethical manner. The restaurant chain through its development strategy has supported its franchisees every step of the way to deliver a quality and consistent product. No matter in what location, they are all aligned with the same principles of locally sourced produce, hand-made aromatic sauces and made-to-order dishes of ‘good mood Thai food’. Through digitalization, they are going that one step further and promoting health, through the use of their App. Here, they provide calorie and macronutrient counts, which are lab tested and certified by Nutritionists. Their website is very much health and nutrition-focused.

About
Camile Thai was established in 2010, opening its first restaurant in Dublin, Ireland. It was small beginnings, but through franchising, the company has expanded to other parts of Ireland. They now have ~30 outlets in the country, as well as restaurants in the UK. Camile Thai has grown to be a well-known and trusted brand in Ireland. Camile Thai have innovated and come up with new ways to grow their business and in the process to break the mold of the ‘traditional takeaway’ by delivering local, healthy and fresh, restaurant-quality Thai food straight to your door. They have a recipe for success and have won the best Thai restaurant in Ireland for several years running.

Sustainability
Environmental and sustainable development has become at the heart of everything Camile Thai is working on. Camile was the first restaurant chain in Ireland, and among the first in Europe, to introduce compostable delivery packaging across its stores. They use the most sophisticated recycling program available to restaurants, as well as water-regulating woks and on average have <1% food waste weekly. They believe in keeping their environmental impact as low as possible. Camille Thai uses locally grown, grass-fed Irish beef and pork, as well as locally grown vegetables and herbs when in season.
Recently, they also added Carbon Counting to their menus, allowing the consumer to make conscious decisions. The also have a wide range of vegan dishes which have 51% fewer emissions on average.

Healthy
With all the menus, the Camile Thai approach is simple. Their expert Thai chefs create restaurant-quality Thai food using fresh, natural ingredients. No grease, no guilt, just delicious, healthy food. Camile is committed to the idea that fast food doesn’t have to mean unhealthy food. Their menus are certified by a nutritionist, and they cater to all diets. Everything on the menu is calorie counted, including macros, so the customer can track exactly what they are eating. At Camile they try to bridge the gap between treat days and tracking days, catering to vegan, lactose-free, gluten-free, and omnivore diets. and they are even on MyFitnessPal. They also run free yoga classes across Dublin and give healthy cookery demos.

Ethical
Camile Thai believe in positive change as they grow, and they know how important it is to be both ethical and to reflect guests’ dietary choices. They recently created a Vegan menu, which is cooked using separate, meat-free woks, oil and utensils, which are only ever used for preparing Vegan dishes. They aim for zero food waste and are trialing ‘cleaner’ delivery methods via Drone delivery. They also put a delivery radius from each outlet to minimise the carbon footprint of the food.

Why it is a good practice? ​

BiaSol is a family-owned food start-up driven by the need for more sustainable, nutritious foods. They care about our environment and the people who live in it and strive to make highly nutritious, zero-waste food products that are easily accessible in Ireland. They are fighting back against typical processed foods and their low nutritional value. They have been repurposing spent brewers’ grains, to make ‘a delectably malty hero ingredient’. Every BiaSol product is designed to help one make better food choices in the simplest way possible. Not only are their products good for you but they also taste great. BiaSol is committed to building a zero-waste world via innovative solutions to food waste that also support local businesses.​

About ​

Bia Sol was established in 2020, by sister and brother team Niamh & Ruairi when they realised that repurposing food waste was a viable way to be more sustainable AND create healthy food products. The rapid growth of craft brewing across Ireland led them to their first ingredient: brewers’ spent grains.​

A lot has changed since they began their journey. For one, they’ve refined their product range and invested in bigger premises and more resources to grow the business. There is one thing that will never change – their commitment to simple, nutritious products that are good for you and good for our planet. In the future, they plan to release many more healthy food products that focus on minimising waste while also providing nutritional value.​

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Ethical ​

BiaSol believe in positive change as they grow, and they know how important it is to be both ethical and have an impact. They are slowly attempting to create a better way of producing food and creating awareness. They aim for zero food waste not just in their business but are creating a stop food waste community and are supported by a bunch of fantastic Irish Independently owned craft breweries whom all share the same vision - how can we reduce waste and build circular food systems?​

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Sustainable​

Environmental and sustainable development is at the heart of everything BiaSol is working on. Their entire business is built on creating a circular economy. They remove waste (spent brewers' grains) from several brewing companies and give the ‘waste’ product an extended life by repurposing the grains into nutritious food ingredients. It can’t get much better than that.​

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Healthy ​

Niamh with her background in nutrition and food science has been spreading the word about the health benefits of their products. Approx 75% of Irish adults don’t meet the RDA of fibre and now their product is helping to put more fibre in everyone’s diets. It's super important, so Niamh and the team have been putting together some useful insights into why Fibre matters and this can be found on their website. For every tablespoon of BiaSol Super Milled Grains, you’ll get 10% of your recommended daily allowance (RDA) of fibre.​

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