Sea World Dietary Changes

[Cheshire Figment]

The following was an article in today's Orlando Sentinel:

By Jason Garcia and Sara K. Clarke, Orlando Sentinel

2:33 p.m. EDT, October 14, 2012

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment has launched a effort to make its in-park restaurants more accommodating to visitors with food allergies.

The Orlando-based theme-park owner said it partnered with the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network to train more than 6,000 culinary employees across its 10 U.S. parks, including SeaWorld Orlando and its sister parks Aquatica and Discovery Cove.

Among the specific initiatives: Park restaurant managers and supervisors will work one-on-one with guests and oversee preparation of allergen-friendly meals. Guests can fill out "Chef Cards" detailing specific allergies, which can be given to a chef before the meal is prepared.

In addition, SeaWorld says it is expanded menu options to include items such as gluten-free pizza and an allergen-friendly, Shamu-shaped chocolate bar. And it has set up a website detailing allergen-friendly services and downloadable Chef Cards for travelers to use before they visit.

 

[clanmcculloch]

I've seen the Shamu chocolate bars. They're by Divvies. They showed them on their facebook page a few weeks ago. They're cute.

I'm glad to see that another large company is taking steps to enable those of us dealing with allergies to be able to comfortably and safely go to their establishment and enjoy ourselves without having to stress over whether or not there'll be something to eat. Now I am guessing that for families like mine with long lists of allergies, some of which are unusual, that we'll still have difficulties finding something more than a bunless burger, but it's definitely a step in the right direction and will benefit many, many people so I'm glad to see this.