Meat is part of a healthy, balanced, enjoyable diet

Submitted by Fleischportal.de am 15 January 2019, Published in Diet & Weight

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Rheda-Wiedenbrück, 14.01.2019. The Tönnies company has its sustainability dialogue under www.toennies-dialog.de extended to six topics. "We are intensifying the exchange with our stakeholders in order to better understand what consumers and trade expect from our products and us, and to find consensus paths for the meat industry of the future in coordination with politicians and associations," says Clemens Tönnies, managing partner of company.

Future needs dialogue
As a market and technology leader in Germany, Tönnies produces innovative, high-quality meat products that shape current trends and demand from retailers and consumers. But in the complex, regulated and increasingly digital food production, objective, constructive dialogue is a very important ingredient for understanding the markets and paving the way for a successful future. Tönnies conducts this dialogue intensively on different channels, among others www.toennies-dialog.de.

The website covers topics such as animal welfare and animal welfare, resource conservation, food safety and healthy eating with meat, as well as the role of Tönnies as an employer. "We actively participate in public discussions on these topics. We bring in our know-how so that debates are not kept separate from economic and market-related realities. We need an open, realistic dialogue in order to jointly solve future challenges, "says Andres Ruff, Managing Director Tönnies Holding.

Meat is an integral part of a healthy and balanced diet
Since January, Tönnies has taken a position on meat as part of a healthy diet in a specially created information service. "Meat is part of a healthy and enjoyable diet. In this way, we support the UN sustainability goals for a healthy life ", continues Clemens Tönnies. "So I've just learned that the daily protein requirement for people from 65 years increases by 25%. Meat is the ideal solution to help older people meet their increased protein needs. "

"Our meats and meat products land on the plates of hundreds of thousands of consumers every day. That's why we do everything we can to make them taste good, are of high quality and contribute to a balanced, nutritious diet, "says Dr. Gereon Schulze Althoff, Head of Quality Management at Tönnies. "We contribute to a healthy and balanced diet through quality and wholesome products. Maintaining the quality of the raw materials and their nutrient content is very important to us. We ensure this through various production steps, examinations and tests. "

As a market and technology leader in meat processing, Tönnies sets standards for the entire industry.

Meat is an important nutrient supplier in a performance-oriented society
On the Tönnies dialogue platform, the company is now ready to answer the questions of consumers about meat and healthy nutrition. Especially in our performance-oriented society, a healthy, nutritious diet is essential. The German Society for Nutrition reports that more than 11% of men and 15% of women consume too little protein. The requirement of the human body for a high nutrient density increases even with increasing age. Meat is an important nutrient that supplies the body, among other things, with essential proteins, vitamins and minerals.

More details at https://www.toennies-dialog.de/gesunde-ernaehrung-mit-fleisch/

Graphic: Vitamin requirement.