After seeing a newspaper article about a man arrested for stealing used cooking oil from a restaurant to fuel his diesel truck, the management team at Wing Zone got to thinking. The120-unit chicken wing franchise typically throws away 220,000 gallons of used vegetable oil each year. Why not use it to power their own cars?
Wing Zone, a rapidly growing takeout/delivery restaurant franchise known for its award-winning 25 flavors of Buffalo chicken wings, announced today official plans to turn that wacky, yet innovative idea into a reality. The chain will unveil its first brightly colored, vegetable-oil powered delivery vehicle at a press conference scheduled for June 30, 2008 at Wing Zone’s corporate-owned store in Marietta, GA, located at 1275 Powers Ferry Road SE.
Gradually, the franchise plans to convert its entire fleet of vehicles into energy saving diesel engines fueled by recycled vegetable oil sourced from fryers used in its own restaurants, said Matt Friedman, CEO and Co-Founder of Wing Zone.
Wing Zone to Power Cars with Recycled Vegetable Oil
June 30, 2008 by Angela | 1 Comment
In Franchises, Green Biz, News
Christopher on July 27th, 2008 at 3:14 am
That is awesome! I did some traveling in a school bus converted to run on pure vegetable oil. We had a blast, seeing the US with free fuel and half the emissions. I love this story and the forward thinking approach this company is taking - thanks for posting. Since vegetable oil I have learned about many awesome technologies. If you want to know about using Water as Fuel, check out the link to the Organic Mechanic website. Peace!