MONTREAL, Oct. 15, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Maintaining its commitment to promoting healthy eating and the well-being of its customers, Metro invites media representatives to the presentation of À votre santé avec Metro, a unique program in Canada that will be launched simultaneously in Metro stores in Quebec and Ontario.
Date: | Wednesday, October 16, 2013 |
Time: | 11 a.m. |
Where: | Académie Culinaire, 360, rue du Champ-de-Mars, Montréal |
Who: | Linda Montpetit, Nutritionist Marc Giroux, Vice-President, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Metro Inc. |
The À votre santé avec Metro program encourages a holistic approach to health. It has been developed in close collaboration with the McGill Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics (MCCHE) with which Metro has partnered.
Some statistics:
- Half (52%) of Canadians who are responsible for food shopping in the home say they pay attention to what they eat.1
- 60% of Canadian consumers say they have good knowledge of health and nutrition (a drop of 10 points since 2008), while 30% say they are often confused about what they should eat in order to remain healthy.1
Lunch will be served after the program presentation.
Free parking in the Complexe Chaussegros-de-Léry, 330, rue du Champ-de-Mars, Montréal.
Sources :
1 Primary Food Shoppers and Their Quest for Health and Nutrition, Canada results, HealthFocus International, winter 2012, 502 respondents.
SOURCE: METRO INC.
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