May 3, 2007
In This Issue:
- Oregon Is
On a Hiring Spree
- Enrollment
Event and Italian Foods Demo
- Change the
Way You Snack
Oregon Is On
a Hiring Spree
Unlike last year, when construction and manufacturing
fueled growth, Oregon's leisure and hospitality
industry led the way in employment growth. 7,000
seasonally adjusted jobs were added over the
past 12 months, a 4.3 percent growth rate.
Industry officials believe that population growth,
personal-income growth and a shift in how consumers
choose to spend their money are driving the
hiring spree. In 2005, consumers spent 44 percent
of their food budget eating out. Portland's
reputation as a city with good food helps as
well. Cable TV's Food Network recently named
Portland its "Delicious Destination of
the Year."
http://www.oregonlive.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/base/business-1/1177345194218220.xml&storylist=orlocal
Enrollment Event
and Italian Foods Demo
If you are interested in a career in the culinary,
pâtisserie, or restuarant management field,
please join Western Culinary at their Chef Demonstration
and Enrollment Event on Saturday, May 19th.
Come for an eventful morning of information
about theirr Le Cordon Bleu Programs, a tour
of the campus, and watch a demonstration by
WCI's instructor and graduate Chef Paul Folkestad.
Space is limited, so contact WCI today.
Change the Way
You Snack
On any given day, about a quarter of Americans
skip breakfast and 1 in 8 skip lunch, but 90%
treat themselves to a snack. In 2002, a survey
by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
found that about 86% of Americans admit to eating
between meals on any given day. On average,
Americans eat about two snacks daily. Although
Americans are consuming about the same weight
of snacks daily (about 21 ounces, including
snack beverages) as they did three decades ago,
the number of snack calories has increased significantly
over the last three decades. In 1971, a typical
snack was about 185 calories, in 2002 it was
234.
About three-quarters of American shoppers are
now trying to eat more healthfully, about two-thirds
are trying to replace high-calorie snacks wtih
healthier options or eat snacks wtih more nutritional
value, and 57% are flat-out trying to snack
less often. In response, food manufacturers
are scrambling to expand into the fastest-growing
niche in the snack market: healthful snacks.
In 2005, Americans spent about $61.4 billion
on snack foods - up $3.6 billion over the previous
5 years.
To read more visit:
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-snacking30apr30,0,1789220.story?coll=la-home-headlines
