Out with bologna and hot dogs; in with glazed salmon and soy; Produce company makes menu changes to boost wellness.(Benefits Management)(Dole Food Company Inc.)

Business Insurance, April, 2007 by Esola, Louis

Byline: LOUISE ESOLA WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.-It's fitting that Dole Food Co., a company whose name is synonymous with fruit and vegetables, promotes healthy eating in its employee cafeteria. In the Garden Court Cafe, which serves about 300 employees at Dole's headquarters in Westlake Village, Calif., you won't find red meat, nor pork, nothing fried, no bologna or hot dogs, no full-fat dairy, no butter, no sugary soft drinks.

The list goes on, said Vp Jennifer Grossman. "We wanted to make sure that we weren't just talking the talk; that we were walking the walk,'' said Ms. Grossman, who oversees the Dole Nutrition Institute and the company's approach to incorporating its corporate wellness policy in its cafeteria menu. Instead of chili con carne,...

Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.

Premium Content Partnership | HighBeam Research provides an in-depth online archive library of reference works.