[Wholesome occupational food services--an area of prevention with high acceptance]

The general public is increasingly interested in health-promoting food, an interest that has its effects on the food situation in a commercial enterprise or industrial company. Canteen food is of central importance for two reasons: first of all, it is possible to supply salubrious food that is well-balanced according to modern guidelines worked out by nutritionists; secondly, modern canteen catering can exercise an influence on the general attitude to food. An increasing number of companies are now offering their employees courses in nutrition. In this manner, companies are fulfilling an important task of health education that raises relatively fewer conflicts than other topics. Multiplicators are therefore of the opinion that this is a most promising area of possible development towards general health consciousness in the long run.