Three Change Makers, One Shared Purpose: How Eurest Leaders Are Turning Values into Action

Real change happens when we make better choices stick. Eurest’s Food with Purpose Change Makers are the people and heart behind that change, making a difference through better nutrition choices, sourcing sustainably, lessening carbon emission and reducing waste.

Check out this spotlight on three Food with Purpose Change Makers whose work proves that well-being and sustainability thrive when they are anything but a side project.

 

Chef Sotero Solis: Being consistent, showing care Chef Sotero Solis learned early that food is about responsibility.

Growing up in South Texas as one of nine children, he helped wherever he was needed in the restaurant where his mother worked—washing dishes, prepping salads, making soups, and learning to use every ingredient wisely. Today, as a district chef in Eurest’s South Division, that mindset drives his leadership.

Using our proprietary waste tracking tool, Waste Not 2.0, Sotero helped his teams pinpoint where waste was happening and made it visible. By bringing waste buckets into daily Pre-Service meetings, he turned reduction into a shared goal and friendly competition.

The result: a 53% reduction in food waste and a culture where every chef understands that consistency, not perfection, is what separates good from great.

 

Will Alfieri and Chef Sean Sellaro: Building Sustainability into the System Across a national portfolio for a telecommunications and technology client, Will Alfieri and Regional Chef Sean Sellaro are proving that sales growth and sustainability can move forward together.

While boosting sales nearly 40%, their teams still reduced controllable food waste quarter over quarter through scratch cooking, portion discipline, using in-house stocks, and ongoing waste reduction training.

They’ve expanded compostable materials, donated surplus food, supported local shelters, and launched wellness education for guests and teams.

Their approach is simple and powerful: hire people who share the values, train relentlessly, and do the right thing because the future depends on it.