Playing a key role in
developing new flavors are Executive Chef Phil Butler, Product Development
Chef Randal Shircel, Bakery Chef Jeff Schultz and Sous Chef Britain Smyth, all
full-time employees who are part of the 7-Eleven fresh food research and
development team headed by Kulsoom Klavon, Director Product Development
The three chefs are part of a multifaceted food development group with
food preparation, merchandising, operations and packaging expertise.

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"Wraps came about because we were looking at foods with portability
specifically in mind, " Butler said.
Before any fresh food item is introduced nationally, it is tested for a
few weeks in a limited number of 7-Eleven stores.7-Eleven.

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If we have a sandwich
with grilled chicken , you can taste that the chicken has been grilled. Attending tasters expressed pleasant surprise
after tasting the Big Eats Wraps at the 7-Eleven sampling display. Each
recipe includes a nutrition analysis; diabetes meal plan exchanges; DASH
(Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) eating plan servings; and Mayo
Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid servings.com Healthy Recipes Center includes tips to do your own
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and health ."
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Among the sandwich
spreads the team has developed exclusively for 7-Eleven include tomato basil,
roasted pepper, tomato feta, olive pesto, Southwest mayonnaise and jalapeno
hollandaise.
In every category, recipes use easy-to-find ingredients. The Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid
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Courses: They're all covered.

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The first three varieties of Big Eats(TM) Wraps -- Chicken with
Soy Ginger spread, Turkey and Cappicola Club and Chicken Breast with
Southwestern Mustard -- have received very positive reviews in Austin tests
and is rolling out to participating 7-Eleven stores nationally in March, 2005. territories throughout the world. "Some carbs are good for you,
particularly those with whole grains," says Nelson .
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"That knowledge is combined in recipes that are tasty and easy to prepare for
cooks of all skill levels.
Healthy carbs aren't necessarily low carbs. Mayo Clinic registered dietitians review recipes and nutrient
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Portability for on-the-go consumers was another
consideration when developing the Big Eats Wrap."
While it might be a relatively easy task to prepare an individual item in
a controlled environment like a restaurant, it's quite another to develop a
recipe that can be replicated millions of times in local kitchens across the
country .com Healthy Recipes Center does what a good dietitian does,"
says Nelson.

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With some
creativity added, the familiar becomes both delicious and nutritious.

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New products must be
received favorably by consumer taste test panels, conducted by professional
screeners in stores. "It provides an opportunity to show
off what we can do, and for consumers to taste for themselves that 7-Eleven
and fresh food can be used in a sentence together/are not an oxymoron.com includes hundreds of
recipes, from appetizers to desserts, developed to improve health and
nutrition (key word: healthy recipes).

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"Our emphasis has been on creating foods with bold flavors and unusual
recipes," Butler said.

Consider these choices to whet your
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Beverages - Iced espresso lattes, cranberry spritzer
Soups - Curried cream of tomato with apples, creamy asparagus
Salads - Grilled pear and watercress, cucumber pineapple
Entrees - Jamaican barbecue pork tenderloin, orange rosemary roasted
chicken
Breads - Three-grain raspberry muffins, popovers
Desserts - Carrot cake, almond and apricot biscotti

Cooking method: You can opt for baked, steamed, stir-fried, poached, slow-
cooked , roasted or grilled.com is to empower people to manage their health
by providing useful and up-to -date information and tools that reflect the
expertise of the more than 2,000 physicians and scientists at Mayo Clinic. The
site is owned by Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research.

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And
when speaking of "7-Eleven" and "chefs," what comes to mind? What most
customers might not know is that 7-Eleven, Inc. Likewise, at a recent food expo
featuring nationally known chefs from top restaurants , Phil Butler and his
team sampled their creations.
The MayoClinic.

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According to Butler, bold is beautiful in flavor combinations
today, and they've developed their recipes accordingly.
Even the packaging is unique.

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(NYSE: SE) has a corporate
chef - actually, a team of chefs - in the kitchen , part of a fresh food
product development team determined to make consumers believers in the
quality , flavor and value of the expanded line-up of 7-Eleven fresh food
items."
In addition to traditional sliced bread sandwiches, 7-Eleven has ventured
into wraps.

"It combines good science and nutritious ingredients into recipes
that will tickle your fancy.

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Not only did it need to be
easy to eat, the wrap also had to travel well."

About 7-Eleven, Inc.

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DALLAS, When culinary circles speak of
"chefs," a handful of nationally known names immediately come to mind.

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"We've matched the latest information on food and nutrition with what we
know about eating for good health and prevention of disease," says Jennifer
Nelson, Mayo Clinic registered dietitian and one of the Web site's editors.mayoclinic.

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is the premier name and largest chain in the convenience
retailing industry."
The Healthy Recipes Center offers multiple ways to browse for dietitian-
developed recipes.

To obtain the latest news releases from Mayo Clinic, go to
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That meant that the packaging
needed to be developed concurrently with the product by the product
development team.

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The 7-
Eleven team follows food trends in restaurants , not just fast-food, but also
sit-down casual, to develop new sandwich flavors and ingredients exclusive to
7-Eleven. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, 7-Eleven, Inc.

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"Besides making a great-tasting product ,
we had to make sure the ingredients and sauces didn't spill and the tortilla
wrap held together , while others worked to create a container especially for
this item. After all, 7-Eleven sells 32 million sandwiches each year.S. You can browse by:
-- Special diets
-- Main ingredient
-- Courses
-- Meal -- breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks
-- Food preparation method
-- Number of servings, from two to eight

Special diets: Recipes are organized in several special diet categories:
heart healthy (low in cholesterol, high in fiber and low in fat ); low sodium
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To expand its menu of high-quality and gourmet-style fresh foods with new
flavors and ingredients exclusive to 7-Eleven, the fresh food development team
follows dining and food trends in restaurants closely. "If we have a sandwich with fire-roasted chili
peppers , you can taste the peppers' distinctive flavor. Last
year, the food team developed 350 different fresh food items - sandwiches,
salads, breakfast items and baked goods. In blind taste tests conducted by the Boston Consulting
Group, consumers were "shocked" by the high quality of the fresh-made
sandwiches .
7-Eleven, Inc. During 2004, 7-Eleven stores
worldwide generated total sales of more than $41 billion.com )
is available as a resource for your health stories.

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The result was a container , exclusive to 7-Eleven, in which
the wraps stand upright, and will fit in a car's cup-holder. The company is communicating that "not what you expected" concept
in television and radio commercials .
"Sampling is great for us," Butler said. operates
or franchises approximately 5,800 7-Eleven (R) stores in the United States and
Canada and licenses approximately 22,000 7-Eleven stores in 17 other countries
and U., Finding recipes that taste good
and are good for you takes just a quick click -- whether you're dealing with
heart disease or diabetes, trying to lose weight or simply eating for good
health. Or try slow-grilled entrees to avoid health risks
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