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Foodservice(US English) orcatering industry(British English) defines those businesses, institutions, and companies responsible for any meal prepared outside the home.[1]This industry includesrestaurants, school and hospitalcafeterias,cateringoperations, and many other formats.[1]The companies that supply foodservice operators are calledfoodservice distributors. Foodservice distributors sell goods like small wares (kitchen utensils) and foods. Some companies manufacture products in bothconsumerand foodservice versions. The consumer version usually comes in individual-sized packages with elaborate label design forretailsale. The foodservice version is packaged in a much largerindustrialsize and often lacks the colorful label designs of the consumer version.Contents[hide] 1Statistics 2Health concerns 3Table service 4Gueridon service 5See also 6References 7External linksStatistics[edit]The food system, including food service and food retailing supplied $1.24 trillion worth of food in 2010 in the US, $594 billion of which was supplied by food service facilities, defined by the USDA as any place which prepares food for immediate consumption on site, including locations that are not primarily engaged in dispensing meals such as recreational facilities and retail stores.[2]Full-service and Fast-food restaurants account for 77% of all foodservice sales, with full service restaurants accounting for just slightly more than fast food in 2010.[2]The shifts in the market shares between fast food and full-service restaurants to market demand changes the offerings of both foods and services of both types of restaurants.[2]According to the National Restaurant Association a growing trend among US consumers for the food service industry is global cuisine with 66% of US consumers eating more widely in 2015 than in 2010, 80% of consumers eating 'ethnic' cuisines at least once a month, and 29% trying a new 'ethnic' cuisine within the last year.[3][4]TheFoodservice distributormarket size is as of 2015 $231 billion dollars in the US; the national broadline market is controlled by US Foods and Sysco which combined have 60-70% share of the market and were blocked from merging by the FTC for reasons of market power.[5]Health concerns[edit]Foodservice tends to be, on average, higher in calories and lower in key nutrients than foods prepared at home.[6]Most restaurants, including fast food, have added more salads and fruit offerings and either by choice or in response to local legislation provided nutrition labeling.[6]In the US the FDA is moving towards establishing uniform guidelines for fast food and restaurant labeling, proposed rules were published in 2011 and final regulations published on 1 December 2014 which supersede State and local menu-labeling provisions, going into effect 1 December 2015.[6][7]Research has shown that the new labels may influence consumer choices, but primarily if it provides unexpected information and that health-conscious consumers are resistant to changing behaviors based on menu labeling[7]Fast food restaurants are expected by the ERS to do better under the new menu labeling than full service restaurants as full service restaurants tend to offer much more calorie dense foods, with 50% of fast food meals being between 400 and 800 calories and less than 20% above 1000 calories, in contrast full service restaurants 20% of meals are above 1,400 calories.[7]When consumers are aware of the calorie counts at full service restaurants 20% choose lower calorie options and consumers also reduce their calorie intake over the rest of the day.[7]Eating one meal away from home each week translates to 2 extra pounds each year or a daily increase of 134 calories and a decrease in diet quality by 2 points on the Healthy Eating Index.[8]Table service[edit]Table service is food service served to the customer's table bywaitersandwaitresses, also known as "servers". Table service is common in most restaurants, while for somefast food restaurantscounter service is the common form. Forpubsandbars, counter service is the norm in theUnited Kingdom. With table service, the customer generally pays at the end of meal. Various methods of table service can be provided. See, for instance,silver service.Gueridon service[edit]Gueridon service is a form of food service provided by restaurants to their customers. This type of service encompasses preparing food (primarilysalads,main dishessuch as beefstroganoff, or desserts) in direct view of the guests, using a "gueridon". A gueridon typically consists of a trolley that is equipped to prepare, cook and serve food. There is a gas hob, chopping board, cutlery drawer, cold store (depending on the trolley type) and general working area.

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'Who's the Boss?' star Danny Pintauro: 'I'm HIV-positive'advertisementDavid Emmite/Getty ImagesIf you're not drinking tea yet, read up on these 10 ways tea does your body good and then see if you're ready to change your Starbucks order!1. Tea contains antioxidants.Like the Rust-Oleum paint that keeps your outdoor furniture from rusting, tea's antioxidants protect your body from the ravages of aging and the effects of pollution.2. Tea has less caffeine than coffee.Coffee usually has two to three times the caffeine of tea (unless you're a fan of Morning Thunder, which combines caffeine with mate, an herb that acts like caffeine in our body). An eight-ounce cup of coffee contains around 135 mg caffeine; tea contains only 30 to 40 mg per cup. If drinking coffee gives you the jitters, causes indigestion or headaches or interferes with sleep -- switch to tea.3. Tea may reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke.Unwanted blood clots formed from cholesterol and blood platelets cause heart attack and stroke. Drinking tea may help keep your arteries smooth and clog-free, the same way a drain keeps your bathroom pipes clear. A 5.6-year study from the Netherlands found a 70 percent lower risk of fatal heart attack in people who drank at least two to three cups of black tea daily compared to non-tea drinkers.4. Tea protects your bones.It's not just the milk added to tea that builds strong bones. One study that compared tea drinkers with non-drinkers, found that people who drank tea for 10 or more years had the strongest bones, even after adjusting for age, body weight, exercise, smoking and other risk factors. The authors suggest that this may be the work of tea's many beneficial phytochemicals.5. Tea gives you a sweet smile.One look at the grimy grin of Austin Powers and you may not think drinking tea is good for your teeth, but think again. It's the sugar added to it that's likely to blame for England's bad dental record. Tea itself actually contains fluoride and tannins that may keep plaque at bay. So add unsweetened tea drinking to your daily dental routine of brushing and flossing for healthier teeth and gums.6. Tea bolsters your immune defenses.Drinking tea may help your body's immune system fight off infection. When 21 volunteers drank either five cups of tea or coffee each day for four weeks, researchers saw higher immune system activity in the blood of the tea drinkers.7. Tea protects against cancer.Thank the polyphenols, the antioxidants found in tea, once again for their cancer-fighting effects. While the overall research is inconclusive, there are enough studies that show the potential protective effects of drinking tea to make adding tea to your list of daily beverages.More From Today:Green coffee bean extract diet: Fat burner or lame buzz?More From Today:Is coffee bad for you or saving your life?More From Today:Number of calories in popcorn depends on how you pop it8. Tea helps keep you hydrated.Caffeinated beverages, including tea, used to be on the list of beverages that didn't contribute to our daily fluid needs. Since caffeine is a diuretic and makes us pee more, the thought was that caffeinated beverages couldn't contribute to our overall fluid requirement. However, recent research has shown that the caffeine really doesn't matter -- tea and other caffeinated beverages definitely contribute to our fluid needs. The only time the caffeine becomes a problem as far as fluid is concerned is when you drink more than five or six cups of a caffeinated beverage at one time.9. Tea is calorie-free.Tea doesn't have any calories, unless you add sweetener or milk. Consuming even 250 fewer calories per day can result in losing one pound per week. If you're looking for a satisfying, calorie-free beverage, tea is a top choice.10. Tea increases your metabolism.Lots of people complain about a slow metabolic rate and their inability to lose weight. Green tea has been shown to actually increase metabolic rate so that you can burn 70 to 80 additional calories by drinking just five cups of green tea per day. Over a year's time you could lose eight pounds just by drinking green tea. Of course, taking a 15-minute walk every day will also burn calories.Vitamins and MineralsThere are six categories of fruits that contain a variety of vitamins and minerals--citrus, berries, tropical, drupes, pomes and melons. Citrus fruits, such as grapefruit, oranges, tangerines and lemons, contain good amounts of vitamin C, potassium and folate. Vitamin C helps your immune system and synthesizes collagen that aids in the framework of your body. Potassium supports your heart function and helps maintain a normal blood pressure, while folate promotes healthy cells. The berry category includes blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, cranberries and grapes. They contain particular antioxidants that decrease inflammation and phytonutrients that help fight disease. Tropical fruits include papaya, kiwi fruit, pineapple, avocado, coconut, pomegranates, bananas and mangoes. Typically, these fruits are sources of vitamin C, potassium, folate and manganese, which keeps your bones, blood sugar, thyroid gland and nerves healthy. Common drupes fruits are cherries, apricots, peaches and plums. They provide beta carotene, potassium and vitamin C. Beta carotene helps your vision and immune system function properly. Pomes fruits include apples and pears, which contain vitamin C and potassium. The melon category includes watermelon, cantaloupe, honey dew and casaba, which all contain adequate amounts of vitamin C.FiberDrinking fruit smoothies can help you reach the recommended intake of fiber, which is 25 grams for women and 38 grams for men. One serving of fruit typically contains two to four grams of fiber with blackberries, pears and apples having the highest concentration of five to seven grams per serving. The soluble fiber found in fruit helps slow digestion and may help control blood sugar and lower cholesterol.Smoothie BaseCreating your own smoothie means you get to choose a base of your liking. You can add water, cow's milk, soy milk or yogurt to the fruit in order to add bulk. The healthier options would include water, low-fat milk or low-fat yogurt, which will add flavor and nutrients without a huge number of calories. The water will provide your body with fluid that is necessary for metabolism of food and transportation of nutrients. The low-fat dairy contains calcium and vitamin D, which help your bones stay strong.Smoothie TipsWhen trying to lose or maintain a healthy weight, smoothies could be used as a meal replacement, not an addition. For instance, drink a dairy-based smoothie for breakfast or drink a water-based smoothie as a snack. Fruit smoothies can be a healthy additional any meal plan as long as you maintain portion control. Consult your doctor on how to best incorporate smoothies into your diet plan.

How the Food Movement Is Gaining StrengthPosted:12/12/2012 7:30 pm ESTUpdated:02/11/2013 5:12 am EST

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More and more people are realizing that our food chain is in crisis. Agribusiness has made profits more important than your health -- more important than the environment -- and more important than your right to know how your food is produced.The United States now spends nearly20 percent of GDPon health care, but levels of obesity, diabetes and chronic illness arehigher than ever.Perhaps because so many people are suffering, beneath the surface, a revolution has been building.From rural farms to urban dinner plates, from grocery store shelves to state ballot boxes, ever more people are finding their voices and taking action. If you believe in taking responsibility for your health, if you believe there is an important link between the quality of the food you eat and the quality of your life, you are part of this movement.In the seven years after my dad and colleague, John Robbins, released the first edition of his landmark bestsellerDiet for a New Americain 1987,beef consumptionin the United States dropped by 19 percent. The National Cattlemen's Association, not pleased, pointedly blamedDiet For A New America. Since then, beef consumption has continued to slowly drop, whileorganic food saleshave increased over 26-fold, to now exceedfour percentof market share.

This month marks the release of the 25th anniversary edition ofDiet For A New America, and it couldn't come at a more opportune time. People are taking an increasing interest in the way that the animals raised for food are treated. In fact, apollconducted by Lake Research partners found that 94 percent of Americans agree that animals raised for food on farms deserve to be free from cruelty. Nine U.S. states have now joined the entire European Union inbanninggestational crates for pigs, and Australia's two largest supermarket chainsnow sellonly cage-free eggs in their house brands.The demand is growing for food that is organic, sustainable, fair trade, GMO-free, humane, and healthy. In cities around the world, we're seeing more and more farmer's markets (a nearlythree-foldincrease in the last decade), and more young people getting back into farming. Grocery stores (even big national chains) are displaying local, natural and organic foods with pride. The movements for healthy food are growing fast, and starting to become a political force.Earlier this year, California voters put an initiative on the ballot that called would have mandated the labeling of food containing GMOs. Monsanto and their buddies in the pesticide and junk food business were forced to spend $46 million burying California's voters under anavalanche of deceptionin order to narrowly defeat California's Proposition 37 in the November election. Although they won the battle, more than six million California voters had come out in favor of the "right to know." It was clear that the natural foods movement was becoming a political force to be reckoned with.Now organizers in30 other states have begunbuilding GMO labeling campaigns, and efforts to improve treatment of animals, to make factory farms pay for the pollution they produce, and to reform the food offered in school lunches are all gaining strength.What You Can DoGo to the movies.Eric Schlosser'sFood, Inc., Drs. Caldwell Esslestyn and T. Colin Campbell'sForks Over Knives, and Jeffrey Smith'sGenetic Rouletteare some of the most popular and insightful films currently on the market.Boycott the bad guys.Many people are choosing to boycott companies thatoppose labeling of GMOs, that treatfarm animalscruelly, or that profit from the sale ofjunk food. Other consumers are choosing to buy from the good guys. For example, the non-profitNon-GMO Project, which offers a third party certification program, has now verified 764 products, and had arecord-shattering189 new enrollment inquiries in October. You can also check out thefarmer's marketnearest you.Sign petitions for GMO labeling.Want to work for policy change? A team of organizations, led by Care2 and the Food Revolution Network, havelaunched a petitiondemanding that Congress label GMOs, and it has already generated more than 65,000 signatures. And last year'sJustLabelIt petitionto the FDA, which generated more than 1.3 million signatures, is being revived in hopes that theFDAmight eventually dig itself out of Monsanto's back pocket.Get politically engaged.For the passionate activist, there's always more you can do, like lobbying your member of Congress, your mayor, your governor, your local media outlets, or your relatives. You can also join the Humane Society'scampaign for farm animal protection, or Farm Sanctuary's work foranimal welfare legislation.Get engaged and informed.For a directory of organizations working for healthy, sustainable and humane food, as well as free access to dozens of cutting edge articles and tools to help you make a difference, you canjoin the Food Revolution Network. Or check out the newly released 25th anniversary edition ofDiet for a New America, the book that helped to launch the modern food movement.Big agribusiness would probably like us all to sit alone in the dark, munching on highly processed, genetically engineered, chemical-laden, pesticide-contaminated pseudo-foods. But the tide of history is turning, and regardless of how much they spend attempting to maintain their hold on our food systems, more and more people are saying No to foods that lead to illness, and YES to foods that help us heal.