Archives for May, 2009
What’s Hot In The USA Foodservice Market
Horizons MD, Peter Backman, recently returned from the NRA show in Chicago with an up-to-date view on the US foodservice market from appointments with 30 operators, distributors and manufacturers and informal discussions with many more:
FSA works with restaurant and QSR operators to put healthy eating on the menu
The FSA has announced progress in its plans to encourage operators to give more prominence to healthy dishes on their menus. PizzaExpress, Pizza Hut, The Restaurant Group (owner of the Garfunkel, Frankie & Benny and Chiquito brands), Tragus (owner of the Bella Italia, Café Rouge and Strada brands) and Domino’s have agreed to provide a range of commitments to focus on healthier menu options. Each operator will be providing the FSA with half-yearly updates on their progress towards:
- salt reduction
- collecting full nutritional data for products and recipes to aid recipe reformulation and to provide more information to customers
- looking at children’s menus to make them healthier (for example by using more ‘hidden’ vegetables and providing more fruit options)
- working with suppliers to identify core products lower in saturated fat
- increasing the range of healthy menu options (such as more salads, soups, fish dishes, grilled foods and fruit-based desserts)