Daphne’s Greek Cafe announced today that it has converted each of its more than 80 locations throughout California, Arizona, Oregon, and Colorado to Nutra-Clear NT™ cooking oil from Bunge Oils. This new zero trans fat canola oil has the lowest saturated fat levels among the new trans fat alternatives, a high level of heart-healthy (omega-9) monounsaturated fat, and actually allows each location to reduce the bad fats in fried items.

“We are very pleased to announce that we’ve converted to Nutra-Clear NT, a product that allows us to improve the health of many items, while maintaining the great taste our customers expect,” said Greg Hernandez, Vice President of Operations. “Items prepared in the zero trans fat oil include french fries, falafel, calamari, shrimp and Daphne’s signature menu item, the zesta.” A zesta is a flash fried pita filled with FireFeta^®; a proprietary blend of feta cheese with spicy peppers and seasonings and a choice of flame broiled gyros, grilled chicken or falafel.

Nutra-Clear NT, a “next generation” Omega-9 Canola 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 package of superior taste, health and performance. Capacity to provide more than one billion pounds of Omega-9 Canola Oil enables the immediate conversion by foodservice and food processing companies to a zero trans fat alternative.

“We’re excited to be working with such a cutting edge and rapidly expanding chain as Daphne’s. And now is a great time for them to have converted,” said David Dzisiak, commercial leader oils for Dow AgroSciences. “Due to the crop production cycle, it takes time to grow and produce the oil, so the time for operators to place their orders for future conversions is now, ensuring that we get the right amount of crop produced.”

In addition to its great taste, zero grams trans fat, and lowest amount of saturated fat, canola oil has received a qualified health claim from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, stating "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 Daphne’s Greek Cafe
Daphne’s Greek Cafe, was founded in 1991 and currently has restaurants throughout Arizona, California, Colorado, and Oregon. Acclaimed by the media, the Greek quick casual eateries feature authentic dishes conceived and developed by founder and entrepreneur, George Katakalidis. While nursing an injury during his time as a professional soccer player with the San Diego Sockers, Katakalidis realized the opportunity for high quality Greek cuisine at reasonable prices. Seventeen years later, Daphne’s Greek Cafe has become the largest, fast-casual Greek restaurant chain in the United States. For general inquiries, please visit www.daphnesgreekcafe.com

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 $3.8 billion. Learn more at www.dowagro.com.