Terra Ve

Terra Ve is a vegetarian and vegan program with over 200 recipes, as well as manuals, merchandising aids, banners, nutritional information and other tools designed to appeal to both vegan and vegetarians and to meet their nutritional needs.

Recently, Chartwells' Terra Ve program, which is a part of the Nuture Our World program, won the Nation's Restaurant News MenuMasters Award for Best New On-Site Menu for 2001! The vegetarian items fit both those categories because of the emphasis on fruits, vegetables, grains and soy, rather than meat. With the demand of vegetarian dishes increasing over the years it was time to implement a vegetarian program. "Over the years, the student population has become more interested in vegetarian items and to a lesser extent, vegan options", says Dean Lowden, Corporate Chef for Chartwells, who developed the program.

Terra Ve menus include soups such as Gazpacho, Homestyle Perins Peak Vegetable Soup and Avocado Cream Soup. Entrees include Jerk Tofu, Thai Noodle Bowl, Roasted Vegetable Potato Pancakes, and Asian Barley, Wheatberries and Shiitake Mushroom Burrito. The Terra Ve program also have an array of side dishes, salads, dressings, sauces, relishes and condiments, wraps and sandwiches, desserts and breads, and of course, pasta and pizza.

Chartwells has entered into an exciting new partnership with Vegetarian Times to enhance its award winning Terra Ve program. Vegetarian Times is the premier magazine for those looking to improve their overall health. Since 1974, Vegetarian Times has been at the forefront of nutrition and lifestyle issues. The magazine's editors and advisory board members are experts in their fields, garnering the title a James Beard Foundation Journalism Award. From commentary on the latest research - to assessments of alternative health care - to advice on creating a gourmet meatless feast - Vegetarian Times is the leading authority on all things natural. Vegetarian Times is producing a "branded" recipe brochure to be distributed at all 210 Terra Ve stations! The brochure will be produced twice during the school year, spring and fall, and will contain branded recipes utilizing Vegetarian Times partner sponsors products. Vegetarian Times magazines, brochures and subscription cards will be located at each Terra Ve unit. Additionally, each Terra Ve location will be supplied with a recipe database of almost six hundred of the most popular Vegetarian Times recipes.