Local Arby`s Restaurants Leading the Way to a Healthier Richmond Following Switch to Healthier Cooking Oil

Heart-Healthier Fare Now on the Menu at Arby`s Locations in Richmond
RICHMOND, Va.--(Business Wire)--
While many restaurant chains, including Arby`s, have made the switch to trans
fat-free cooking oils, one local Richmond company is taking healthy eating to
the next level by eliminating even more bad fats from its menu and offering
healthier items to its guests.

The Restaurant Company today announced that it has converted all 19 of its
Arby`s restaurants in the Richmond-Petersburg area to Nutra-Clear NTTM, part of
the Omega-9 Oils family. Compared to other zero trans fat oils, Omega-9 Canola
Oils, developed by Dow AgroSciences and produced by Bunge, are healthier because
they not only have zero trans fat, but they also have the lowest saturated fat
among cooking oils. Omega-9 Oils also are uniquely high in heart-healthy
monounsaturated (omega-9) fat.

"Trans fats are bad news," said Richard Ripp, president of The Restaurant
Company, "but eliminating trans fats was only the first step. The American Heart
Association says both trans fat and saturated fat increase the risk of
cardiovascular disease, so we didn`t want to just substitute one bad fat (trans
fat) for another (saturated fat). That`s why we`ve switched to an oil that has
the lowest level of saturated fats. And, even better, Nutra-Clear NTTM is
uniquely high in monounsaturated fat. Monounsaturated fats have been proven to
be heart-healthy, reducing the risk of heart disease and diabetes."

Noting the health advantages of the new oil, Ripp called the company`s decision
to switch "one of the best decisions we`ve ever made." Ripp noted that the other
deciding factor in switching was the fact that the oil didn`t change the taste
profile of the menu items. "Since we made the switch a few weeks ago, not a
single guest has commented about any difference in the great taste of our
products," Ripp said. "I`m proud that we can offer our valued guests the same
great tastes, without a lot of the bad fats."

One of earliest franchisees, Ripp joined the Arby`s family as a franchisee just
four years after Arby`s was founded in 1964. The Restaurant Company operates
five of the top 10 performing Arby`s in the country. A leader and innovator in
the Arby`s system, Ripp was among the first to add French fries to the Arby`s
menu and was the creator of many unique Arby's sandwiches that can still be
found on menus today.

After extensive testing of the oil, Ripp converted all of his Arby`s restaurants
in the Richmond-Petersburg area to Nutra-Clear NT cooking oil from Bunge Oils
last month.

The new oil is made from naturally bred NEXERA canola seeds developed by Dow
AgroSciences. These Omega-9 Oils are the "next generation" in cooking oils due
to their unique features of superior taste, health and performance. In addition
to being great tasting, having zero trans fat, and being lowest in saturated
fat, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has said that, "limited and not
conclusive scientific evidence suggests that eating about 1 1/2 tablespoons (19
grams) of canola oil daily may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease due to
the unsaturated fat content in canola oil. To achieve this possible benefit,
canola oil is to replace a similar amount of saturated fat and not increase the
total number of calories you eat in a day."

About Bunge North America Bunge North America, the North American operating arm
of Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG), is a vertically integrated food and feed ingredient
company, supplying raw and processed agricultural commodities and specialized
food ingredients to a wide range of customers in the livestock, poultry, food
processor, foodservice and bakery industries. With headquarters in St. Louis,
Missouri, Bunge North America and its subsidiaries operate grain elevators,
oilseed processing plants, edible oil refineries and packaging facilities, and
corn dry mills in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. www.bungenorthamerica.com

About Dow AgroSciences Dow AgroSciences LLC, based in Indianapolis, Indiana,
USA, is a top-tier agricultural company that combines the power of science and
technology with the "Human Element" to constantly improve what is essential to
human progress. Dow AgroSciences provides innovative technologies for crop
protection, pest and vegetation management, seeds, traits, and agricultural
biotechnology to serve the world's growing population. Global sales for Dow
AgroSciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, are $4.5
billion. Learn more at www.dowagro.com.

Nutra-Clear NT is a trademark of Bunge North America

NEXERA is a trademark of Dow AgroSciences LLC

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