NPD Report: Consumers looking for quality healthy options, won’t pay more for healthy items
According to a new NPD Report entitled “Consumers Define Healthy Eating When They Go Out To Eat,” consumers are finally recognizing the industry’s efforts to promote healthy eating, but they aren’t willing to pay more for healthy options.
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From the early 1900s, when Louis Diat, head chef at New York’s Ritz-Carlton Hotel, invented vichyssoise by combining potatoes, leeks and onions with cream, diners have enjoyed a growing repertoire of soups that bring refreshment in hot weather.
I came across an interesting article last week regarding a lawsuit filed against Princeton University that could have some impact on the Dining Services department. The suit claims that the university is claiming exempt status for buildings that do not serve an academic purpose, in violation of state law.
There once was a time when, if you were a resident student at a college or university, you had to purchase a meal plan. More often than not, it was a standard, 19-meal-per-week program, and it led to a fair amount of complaining about missed meals, and women subsidizing the men due to the relative amounts of food consumed by each gender.