Mar 20, 2017
By now you should (hopefully!) be familiar with the Healthy Menu Choices Act that has been in effect since January 1, 2017. As a reminder, the act requires food service chains with 20 or more locations to display calorie information on their menus.
With calorie counts front and centre for food and drinks, your customers will be more conscious of making healthy choices, and it’s important your menu caters to that. But how? Our resident chef, Chef Darryl Fletcher (better known as “Chef D”), notes that you can start by substituting high calorie ingredients for lower calorie options—without compromising on flavour.
Here are four delicious, healthy alternatives that you can use to help reduce the calorie counts on your menu:
Apr 25, 2025
Gay Lea Foods has partnered with Second Harvest, Canada’s largest food rescue organization, to address two of the most urgent challenges facing Canadians today: food insecurity and food waste.
Apr 11, 2025
WINNIPEG, Manitoba – April 11, 2025 – Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Limited (“Gay Lea Foods”) today announced plans to consolidate its Bothwell Cheese retail locations in Manitoba. Consumers can continue to find a variety of Bothwell’s award-winning, natural cheeses at the Bothwell Facto
Mar 3, 2025
Gay Lea Foods today announced it has completed the sale of Hewitt’s Dairy Limited, located in Hagersville, Ontario, to Mississauga, Ontario-based Dairy Fountain Inc.
Feb 12, 2025
The Gay Lea Foundation today announced applications are now open for its Community Impact Grants program, supporting initiatives in education, health, wellness, poverty relief and sustainable agriculture...
