Thursday, January 05, 2006

Tillsonburg restaurants say “Of course” to Breastfeeding Friendly Initiative (Tillsonburg News)

With the Oxford Health Unit launching a Breast-feeding Friendly restaurant initiative, many in the industry are asking why?

Not because they don’t agree with breast-feeding while dining, rather the consensus is, it shouldn't be an issue. Every restaurant should support nursing mothers.

Vasco Serrador, owner of The Manse, said and added that catering to breast-feeding woman should go without saying. “Everyone’s got to eat,” he said. “And there's always a place for breast-feeding mothers here.”

For Chris Kyriakopoulos, owner of Nick’s Family Restaurant, meeting the needs of every customer, including breast-feeding mothers, is paramount.
“We try to facilitate to customers needs as much as possible,” said Kyriakopoulos. “We have a private area to accommodate breast-feeding mothers, and we help them anyway we can.”


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