Unilever Food Solutions Encourages Chefs to Create Healthy, Sustainable Meals Through Sponsorship of Menus of Change Conference
June 10 2014 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Seductive Nutrition Program Illustrates
Unilever’s Industry Leadership, Inspires Chefs Nationwide to Remove
Nearly 3.2 Billion Calories from Menus To-Date
Unilever Food Solutions, the food service division of Unilever,
is furthering the goal of its Seductive Nutrition initiative by
sponsoring the 2nd Annual Menus of Change® leadership summit. The
initiative asks chefs to pledge to make small changes to popular
menu items that reduce calories, but still preserve the flavors and
dining experience. Unilever Food Solutions also announced that for
each new chef pledge through the end of 2014, it will help provide
18 meals* to Feeding America®.
To date, foodservice professionals across 8,500 locations
in North America have taken the Seductive Nutrition
pledge, resulting in nearly 3.2 billion calories being removed from
menus. Unilever strives to help American chefs remove 10 billion
calories by the end of 2015.
“To understand what we should be putting on our plates today, we
need to look ahead five, 10 and 20 years, in terms of health and
sustainability,” said Jonathan Atwood, vice president of
sustainable living and corporate communications, Unilever North
America. “We are encouraged by the healthy changes we’ve seen on
restaurant menus and in meals at home. The food service industry
has an important role to play in expanding healthy, affordable and
sustainable meal offerings and we believe that through
collaboration we can drive meaningful change. We’re here today to
further the movement and motivate chefs to take the Seductive
Nutrition pledge.”
Menus of Change, co-presented by The Culinary Institute of
America and Harvard School of Public Health, Department of
Nutrition, brings together industry leaders to share insights and
solutions for healthy, sustainable and delicious food choices. At
the event, Atwood and colleagues discussed progress toward the
Seductive Nutrition pledge goal, along with the company’s
initiatives on sustainability.
“Small changes can have a big, long-term impact on health,” said
Kim Morgan, vice president of channel marketing, Unilever Food
Solutions. “Seductive Nutrition gives chefs the power to take
action now, removing calories from their menus and helping provide
meals to American families who need them. There are many ways to
make dishes delicious and reduce calories with simple changes, such
as using healthier cooking methods, fresh ingredients, more
vegetables, leaner proteins and lighter ingredients, as well as
serving right-size portions.”
Unilever Food Solutions is calling on chefs and foodservice
operators to join the movement to help improve the health and
well-being of diners across the country. To take the Seductive
Nutrition pledge, chefs should visit www.ufs.com/TakeThePledge.
Beyond the Seductive Nutrition pledge, Unilever is spearheading
efforts to influence sustainability on a global scale as part of
its Sustainable Living Plan, launched in 2010 and serving as the
company’s blueprint for sustainable growth. By 2020, Unilever aims
to double the size of its business while reducing its environmental
footprint and increasing its positive social impact.
As part of the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan, the company is
focused on ensuring that high-quality ingredients are sourced
responsibly and in a sustainable way. By 2020, Unilever’s ambition
is to sustainably source 100 percent of its raw agricultural
materials, building on its history as the first major tea company
to commit to sustainable sourcing on a large scale. As of April
2014, 48 percent of Unilever’s raw agricultural materials are from
sustainable sources, up from 14 percent in 2010. By 2015, 100
percent of Lipton® teas will be Rainforest Alliance Certified. The
company has also set up 25 Knorr® landmark farms to demonstrate
best-practice sustainable farming.
For more information about the Unilever Food Solutions’
commitment to sustainable living, visit
www.unileverfoodsolutions.us/sustainable-living.
*Feeding America is leading the fight against hunger nationwide.
Unilever Food Solutions is donating the monetary equivalent of a
minimum of 27,000 meals ($3,000) to Feeding America up to a maximum
of 63,000 meals ($7,000) based on pledges taken from February 1,
2014-December 31,2014. $1=9 meals secured by Feeding America on
behalf of local food banks.
About Unilever Food Solutions
Unilever Food Solutions is the food service division of
Unilever.
Our ingredients are some of the staples of professional kitchens
in 74 countries around the world: Knorr, Hellman's, Lipton and
more. We provide products that save precious prep time in the
kitchen, without compromising on flavor or flair.
Unilever Food Solutions is committed to sustainable growth while
making a positive impact on the food service industry. That means
creating healthy, nutritious ingredients using sustainably sourced
packaging that generates less waste. It also means providing
services that help chefs and operators run more sustainable
kitchens with healthier menu options for diners.
Media:GolinHarrisMatt Baldwin,
312-729-4419mbaldwin@golinharris.comorUnileverJaime Stein,
201-894-7760MediaRelations.USA@unilever.com
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