Restaurant Sustainability with Jon Bortles of Woody's

Located in the heart of downtown Golden, Colorado, Woody's Wood Fired Pizza has been a local favorite since 1993.  J 

Jon Bortles is a Colorado native born and raised in the restaurant business. At the age of 15, Jon began making pizzas and bussing tables at his family’s pizza restaurant, Woody’s Wood-Fired Pizza in Golden, CO. During school, he worked his way up to management, while receiving his bachelors and masters degrees on the side. After graduating with his MBA, Jon went off to pursue his passion as Director of Sustainability for various college campuses in the state. In 2015, Jon returned to Woody’s to take over the reins of the family business, integrating sustainability at each opportunity. Woody’s has since won the Colorado Restaurant Association’s Sustainability & Innovation Award while growing into the takeout, delivery and the food truck businesses as well. Today, Woody’s celebrates 30 years in business as one of the busiest single-unit independent pizza places in the country.

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