Cargill Launches Initiative to Improve Nutritional Profiles of School Meal Programs
Minneapolis-based Cargill announced a new initiative to help food and beverage manufacturers and foodservice operators find formulation solutions to address the complex challenges associated with improving childhood nutrition.
“Cargill believes that we all have a stake in improving kids’ nutrition—families, government, public health organizations and the food and beverage industry,” says Pat Bowe, corporate vice president of Cargill’s food ingredients and systems businesses. “With this initiative, we are focusing resources to help customers develop formulations with less trans- and saturated fat, sugar and sodium and more whole grains, fiber and protein. Customers have an opportunity to offer healthier choices and meet new childhood nutrition guidelines and standards such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) school meal program requirements, as well as recommendations from industry organizations such as the Children’s Food & Beverage Advertising Initiative (CFBAI), Disney and retailers including Walmart.”