Hyatt introduces Food. Thoughtfully Sourced. Carefully Served.

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Created on Friday, 11 May 2012 16:01

Driven by insights and in-depth research, Food. Thoughtfully Sourced. Carefully Served. is grounded in three pillars:
• The first pillar is focused on healthy people by offering portion control, balanced offerings and natural ingredients prepared with nutrient preserving cooking techniques. Examples include gluten-free and vegetarian options, organic produce, natural meat without supplemental growth hormones or antibiotics, reduced sodium, reduced additives, beverages with all natural sweeteners such as agave nectar, hormone-free milk and real fruit juice.

• The second pillar is focused on a healthy planet by implementing sustainable practices that will improve the long-term health of people and the planet. Examples include sourcing sustainable seafood, naturally raised beef and pork, planting on-property chef’s gardens, recycling programs, and new take-away containers and packaging.

• The final pillar is intended to support healthy communities by sourcing from local suppliers as well as sharing knowledge and actively supporting farmers’ markets and other community events. Examples include serving at least five local ingredients on menus, partnerships with schools and local community groups, empowering Hyatt associates through education, and sponsoring local culinary schools to participate in competitions.

“At Hyatt, we want to meet the needs of the present generation without compromising what’s best for future generations. We believe we have a responsibility to ensure that every one of our dishes is thoughtfully sourced and carefully served,” said Susan Santiago, vice president of food and beverage, North America operations, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts. “This philosophy, which began implementation in the U.S. in mid-2011, is an effort to support the health of our guests, planet, and the local community is at the core of every food and beverage decision that is made at Hyatt properties. We are evolving the way food is purchased and served at Hyatt hotels. We believe it is what our guests deserve.”

“Our goal is to continue to drive change in our industry for the benefit of our guests, associates and our communities,” said Achim Lenders, vice president of food and beverage, international operations, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts. “This new direction for food and beverage operations will enable and challenge Hyatt hotels to explore new opportunities with local suppliers, reinvigorate how our guests are served, and challenge everyone to do what’s best.”

Food. Thoughtfully Sourced. Carefully Served. is a key component of the health and wellness pillar of Hyatt Thrive, Hyatt’s global corporate responsibility platform designed to enable thriving communities. 

As an outgrowth of the company’s core values, Hyatt will continue to work with local community groups and organize volunteer efforts and fund raising support to improve the economic future of the people and businesses in the communities where Hyatt hotels are located. From providing cooking skills courses in local schools to supporting and hosting farmers markets, Hyatt will also continue to make an effort to support the health of guests, associates and people in the local community.

To further demonstrate its dedication to Food. Thoughtfully Sourced. Carefully Served., Hyatt has joined forces with Partnership for Healthier America (PHA), which will hold Hyatt accountable for continuously improving the nutritional profile of food menus at full-service managed Hyatt properties across the U.S. over the next 10 years. This pledge marks the first of its kind by a hospitality company to PHA.

Food. Thoughtfully Sourced. Carefully Served.  in practice: 
• Andaz Liverpool Street London – Catch seafood and fish restaurant at Andaz Liverpool Street London provides the City of London with the perfect setting to enjoy enticing fresh seafood dishes, changing seasonally, with a strong emphasis on sustainability. Catch is committed to bringing ocean conservation to the table through the use of responsibly sourced fish and is a “Fish2Fork” flagship restaurant.

• Grand Hyatt Goa – works with organically grown, fresh farm produce by local farmers and Aided by Green Essentials, a small store in Goa that attempts to provide healthier and more environmentally friendly alternatives.

• Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok – sources organic produce through a partnership with Rangsit Farm, a well known Thai farm known for their work with high standards of bio-diversity, strictly following international organic farming regulations.  Rangsit Farm was a pioneer in the Certified Organic Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Pilot developed by the Thailand Department of Agriculture. They have a stable production of over 60 varieties of fruits and vegetables.

• Park Hyatt Goa Resort and Spa – houses a “chef’s garden,” an in-house organic vegetable garden where fresh herbs (curry leaves, lemongrass, chili, basil and mint), vegetables (okra, carrots, spinach) and tropical fruits (bananas, mangos, papayas and coconuts) are grown and used by the kitchens at the resort. Natural conservation methods are undertaken to maintain the garden such as natural insecticides, vermiculture (natural composting) and harvesting rainwater.