Sustainability

Being plant-forward means that, while we serve vegetarian and non-vegetarian preparations, we believe that plant-based eating is the future of our food system. Animal agriculture is a leading contributor to many of the problems we face as a society.

Methane and CO2 emissions from livestock rearing are one of the largest contributors to climate change–even more than all the planes, trains, ships, and cars in the world combined. Climate change is the key driver behind all the weather extremities we have been witnessing globally, from forest fires to devastating heat waves and droughts. Zoonotic diseases (like Covid) also thrive in concentrated animal agriculture operations, where animals are crammed in tiny spaces and fed high levels of antibiotics, creating the perfect breeding ground for such viruses, also known as anti-biotic resistant “superbugs”. At the same time, over the past decade, several studies have linked increasing animal-product consumption to heart disease and diabetes, two widespread problems in India.

With advances in food technology and the development of realistic meat and dairy alternatives, we’re placing a bet that the future food system will be sans animals; for the sake of humanity and for the sake of this little blue ball of life that we call home. Our menu takes a unique, consumer-science based approach to introducing India to these alternatives. Examples include intentional recommendation of plant-based alternatives, as well as monetary parity of these alternatives with their conventional counterparts.

All of Gracias Granny’s used cooking oil is converted to sustainable, ISCC certified BIODIESEL. The benefit of this is two-fold: 1) it reduces our food waste, which is a big contributor to methane emissions if that used oil ends up in a landfill, and 2) it also contributes to a cleaner energy alternative to fossil fuels.