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On the Menu for Restaurant Biz: Healthier, Local Offerings.
New York City passed some very progressive menu labeling laws. According to a FoxNews.com article, “Restaurants in New York City with 15 or more outlets nationwide now must conspicuously post the nutritional content of each item on their menus. Similar legislation is coming to San Francisco and Seattle, and is under consideration in about a dozen other cities and state legislatures.”
Some restaurants in New York City are stepping up, with or without legislation. “We want to be up-front and tell our customers exactly what’s in the food,” says founder Anthony Leone, who started the business (Energy Kitchen) five years ago.
Active families have developed a pattern of eating out. This is a part of our culture, and this trend is not expected to change dramatically. The trick is to have healthy, local, delicious, and nutritious options. These options also need to consider smaller portion sizes and price. Today’s economy is not dead, it is just selective.
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Would think that the restaurants that engage the MOST with local farms and producers will be able to more successfully engage with consumers- especially within services like Twitter and Facebook where consumers can use vast online resources to be VERY selective
There are some restaurants that are actually engaging local farms and producers that I know of… and they are engaging their consumers because of it. They also go beyond food producers and also engage in civic outreach and events. And I agree, I encourage restaurants today to use the social media outlets in a smart way for their individual businesses. Go Green!
All calories are not created equal. I like that. What’s in the food?