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Tortilla Mexican Grill PLC
20 September 2022
20 September 2022
Tortilla Mexican Grill plc
("Tortilla" or the "Group")
Tortilla publishes first ESG report
Report sets out the Group's sustainability commitments and its
vision for the future
Tortilla Mexican Grill plc ("Tortilla"), the largest and most
successful fast-casual Mexican restaurant group in the UK, is
pleased to announce that it has published its first Environment
Social Governance (ESG) report.
The report sets out the Group's sustainability commitments and
five areas of focus for future initiatives, which are aligned to
the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs), and the
Group's ESG performance for the 2021 financial year and the first
six months of 2022.
Tortilla's ESG strategy is based on three core pillars:
-- to reduce its impact on the environment;
-- to attract, develop and retain its people and core values; and
-- to enhance its positive impact on society and the communities where it operates
Highlights of Tortilla's progress in line with these focus areas
include; maintaining zero waste to landfill status, procuring 100%
renewable electricity and offsetting gas, turning all waste cooking
oil into bio-diesel, launching a partnership with food waste
organisation Too Good To Go with all raised funds going to ESG
initiatives, launching a local burrito donations programme, driving
wellbeing and career progression through the Tortilla
apprenticeship scheme, and raising more than GBP37,000 for charity
over the past year.
The Company's commitments include developing a net zero roadmap,
verified by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), and
implementing strategies to reach this; reducing waste; improving
data capture across all staff and implementing further training
initiatives to aid retention and support long-term career
progression; and finally, to strengthen governance around ESG
including through becoming ISO 27001 certified by 2023.
Richard Morris, Chief Executive Officer at Tortilla,
commented:
"We are proud to be sharing our first ESG report, as we emerge
from and continue to navigate what has been a very challenging
period for many. The pandemic and the months since have shown the
importance of building a business that is resilient and sustainable
in its operations, and customers are expecting this from us now
more than ever.
"The urgency of issues such as climate change and growing
socio-economic challenges is clear, and our focus now is on our
plans and commitments to reducing our impact on the environment
while enhancing our positive impact on our communities and society
as a whole. This will be a central part of our business operations
moving forward, and I look forward to reporting on our progress in
this area over the coming years."
Tortilla's first ESG report 2022 is available to read in full
at: www.tortillagroup.co.uk/corporate-governance/
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ENQUIRIES
Tortilla Mexican Grill PLC Via Hudson Sandler
Emma Woods, Non-Executive Chair
Richard Morris, CEO
Andy Naylor, CFO
Liberum Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser, Tel: 020 3100 2222
Sole Broker)
Andrew Godber
Edward Thomas
Nikhil Varghese
Hudson Sandler (Public Relations) Tel: 020 7796 4133
Wendy Baker tortilla@hudsonsandler.com
Lucy Wollam
Charlotte Cobb
For further information , visit tortillagroup.co.uk
NOTES TO EDITORS
About Tortilla Mexican Grill plc
Tortilla is the largest and most successful fast-casual Mexican
restaurant group in the UK specialising in the sale of freshly made
Californian-inspired Mexican cuisine. The Group has 84 sites
worldwide as of 3 July 2022, comprising 68 sites in the UK operated
by the Group, four sites franchised to SSP Group in the UK, four
sites franchised to Compass Group UK & Ireland and eight
franchised sites in the Middle East.
The Group was founded in 2007 by Brandon Stephens, originally
from California who, upon his arrival in London in 2003, found it
difficult to satisfy his desire for quality burritos and tacos. As
a result, Brandon established Tortilla with a mission of offering
customers freshly prepared, customisable, and authentic
Californian-inspired Mexican food.
The brand is synonymous with an energetic, vibrant culture, and
with providing a great value-for-money proposition. It embraces
fast-growing sector trends (including eating out, healthy eating,
provenance, ethnic cuisine, delivery) across a variety of
locations, through a differentiated product offering which is
popular with a broad customer base, and a clearly defined
multi-channel marketing strategy. It benefits from flexible site
locations and formats, and a scalable central infrastructure.
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