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Veggie options at quick-service restaurant chains: an update on menu items at popular fast food and quick casual restaurant chains.(Recipe)
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Vegetarian Journal
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April 1, 2008
- Author:
- Yacoubou, Jeanne
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2008 Vegetarian Resource Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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SINCE THE 1980s, THE VEGETARIAN RESOURCE Group periodically asks major fast food and quick-service, casual restaurant chains for the latest information regarding the ingredients in their menu items. We recently contacted established chains as well as some new ones for this article.
Several restaurants told us that what patrons buy directly influences formulations, suppliers, and menu selections. Purchasing 'veggie-friendly' or vegetarian/ vegan-customizable menu offerings when dining out helps to keep these dishes on the menus and increase the number of 'veggie-friendly' selections.
Not all menu items at every chain are mentioned in this report. We have listed foods ...
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