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As a restaurant owner, you are probably aware of the final rule published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2014. What you might not know are all the intricacies of the ruling and what is required by restaurants and businesses that fall under the...
Retail Food Labeling Requirements for Restaurants Selling Products As a restaurant owner, you are probably well aware of the final rule changes by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This rule went into effect in May of 2018 regarding calorie and nutrition label...
How to Prepare for the Partially Hydrogenated Oil Compliance Date Since the 1950’s, partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), or trans fats, have been a staple part of the standard American diet. Household products like Crisco and Becel were all the rage, and at one point,...
A Guide to Vending Machine Label Requirements for Your Fresh Food Vending Machine In the past, vending machines have been notorious for containing unhealthy snack foods or, at best, stale sandwiches. But thanks to the increased demand for healthy food on the go,...
Common FDA Menu Labeling Questions: A Mini-FAQ for Compliance Since the menu labeling compliance date, I’ve been busy helping restaurants, cafes, grocery stores, and convenience stores get ready for the change. It’s been a real whirlwind, and I some people will still...
Menu Labeling Compliance: How to Follow the FDA's Guidelines I know for a fact that the FDA’s guidelines for menu labeling drive a lot of people in the restaurant industry nuts. It’s a busy business, after all, and most people find it hard to make the time to get...
Understanding FDA Menu Labeling Enforcement For Restaurants Over the past few weeks, I’ve written a lot about the upcoming FDA menu labeling deadline, which is on May 7, 2018. It’s just around the corner, and restaurant, convenient store, and cafe owners have been...
Menu Labeling and Alcohol: Do I Need Calorie Counts for Alcoholic Beverages? Derek was thrilled. Finally, he had received the nutrition information for his menu items from his private consultant in preparation for the upcoming May 2018 deadline requiring chain...
FDA Menu Labeling Update: Using the Delay to Your Advantage May was an anticlimactic month for the restaurant industry. Restaurants, cafes, and convenience store chains of 20 locations or more were gearing up to roll out their new menus with calorie counts, only to...
A Guide To Providing FDA-Approved Nutritional Information for Convenience Stores These days, busy is the new black. We spend more time in our cars than in our homes, and we’re always plugged into technology. And where do we go for a quick, easy snack? Convenience...
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With over a decade of serving restaurants and over 60,000 locations under the MenuCalc belt, it’s evident that nutrition facts have shifted. New scientific research has revealed more accurate information regarding nutritional facts, and customers are demanding...
Major chain restaurants are beginning to hop on the SmartMenu bandwagon. Customers have asked restaurants to alter their restaurant menus for greater nutritional transparency, and big businesses have heard the call. In many ways, this brilliant move has led to a...
As the needs, desires, and demands of the modern consumer change with time, the way restaurants label their menus will, too. The everyday customer now demands more transparency from the restaurants they choose to patronize. With this, the FDA’s standards have changed...
Nutrition facts analysis has become the number one way for manufacturers and restaurant owners to stay connected to the latest trends, regulations, and standards. A lot of time, energy, and money can go into analyzing the nutrition facts in a product or recipe....