All Stores Now Use Trans Fat Free Frying Oil for Chicken
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to growing customer
interest, Ralphs Grocery Company said today it is using trans fat free oil
to fry chicken prepared in its Ralphs and Food 4 Less family of stores.
"Our customers are interested in healthier options for their family
meals and this is another example of how Ralphs is providing them with more
choices," said Dave Hirz, President of Ralphs Supermarkets.
Recent studies, including those by the Harvard School of Public Health,
have found that diets high in trans fats can lead to increased risk of
heart disease and other health issues. Trans fat is a type of fat that is
formed when vegetable oils are hydrogenated. Trace amounts of trans fat
occur naturally in all vegetable oils.
Ralphs and Food 4 Less stores use a blend of non-hydrogenated vegetable
oil that contains 0 grams of trans fat per serving. The trans fat free oil
Ralphs uses retains the flavor of chicken without compromising taste. Fried
chicken dinners, chicken wings and chicken tenders are all being prepared
using trans fat free oil.
Hirz said Ralphs is exploring other ways to reduce trans fats in other
foods prepared in its stores.
Ralphs Grocery Company was founded in 1873 and currently operates more
than 400 Ralphs supermarkets and Food 4 Less warehouse-style stores in
Southern California, Nevada, Illinois and Indiana, and Foods Co in Northern
California, from its headquarters in Los Angeles. The company is a division
of The Kroger Co., (NYSE: KR), one of the nation's largest food retailers,
based in Cincinnati, Ohio. For more information about Ralphs, please visit
our website at http://www.ralphs.com. For more on Food 4 Less/Foods Co, please
visit http://www.food4less.net.
SOURCE Ralphs Grocery Company
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