Sustainability Matters
“We want to see a change in the world. So we start by changing ourselves.”
Our Team
We provide benefits which support the well-being, happiness & development of our team members.
Active full time employees 2022: 43
Active part time employees 2022: 7
Female staff: 30| Male staff: 20
We hire & develop local Nicaraguan talent.
We build a positive & empowered working environment.
Provide a 40% restaurant discount to all team members.
Provide a monthly Food Gift Certificate for all team members.
Our team members receive free gym memberships.
We give access to continued education scholarships.
We give access to school and ESL scholarships for children of staff members.
All our team members have access to 0% interest loans.
All team members receive 1 month paid vacation every year.
All team members get health insurance.
All women team members get 3 months of paid maternity leave after pregnancy.
We encourage diversity and intentionally speak about it with our team.
100% of the tips from customers are equally divided between all of our team members.
Flexible schedules for continued education.
We support the ideas & personal business projects our team members start.
Our Environment
We constantly challenge ourselves to reduce our environmental impact and currently take the following actions:
We launched & implement the Granada 'skip the straw' campaign.
When we use straws, we invest in agave-based straws which deteriorate on their own.
Use eco food containers for to-go food.
Use only paper bags for to-go food & souvenirs.
Use cloth bags or boxes for our own shopping.
We buy locally & from the most socially and environmentally responsible suppliers.
We separate and collect our organic waste & send it to local pig farmers.
We separate and collect cooking oil and send it to a biofuel company.
We collect cans & donate them to local recyclers.
We provide filtered water & encourage customers to opt out of plastic bottles.
Use energy efficient equipment.
Share best practices with other hotels and restaurants in the area.
Our Community
We concentrate our efforts into education opportunities for girls.
Since 2015 we support education programs and scholarships for Nicaraguan girls with great potential but little access to resources.
For more information contact us at elgardencafe@gmail.com