News Release

National Restaurant Association Statement Regarding Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation Announcement

May 17, 2010
Contact: Sue Hensley (202) 331-5964, Mike Donohue (202) 331-5902

Dawn Sweeney, President and CEO of the National Restaurant Association, today issued the following statement regarding the White House announcement that the manufacturing members of the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation have pledged to reduce 1.5 trillion calories by 2015.

“We congratulate the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation for their leadership in reducing calories from the food supply. Such efforts will have tremendous impact on the caloric consumption of the entire population. This will assist the restaurant industry's efforts to support the goals of the First Lady's Let's Move initiative to reduce childhood obesity. The new and reformulated products will become part of the food supply chain, which is key to helping restaurants continue to increase healthy and nutritious offerings for our customers.

“It is innovative actions like the one announced today that will provide consumers with more choice, and allow individuals to make better selections for themselves and their families.

“We recognize and support the importance of providing healthful options and nutrition information to consumers. We look forward to continuing our industry’s dialogue with the Let's Move campaign on the steps the restaurant industry can take to aid in this effort."

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Founded in 1919, the National Restaurant Association is the leading business association for the restaurant industry, which comprises 945,000 restaurant and foodservice outlets and a work force of nearly 13 million employees. Together with the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, the Association works to lead America’s restaurant industry into a new era of prosperity, prominence, and participation, enhancing the quality of life for all we serve. For more information, visit our Web site at www.restaurant.org.


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