CSPI Survey on Adherence to the Canadian Restaurant and Food Service Association's Voluntary Nutrition Information Program
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Chains publicly committing to the voluntary program |
Is Nutrition Info on Menus as per Bill C-283? |
Are Nutrition Brochures or Wall Poster Available at All Restaurants Surveyed? |
Is Nutrition Info on Corporate Website (Jan 2008)? | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | A & W | No | 4/8 (50%) | Yes (in 113 pages of text, one page per menu item) |
| 2. | Burger King | No | 7/8 (88%) | Yes (in 1-mm |
| 3. | Casey's Bar and Grill | No | 0/4 (No) | No |
| 4. | Country Style Food Services | No | 0/2 (No) | Yes (in 9-page brochure) |
| 5. | Dairy Queen | No | 2/7 (29%) | No ("coming soon") |
| 6. | East Side Mario's | No | 0/3 (No) | Yes |
| 7. | Fionn McCool's | No | 0/3 (No) | No |
| 8. | Harvey's | No | 7/8 (88%) | Yes |
| 9. | Jack Astor's Bar and Grill | No | 1/3 (33%; sole complying restaurant took 15 mins to photocopy 3-year-old fact sheets on request.) | No |
| 10. | Kelsey's | No | 0/4 (No) | Yes (in 1-mm tall print) |
| 11. | KFC | No | 6/8 (75%) | Yes |
| 12. | Little Caesar's | No | 0/4 (No) | Yes |
| 13. | McDonald's | No | 8/8 (100%; (Nutrition info available on bottom of tray liners, wall posters, and/or packaging and generally only visible after purchasing food.) | Yes |
| 14. | Mr. Greek | No | 0/3 (No) | No ("being updated") |
| 15. | Pizza Hut | No | 3/8 (37.5%) | Yes (in print < 1 mm tall) |
| 16. | Pizza Nova | No | 2/3 (67%) | Yes |
| 17. | Pizza Pizza | No | 2/4 (50%) | Yes (in 15 pages) |
| 18. | Shoeless Joe's | No | 0/3 (No) | Yes |
| 19. | St. Hubert | No | 0/5 (No) | No (only amounts of carbohydrates and fats for some menu items) |
| 20. | Swiss Chalet | No | 4/6 (67%) | Yes (in 1-mm tall print) |
| 21. | Taco | No | 3/7 (43%) | Yes |
| 22. | The Pickle Barrel | No | 0/2 (No) | Yes (44-page long brochure) |
| 23. | Tim Hortons | No | 7/8 (87.5%) | Yes (in print < 1 mm tall) |
| 24. | Van Houtte | No | 0/2 (No) | No |
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25. 26.
TOTAL |
Wendy's White Spot |
No No
0/27 put nutrition info on menu or board. |
3/8 (37.5%) 0/3 (No)
60 of 136 provided brochures or wall poster.
13 of the 27 chains had no brochures at all of the outlets surveyed. |
Yes (8 page brochure) No (withdrew from program)
9/27 provided no info on website.
10/27 provided info using a format or print size that discourages use. |
