Orlando Area Luxury Resort Hyatt

Orlando, FL August 02, 2012

Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress today announced the launch of a new, innovative menu, ?For Kids By Kids,? which provides more nutritious, fresh and interactive offerings for children. The menu is grounded in Hyatt?s industry-leading philosophy Food. Thoughtfully Sourced. Carefully Served. ? promoting healthy people, a healthy planet and healthy communities ? and has been developed in association with the Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA). As part of the roll out, separate from the PHA commitment, Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress will also offer a three- course organic menu for children developed exclusively by renowned food pioneer and chef, Alice Waters. The new menu is part of a robust set of offerings just for kids and families at the Orlando area luxury resort.

The ?For Kids By Kids? menu was tasted, tested and approved by kids, including 11-year-old cooking enthusiast Haile Thomas, who is spearheading a campaign for healthy eating through her online cooking show, Kids Can Cook. Hyatt?s food and beverage team worked with Haile and her peers to ensure offerings on the menu not only meet the brand?s standards for nutrition and quality, but are also fun. Through their research, Hyatt learned that kids today have a greater level of sophistication in their taste preferences, but also enjoy items with which they can interact. To that end, new menu offerings will present a creative way for kids to engage with their food, such as customizing their own pasta dish and ?shaking? their own salad.

With their new ?For Kids By Kids? menu, Hyatt is making children?s health a priority and strives to make the healthy choice, the easy choice for guests. Sample items from the new Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress ?For Kids By Kids,? menu include:

????Breakfast: Top Your Own Taco, a whole wheat tortilla filled with scrambled eggs, cheese and fun toppings; Waffle Dipping Sticks with peanut butter, maple syrup and fruit sauces.

????Lunch: Shaken Chopped Salad with roasted chicken, vegetables, brown rice and yogurt basil dressing; Build Your Own Whole Wheat Sub Sandwich with turkey, lettuce, tomato, cheese on a whole wheat mini-sub. (These offerings are also available during dinner hours).

????Dinner: Natural Beef grilled and served with potatoes, roasted vegetables and garden salad; Vegetable and Sesame Rice Noodles with marinated tofu, corn, green beans, basil and cherry tomatoes.

Additionally, the menu developed by Alice Waters features a full organic meal offering including a salad, chicken entr?e and a dessert. Another unique feature is that for children who prefer to choose the same meal as their parents, they have the option of ordering a half portion off the regular menu at half the price.

?We have made an industry-leading commitment to serving food and beverages that are good for our people, our planet and our communities. That is why we have transformed our children?s menu and looked to experts such as Alice Waters, to help guide our offerings,? said Paul Tang, Vice President and Managing Director, Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress. ?We look forward to welcoming our youngest guests to try our new ?For Kids By Kids? menu.?

?For Kids By Kids? further illustrates Hyatt?s commitment to Partnership for a Healthier America, which will hold Hyatt accountable for continuously improving the nutritional profile of food menus at full-service managed Hyatt properties across the U.S. over the next ten years. Through this commitment, Hyatt?s ?For Kids By Kids? will offer fruits and vegetables as the default side item, make low-fat milk available with free refills, meet the most recent U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, My Plate and PHA?s standards and ensure food illustrations depict healthier options.

To add another layer of fun to mealtime, Hyatt will launch Hyatt Flavor Journey in September where kids and parents can learn more about ?For Kids By Kids? and enjoy games and activities. Guests can use a QR code on their menu to link to the site.