Compass is already committed to lead the way in the foodservice industry in understanding the needs of consumers and is at the forefront of providing nutritional information. This year, our UK business has pledged support for the UK Food Standard Agency’s programme of introducing calorie labelling at the point of consumer choice. Since January 2009, point of sale material for our ‘Core Concepts’ menu range has provided calorific values per meal, as well as information on sugar, fat, saturates and salt in an easy to understand Guideline Daily Amounts (GDA) / traffic light combination, in over 1300 workplaces.
By working with suppliers, our UK business has reduced the amount of saturated fats in its own label cooking sauces by 80% and has also sourced a new cooking oil that is virtually free of trans fatty acids.
In addition, it has developed its own range of sandwiches and other bakery products with levels of saturated fat and salt that meet the UK Food Standards Agency’s targets.