WASHINGTON—Twenty-one restaurant chains asked Congress to enact broader menu labeling legislation in order to provide calorie information to more consumers in more locations where prepared foods are purchased, reported the Sacramento Bee.
In a letter to members of Congress, released Friday, the leading restaurant chains endorsed federal efforts to require calorie labeling, but urged policymakers to adopt a more inclusive approach than is currently under consideration for the House healthcare reform bill (HR 3200, America’s Affordable Health Choices Act).
The chains that signed the letter to Congress include A&W, Captain D’s, Cheddar’s Casual Café, Del Taco, Domino’s Pizza, Donatos Pizza, El Pollo Loco, Figaro’s Italian Pizza, Jack in the Box, KFC, Long John Silver’s, Papa John’s, Pizza Hut, Pizza Schmizza, Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen, Qdoba Mexican Grill, Sargo’s Subs, Taco Bell, Texas Roadhouse, Tumbleweed Southwest Grill and Which Wich? Superior Sandwiches.