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GreenChill Store Certification Program
GreenChill’s Store Certification Program for Food Retail Stores recognizes individual stores for using environmentally friendlier commercial refrigeration systems. A food retail store can achieve platinum–, gold–, or silver–level certification. Any food retail store in the United States, whether in the design phase, remodel phase, newly constructed, or fully operational, can apply for GreenChill’s Store Certification Award. The process is free, quick, and easy. To learn more, check out the GreenChill Store Certification Program Fact Sheet.
How to Certify your Store
Step 1: Select the appropriate application form for the store in question. If the store is not yet operational, or if it has been operational for less than 6 months, fill out the “Newly Constructed Stores” form. If the store has been in operation for at least 12 months, fill out the “Operational Stores” form. If the store has been in operation for 6-12 months, or if the store is a remodeled store, please contact GreenChill to determine which form needs to be filled out (Keilly Witman: 202-343-9742; or witman.keilly@epa.gov).
- GreenChill ART Certification Form: Newly Constructed Stores (Microsoft Word Document, 2 pp., 187 KB)
- GreenChill ART Certification Form: Operational Stores (Microsoft Word Document, 2 pp., 203 KB)
- GreenChill ART Recertification Form (Microsoft Word Document, 2 pp., 205 KB)
Step 2: Complete the application form. The application form is only two sides and is quick and easy to complete. For guidance on completing the application, please refer to the materials listed below.
- GreenChill Store Certification Criteria (PDF) (1 p, 122 KB)
- GreenChill Store Certification Program Guidance (PDF) (3 pp, 157 KB)
- GreenChill Store Certification Protocol for Combined Systems (PDF) (1 p, 108 KB)
- GreenChill Store Certification Protocol for Separate Sub-Cooling Racks (PDF) (1 p, 130 KB)
- GreenChill Store Certification Protocol for Prep Room Refrigeration (PDF) (1 p, 96 KB)
Step 3: Send in your application. The application and all required attachments should be sent to Keilly Witman at witman.keilly@epa.gov.
Step 4: Await notification from EPA. Once your application is received, EPA will immediately begin the review process. Please let us know if receipt of our decision is time sensitive and we will do everything we can to adhere to your needs. After a decision is made, EPA will notify you via email.
Certified Stores
GreenChill Store Certification is valid for one year. After one year, stores must reapply to retain GreenChill Certification. The stores listed below reflect the stores that are currently GreenChill Certified. For a complete list of certification awards, visit our GreenChill Store Certification Awards page. Note: When referring to any EPA Award, please include the year in which the award was received.
Platinum-Level Certified
- Sprouts – Thousand Oaks, CA
- Price Chopper – Colonie, NY
Gold-Level Certified
- Sprouts – Yorba Linda, CA
- Whole Foods – Santa Rosa, CA
- Wegmans – Woodmore, MD
- Whole Foods – Folsom, CA
- Fresh & Easy – Los Angeles, CA (18th and La Cienega)
- ShopRite KTM – Hatfield, PA
- Whole Foods – Fairfield, CT
- Target – San Clemente, CA
- Whole Foods – Wellesley, MA
- Whole Foods - Washington, DC
- Stater Bros Market – Grand Terrace, CA
- Oakville Grocery – Phoenix, AZ
- Fresh & Easy – San Jose, CA
- Whole Foods – Lafayette, CA
- Alfalfa’s Market – Boulder, CO
- Stater Bros Market – Cathedral City, CA
- Hy-Vee – Fairfield, IA
- Stater Bros Market – Carlsbad, CA
- Stop & Shop – West Hartford, CT
- Whole Foods – Salt Lake City, UT
- Whole Foods – San Francisco, CA
- Stater Bros Market – Moreno Valley, CA
- Giant Eagle – Upper Arlington, OH
- Fresh & Easy – Oceanside, CA
- Food Lion – Columbia, SC
- Food Lion – Conyers, GA
- Mothers Market & Kitchen – Costa Mesa, CA
- Sprouts – Culver City, CA
- Raley’s – Petaluma, CA
Silver-Level Certified
- Whole Foods – El Segundo, CA
- Whole Foods – Jamaica Plain, MA
- Publix – Atlanta, GA
- Fresh & Easy – San Francisco, CA (3rd & Carroll)
- Fresh & Easy – Hayward, CA (Hesperian)
- Whole Foods – Charlottesville, VA
- Fresh & Easy - Rosemead, CA
- Sprouts - Carrollton, TX
- Sprouts – Granada Hills, CA
- Fresh & Easy – San Francisco, CA (32nd & Clement)
- Sprouts – Dublin, CA
- Sprouts – Centennial, CO
- Winn-Dixie – Covington, LA
- Stater Bros. Market – Palm Desert, CA
- Sprouts – Redondo Beach, CA
- Fresh & Easy – Murrieta, CA
- Fresh & Easy – Walnut Creek, CA
- Fresh & Easy – Modesto, CA
- Fresh & Easy – Danville, CA
- Whole Foods – San Jose, CA
- Giant Eagle – Shaler, PA
- Sprouts – San Diego, CA
- Sprouts – Austin, TX
- Fresh & Easy – San Dimas, CA
- Fresh & Easy – Walnut Park, CA
- Fresh & Easy – San Diego, CA
- Publix – Winter Haven, FL
- Publix – Suwanee, GA
- Publix – Evans, GA
- Weis Markets – Hanover, PA
- Fresh & Easy – Oceanside, CA
- Sprouts – Valencia, CA
- Price Chopper – Warwick, NY
Photo pages are available for select stores and can be accessed by clicking on the links above.