Guest guest Posted August 29, 2000 Report Share Posted August 29, 2000 Thought you might be interested in this news item from the National Restaurant News.... Chartwells to roll out program for campus vegetarians this fall By Paul King CHARLOTTE, NC (August 26) — Chartwells Education Dining Services will introduce a vegetarian and vegan program to students at more than 200 colleges and universities this fall. Executives of Chartwells, a division of Compass Group North America, claim that Terra Ve is the most extensive program any food management company is offering to college clients. " We did considerable research while developing the Terra Ve program, " said Dean Lowden, corporate chef for Chartwells. " It is a detailed program already, and we plan to continue to add concepts and recipes. " Lowden said the program has more than 200 recipes thus far. Menu items include Asian velvet corn soup, pumpkin-corn chowder, okra gumbo, acorn squash stuffed with millet, bulgur wheat with garbanzo beans and roasted garlic, and orzo vegetable salad. " Students are becoming more and more knowledgeable about vegetarianism, " Lowden said. " Offering vegetarian plates doesn't cut it anymore when 5 to 10 percent of the campus population is vegetarian. We need to give them what they need. " Terra Ve will offer students at least one entrée and one side dish each meal, Lowden noted. Larger campuses could offer as many as three entrées along with a variety of other items. Terra Ve is the latest component of Compass Group's Nurture Our World program, which promotes to Compass customers a balanced approach to nutrition, environmental awareness and community initiatives. Brigit Silvestri, creative development director for the Compass Group, said Terra Ve would be expanded to other market sectors in the next few months. She cited National Restaurant Association polls that indicated 20 percent to 30 percent of people eating out want to eat vegetarian meals. " We believe Terra Ve will have broad appeal as an alternative to the daily standard fare, " Silvestri explained. " We want to stay ahead of the needs of our customers. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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