Keep it Local: Our 12 rotating taps of beer, wine, and cider all feature brewers within 200 miles of Oakland. We strive to source our café ingredients locally and make nearly all our menu items in-house.
Appetite for Ethics: For political, environmental, and health reasons, we do not serve food that contains high-fructose corn syrup, fully hydrogenated oils, or any palm oil products. We always offer vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options.
Reducing Waste: We strive to produce as little waste as possible by opting for cloth napkins, offering reusable metal straws for our milkshakes and smoothies, and recycling and composting whenever possible.
The New Parkway’s commitment to sustainability also extends to people:
• Staff: Of the 42 (and counting) jobs the New Parkway has created, 82% are currently held by Oakland residents, and all of our staff are paid a living wage.
• Patrons: We strive to be welcoming to folks of all ages, genders, races, abilities, and class by providing diverse programming and keeping our prices as low as possible. We also strive to facilitate dialogues that promote a progressive community.
• Greater Oakland Community: We build relationships with non-profit organizations, small businesses, and artists with the intention of cultivating a robust and accessible community space. We hope to set an example for other businesses with our Karma Cinema program, which allows patrons to pay what they want every Wednesday with 20% of ticket sales benefiting a local organization doing good for the Oakland community. We also regularly make generous donations to local causes as we see fit.
We are working hard to be a sustainable business in every way, and we welcome ideas as to how we can be and do even better!