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Do you operate more than 20 locations? Have you gotten your calories posted on your menu? By calculating the nutrition analysis for restaurants, you will be in compliance with the FDA Menu Labeling Rule. But what does "calorie counting" mean, and how does it apply to...
Nowadays, you might hear restaurant professionals throwing around the term "restaurant menu labeling". But what does this mean and who does it apply to? Read on to learn about the FDA-requirements for appropriate labels for your menu and how or if it applies to your...
FDA Compliance Regulations for Calorie Counts on Menus: Becoming Compliant In an effort to educate the population on the high caloric content in restaurant meals, the Saudi Food and Drug Authority issued a new requirement for all food establishments. This change...
Trending: Calorie Count on Menus Around the World It's no secret that significant efforts have been made in to change the way that the diner looks at nutrition. A few years ago, the focus was to draw attention to the calories in restaurant dishes so that customers had...
The Meat Substitutes Major Leagues: Who’s on First? With plant-based meat substitutes hitting a home-run at every major fast food chain across the U.S. and the Meat Industry defending the outfield, it begins to make you wonder if something else could be...
Louisiana Passes New Crawfish and Shrimp Menu Labeling Law In the state of Louisiana, house bill 335, a new menu labeling law became effective September 1, 2019. According to this new house bill, Louisiana restaurants must list the country of origin of the shrimp and...
The New Philadelphia Sodium Law: Is Your Restaurant Menu Compliant? As of September 14, 2019, Philadelphia became the second city in the United States to enforce a regulation regarding salt content at restaurants. This regulation requires restaurants with more than 15...
FDA of Saudi Arabia Releases New Sodium Regulation: What This Means for the Food Manufacturer In an effort to comply with the charge given by the World Health Organization to reduce the amount of sodium found in packaged foods, the Saudi Food and Drug Authority has...
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...
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...
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For those with plant-based preferences, the number of options for outsourcing meals is at an all-time high. Dozens of new vegan options are now available on grocery store shelves —from nut-based milk and plant-based meats to packaged snacks, wine, yogurt, and butter.
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Large restaurant franchises have been searching for easy ways to build their menus. The shifts in the industry have posed significant challenges for big business owners everywhere. Menu creation should be a source of excitement and creativity, but this process has...
Serving patrons is a privilege, and we know that the majority of the hospitality industry feels this way. A major point of success in the hospitality sector is food, and with this, food safety. When businesses fail to meet the basic principles of food safety, several...