Health Concerns,
PITTSBURGH (Allegheny
Co.) — With numerous responsi
bilities tugging them in different
directions, American consumers
want to simplify mealtime either
by buying prepared foods or
dining out. But the food should
not only be convenient, it has to be
healthy, too.
"Consumers are expecting
restaurants and supermarkets to do
the menu planning for them and to
provide balanced, healthy meals,"
said Dee Coutelle of Noble &
Associates, a firm specializing in
food marketing, advertising and
product development "They are
tired of preparing the same old
thing just because it's easy. They
are looking for more balance and
moderation in their diets.”
DIVERSITY CAN BE
HEALTHFUL
As a result, what Coutelte pro
jects we will be seeing mote of in
the restaurants ate ethnic, exotic,
fun but healthy foods.
"I expect we will see more
menu items with fresh cheeses and
other dairy products, pasta, fish,
turkey and game birds," said
Coutelle. "And fusion cuisine—
cooking that combines Mexican
and Oriental foods, for example
will become more popular as we
search for variety in the diet con
sumed outside the home."
As an example, Coutelle said
that cheeses will show up more at
©PARS:
(Positive Approach lor revitalizing Soils)
THE MARK OF QUALITY
Distributors Of:
a\CUSTOM FARM SEEDS A HQMOGENIZEO
g%\ #1 WAXY mc L,QU ®
& ALFALFA NAfCHURS# FERTILIZER
.Products easy-to-use and safe-for-consumers, wildlife, and
Ihvijronment. Products are excellent for Foliar, Potted Plants
(Greenhouses) or Starter solutions and for soil needs, such as
Calcium, N,P,K and trace elements
Call 717-367-2667 or 367-1635
See Us At The Hershey Vegetable Show
tel
Our
Experience'
Work
For You -
Establish
7 Since ,
S 19791 r
Beef Operation Featuring 8' Deep Manure Storage System With Waffle Slats
• Agricultural • Commercial • Residential
Our Sales Tool
Is A Satisfied
Customer -
Call Us For
Information!
Sizes And
Layouts To \bur
Specifications
the breakfast table. "Breakfast
whether eaten at home or at a
restaurant is going to expand its
range and borrow from the lunch
and dinner menus. Breakfast sand -
wiches of fruits and cheeses, stir
fry "hash" of leftovers topped with
cheese and cheesy commeal grits
are just some of the ways the food
service industry is going to use
dairy products to wake up break
fast" said Coutelle.
OTHER THRIVING
MARKETS
Other areas of growth that
Coutelle projects are more empha
sis on dairy products in special
children's menus, including child
size appetizers, entrees and
desserts; chocolate desserts
(Coutelle says consumers will still
indulge in their favorite desserts
and justify them by choosing
healthy, lower calorie entrees);
and non-alcoholic drinks.
And when consumers choose to
stop by the grocery store instead
of the restaurant, they will still be
looking for convenience and
balance, especially in the dairy
case. Brian Dowling, spokesper
son for Safeway, Inc., says that his
company is already responding to
shifting consumer needs in the
more than 1,100 stores it owns
throughout the United Slates and
Canada.
"We definitely see a growing
trend for the supermarkets to play
GROWN
Jan. 28-29-30
Convenience Top Priorities For Shoppers,
INC.
430 Concrete Ave., Leola, PA
717-656-2016
a larger role in providing conve
nient, balanced prepared foods,"
said Dowling. "In some cases,
trained Chefs are being hired to
develop new products for the deli
sections. And by monitoring
trends in delis across the country,
we can now roll out new deli pro
ducts quickly as tastes change."
Many grocery chains are
expanding their private label lines
of whole dai/y products with low
er fat milks, cheeses, cottage
.cheeses, yogurts, cultured pro-
DENVER, Colo.— From drip
dry to wash and wear to ease of
care pretty much describes the
textile industry’s fabric trends
over the past 50 years. However,
times and trends have changed,
and consumers are increasingly
turning back to a fiber that has
proven its durability for centuries
- wool.
“Wool is becoming increasing
ly popular for a lot of reasons,”
said Karl Mueller, one of three
speakers at a wool symposium
held at the American Sheep Indus
try Association’s annual conven
tion last week in Orlando, Fla.
“It’s an ideal blending fiber and
consumers everywhere are more
sophisticated and are clearly
expressing their preference for
quality textile products made from
mmmrnmm TRACTORS MFC'S 1 YEAR WARRANTY
oilßrUB Sales, Parts & Service
ROVBNDALB AG model hr cash
$5,695
$8,275
$9,850
$11,269
$10,995
.$12,828
$13,475
.$13,259
.$12,895
.$15,325
7X7-838-9564
717-743-4236
Barn Equip:
• J-STAR
• STARUNE
• JAMESWAY
• BERG
• FIBERDOME
• FARMWAY^^^
On-The-Ferm Tire Service
me 2500 Tractor
& Car Tires _ . _ . _
y»TV in stock Btckhoo towMr
St
AUTO PARTS ag W
Toy Tractor 1/43 Scab
ROVENDALE AG .
Waisootown, PA 17777
717-59*-Ml 64 #r 742-4326
Exit 31. 110 (o I 180 Waisontuwn Exit
ducts and dairy desserts. Private
label and name brand products in
the refrigerated section, like fresh
pastas and cream sauces, are
addressing the growing demand
for convenient, fast and nutritious
food.
THE QUICKER
THE BETTER
In addition to higher demand
for prepared foods, Dowling said
that Safeway has noticed
increased demand for frozen and
microwaveable foods and for
more and varied produce. "In the
Wool
Tomorrow And Beyond
natural fibers or blends of natural
fibers with synthetics.”
In a recent survey, Mueller said
natural fibers, including wool,
scored much higher than synthe
tics in several categories includ
ing; feel - 49 vs. 16 percent;
warmth - 48 vs. 14 percent; look -
42 vs. 24 percent; and durability -
40 vs. 26 percent
Mueller said that the American
Wool Council, a division of ASI,
has a number of projects under
way to better position wool in the
immediate future. They include
expanding the wool selling season
through the development of trans
seasonal fabrics that appeal to the
customer eight months out of 12;
developing lighter and loftier fabr
ics in all wool and wool blends;
250 2WD
310 4WD
400 2WD
420 4WO
505 2WD
525 4WD
552 4WD/Cab
572 4WO/Cab
820 4WD
525 4WD/Cab
922 4WD/Cab
1700 4WD/Cab
Power Unit
M F 8 7 Sat 8 5
Open Holidays
We
Origin-
ated
The
Concrete
System!
Working With
Farmers With
Chesapeake
Bay Funding
We Work Hard
For Customer
Satisfaction!
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 25, 1992-815
.$18,860
.$38,998
.$21,998
. .$2,998
...$18.98
Dinners
last three to four years, we have
doubled the number of stores with
salad bars and have increased the
number of selections, including
dairy products, in the salad bar
area," said Dowling.
And according to Coutelle, it
won't be long before concession
stands at the theaters catch up with
restaurants, supermarkets, special
ty shops and delis in providing
expanded menus and ready-to-eat
foods for the consumers'
convenience.
working on “all weather” swea
ters; demonstrating to the military
the advantages of “all wool” or
“wool blend” products; the advan
tages of wool for meeting new
upholstery and interior safely
standards adopted in California;
working with overseas mills on
the introduction of U.S. American
wool; work with domestic mills to
educate them that many fabrics
currently made with imported
wool could be replaced with
domestic wool; work with a major
worsted spinner on introduction of
a cross-dye process that would
allow dyeing 100-percent gar
ments in two difference colors in
one dye bath; and work with a
chemical fiber company on blend
ing wool with a new “high tech”
fiber for commercial safety
applications.