HEALTHY EATING — CATERERS' RESPONSE

The Manchester Polytechnic Food and Nutrition Unit organised a conference in February 1989 entitled The Response of the Catering Industry to the Challenge of Healthy Eating. One of the aims of the conference was to offer interested parties the opportunity to meet in the North of England, rather than the more usual venue of London. The Health Education Authority, through its Look After Your Heart! campaign, encourage such local initiatives by funding through its local grant scheme. This conference was sponsored in this way and the numbers of people present reflected demand; one hundred and twenty people attended the conference. They included caterers, catering and nutrition lecturers from colleges and polytechnics, environmental health officers, health education officers, and consultant nutritionists and dietitians. There were nine speakers, with varied professional interests in the subject of healthy eating, and this contributed to a very full and stimulating day.