“We are making progress in the sustainability movement and instilling positive changes that make the company become more efficient and serve our customers better, all while helping the environment,” says Andrew Ly, CEO. “With the installation of this new system, Sugar Bowl Bakery will significantly decrease its carbon footprint.”

The system was completed in July 2014 and fully permitted in August, and includes 1,600 solar modules installed on the roof of the plant to produce electricity for the next 25 years. This is equal to 17 million kWh over the life of the system, saving 12.5 million pounds of carbon from being emitted and 1.3 million gallons of gasoline from being consumed.

To continue making the company more efficient and to drive corporate social responsibility (CSR), Sugar Bowl Bakery will also offer employees the ability to charge their cars with four onsite electric vehicle chargers, which are connected to the system.

“We are excited and proud to be able to provide more eco-friendly driving options to our employees,” says Ly. “This change will hopefully encourage all of the Sugar Bowl Bakery family to think about their personal impact on the environment.”

In 1984, five immigrant brothers pooled their savings together to open the first Sugar Bowl Bakery, a small neighborhood coffee shop in San Francisco. Sugar Bowl Bakery has since become a leader in developing quality baked goods and is now one of the largest bakeries that is family/minority owned and operated in Northern California. The award-winning bakery’s lines of high-quality baked goods are sold at various supermarket chains and warehouse clubs.

With this sustainability push, Sugar Bowl Bakery will be able to continue creating its popular desserts including Petite Palmiers, Petite Brownie Bites, Madeleines and Duet Bites while helping the environment. For more information on Sugar Bowl Bakery, visit www.sugarbowlbakery.com.