About Daddy Matty’s BBQ
Restaurant, Catering, and Events
Key Sustainable Actions
Waste
Waste Reduction Practices
For restaurant staff a water dispenser and refillable containers are provided instead of purchasing bottled water. On average we avoid having to purchase approximately 600 12 oz bottles per month.
Saved: $4,800
Waste Reuse Practices
Daddy Matty's purchased all of their kitchen equipment second hand as well as their smoker. The restaurant is furnished with recycled church pews, table and chairs, including high tops and stools from an old Applebees.
Food Waste Reduction Practices
Daddy Matty's has been using Java's Compost service to recycle all of the food waste from the restaurant since September of 2021. Since that time, 11,341 pounds of food has been diverted from the landfill.
Value: 11,341 lbs
Other
Daddy Matty's BBQ uses compostable takeout containers and utensils.
Community
Support Community Initiatives
Daddy Matty's sponsors the annual Suicide Prevention Walk in Chatham, NJ. We also donate food to the Interfaith Pantry in Morristown, NJ, including over 50 its. of turkey for Thanksgiving, and donated a silent auction gift basket with a $500 gift certificate good for a backyard BBQ party to their fundraising event. During COVID, meals were cooked and provided to hospital staff for the national Front Line Appreciation Group (FLAG) program.
