Unlikely heroes

Oishii

I expected Starbucks, etc, to provide all their nutritional information (lots of image-conscious young women as a part of their target market) but I've been pleasantly surprised that the following also disclose everything (all UK):

Pizza Hut (online)
Wetherspoons (online and in the pub)
McDonalds (online and in restaurants)
Burger King (online)

All of them are the cheap end of the Market. Their mid-range competitors (cafe rouge, pizza express, prezzo, etc) opt for partial disclosure, letting you know only what they think won't make you run a mile.

So I say praise where praise is due. I'm maintaining now, I don't need or want the diet option every time, so give me the power to make my own choices.

So :drinker: and:flowerforyou: to the unlikely heroes.

Who would you add to the list?

ageros

Moe's Southwest Grill has a great list of info, so does Chick fil A

sarahsmom1

I expected Starbucks, etc, to provide all their nutritional information (lots of image-conscious young women as a part of their target market) but I've been pleasantly surprised that the following also disclose everything (all UK):

Pizza Hut (online)
Wetherspoons (online and in the pub)
McDonalds (online and in restaurants)
Burger King (online)

All of them are the cheap end of the Market. Their mid-range competitors (cafe rouge, pizza express, prezzo, etc) opt for partial disclosure, letting you know only what they think won't make you run a mile.

So I say praise where praise is due. I'm maintaining now, I don't need or want the diet option every time, so give me the power to make my own choices.

So :drinker: and:flowerforyou: to the unlikely heroes.

Who would you add to the list?

Starbucks has their nutrition guide in-store

kayemme

they're no heroes; i think they're required to post this information by federal law.

FairyMiss

Panera has a great online site for nutritional info, you can even 'build' your meal, adding and taking thinks away to see how the numbers add up

lizzil0

they're no heroes; i think they're required to post this information by federal law.

What she said.

guppygirl322

Everything everywhere, lol! I'm so hung up on counting my calories that if someplace doesn't have it posted, I won't go there. Lots of places don't have it listed on the menu, but you can look it up beforehand on their websites. Honestly, high calorie counts, etc don't make me want to avoid a place. If I want french fries and a shake, I'll have it! It's just so much more helpful to be able to plan around it, be more careful the day before and after the little splurge, you know?

Oishii

they're no heroes; i think they're required to post this information by federal law.

What she said.

These are all in the UK and we don't have a law like that, and if we did it would apply to everyone. They are CHOOSING disclosure while their up-market competitors don't. I believe a law would be a good thing, but that is not the case here.

kayemme

they're no heroes; i think they're required to post this information by federal law.

What she said.

These are all in the UK and we don't have a law like that, and if we did it would apply to everyone. They are CHOOSING disclosure while their up-market competitors don't. I believe a law would be a good thing, but that is not the case here.

But these are all American companies (except Wetherspoons, I think) so they'd already have the work done; whether or not they choose to do it in the UK is no more work than having been required already to do it here in the States. That's all. Believe me, they are not heroic in the slightest. The amount of rainforest they have destroyed alone discounts any possible good they could ever do.

That's before we even get into the palm oil debate.

Here, the law is for any chain, but not mom & pop places, which is pretty irrelevant anyway, since all the chains have run mom & pops totally out of town.

Oishii

The calorie counts, and everything else, are different from country to country, so they do have to put in some work.

Whether you, or I, like it or not, big corporations do occasionally do something right. I see nothing wrong in acknowledging when they do do the right thing.