Burger Franchise to Re-Use Cooking Oil In Cars
It s a challenge to our corporate peers, franchise CEO says.
A company that owns fast-food franchises in Arizona says its gonna make good with the
environment by re-using its vegetable oil — in the company s...
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Burger Franchise to Re-Use Cooking Oil In Cars
It s a challenge to our corporate peers, franchise CEO says.
A company that owns fast-food franchises in Arizona says its gonna make good with the
environment by re-using its vegetable oil — in the company s vehicles.
MJKL Enterprises runs 52 Carl s Jr.
franchises in Arizona, more than anyone else, and vows to run
its entire fleet on a mix of diesel and waste vegetable oil by 2010.
Carl s Jr.
specializes in hamburgers
and fries.
"This is about more than our commitment to running a responsible and sustainable enterprise," CEO
Jason LeVecke said in a statement.
"It s a challenge to our corporate peers to play an active role in
lessening America s dependence on foreign oil.
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The company said it has already converted 20 percent of its vehicles to run on waste vegetable oil.
The converted vehicles use a mix of diesel and vegetable oil that has undergone filtration and
treatment.
"We get the same miles per gallon you would if using di
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