UC Berkeley to Offer a Taste of Livermore

The University of California at Berkeley has asked Checkers Catering and Special Events to partner with it to develop a menu for its on-campus Eat Well Berkeley program. The program is modeled after the City of Berkeley's, which is sponsored by the city's Public Health Department.

UC Berkeley's Eat Well program offers faculty, staff, administrators and students a list of local caterers and restaurants that provide healthy food options. The guidelines required to participate in the program were developed by UC Berkeley Worksite Wellness dietitian and nutritionist Kristen Rasmussen.

Checkers has worked with the university over the past 10 years. The menu they have created for the school will have dishes that meet or exceed the guidelines set forth in the UC Eat Well Berkeley program.

"It was natural for Checkers to be involved with the UC Eat Well Berkeley program and to develop a new menu for them that meets their requirements," said Fred Kotrozo, director of business development. 

Choices on the menu come in smaller portions with less sodium and fat.

A Bay Area Green Caterer

Checkers Catering was certified as a Bay Area Green Business in 2006 by the Alameda County Green Business Program, the only business in Livermore with that distinction. 

The Bay Area Green Business Program is a partnership of environmental agencies and utilities that assist, recognize and promote businesses and government agencies that volunteer to operate in a more environmentally responsible way. All those in the program must meet all standards for conserving resources, preventing pollution and minimizing waste.

"Checkers has been serving UC Berkeley for years, and our green business certification and philosophy go hand-in-hand with what the campus is offering through their Eat Well Berkeley program," said Denise Slavitt, Checkers CEO.