Nutrition Business Journal

Chipotle, Naked Pizza and others usher in new era for fast food

As food service options get healthier, what are the opportunities and challenges for nutrition firms?
Jun. 1, 2010 12:00pm

 

Even the most staunchly conventional sectors of the U.S. food industry are beginning to bow before the expanding might of the healthy foods movement. Hoping to capitalize on the growing population of consumers who care about the quality of their food but still fall prey every now and then to guilty pleasures, fast food restaurants are slowly transforming their menus. While the largest chains continue to offer products that are wickedly packed with saturated fat, sodium and sugar, a growing number are also adding healthier and more sustainable fare, including naturally raised beef and...

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