Showing posts with label lighter options. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lighter options. Show all posts

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Pita Pit featured in AARP

Pita Pit was recently featured in an article in AARP titled, "Healthy Surprise: Low-Calorie Menus Spur More Profits."  For the entire article click here or begin below.

Healthy Surprise: Low-Calorie Menus Spur More Profits
By: Candy Sagon

“Healthy” doesn’t sell, the restaurant chains said. Low-cal items always tank, the fast-food places whined. Well, guess what? Turns out “healthy” does sell.

A new study finds that fast-food and casual restaurant chains that offer lower-calorie options are seeing higher profits and more customers, while those that don’t, aren’t. Simple as that. Not only are Americans ordering fewer portions of french fries, the study shows, they’re going for smaller main-dish portions and shunning sugary drinks.

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Pita Pit featured in The New York Times

Pita Pit was recently featured in the New York Times in an article titled, "Lighter Menus Appeal to Diners and Owners." Pita Pit was featured in The New York Times. Jack Riggs, chief executive of Pita Pit USA, discussed how the brand has found ways to highlight existing options on their menus that make a healthier meal, like Pita Pit’s Resolution Solution. Jack explains how their menu adapts to consumers health needs to helps customers who build their pitas better understand how to create a healthy option.  Click here for the entire article or begin below.



Lighter Menus Appeal to Diners and Owners
By: Stephanie Strom

Driven by pressures like consumer demand and looming federal regulations that will require them to post calorie counts on menus, restaurant chains around the country are adding more nutritious choices and shrinking portion sizes.


The smaller portions, which are not necessarily cheaper, are the first step toward reversing the practice of piling more food on a plate than anyone needs in a single meal, a trend that began nearly three decades ago. Besides making a contribution to customers’ health, restaurant owners are finding that the move is paying off financially.