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The Rise of Transparent Dining and What It Means for Restaurants

The Rail

Restaurants can meet transparency expectations on their menus by redesigning menus to highlight ingredients and allergens, utilizing QR codes for additional information, and providing helpful digital search features online for diners. Regulators are tightening enforcement around false advertising and sustainability claims.

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Marketing Your Restaurant to Allergen-Conscious Customers 

Next Restaurants

Much has been done for allergen-awareness in recent years, from the rise of popular health trends like gluten-free diets and increased exposure to allergen incidents through social media, but with 200,000 Americans admitted to hospital for allergic reactions to food every year, more can be done.

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Competition’s Coming: Key Technology Changes Can Help You Win

Modern Restaurant Management

For example, customers using these sources are searching for restaurants with information about allergens, vegan offerings and other consumer concerns and interests. But one of the biggest digital investments restaurants can make is in advertising. It’s also one of the easiest to implement and gets the most engagement.

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Crafting Allergy-Friendly Dining Experiences Using Payment Tech

Modern Restaurant Management

To keep up, restaurants need systems that can quickly check if dishes contain allergens and alert staff. This requires technology that can analyze ingredients against common allergens and instantly inform the kitchen and serving staff. QR code menus, for example, are a simple but effective solution for diners with allergies.

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How Insurance Needs Differ for Traditional Restaurants v. Mobile Food Businesses 

Modern Restaurant Management

Advertising protection. This can be unlabeled allergens or a foodborne illness. General liability can also protect your business against claims associated with personal and advertising injury. Each restaurant has its own unique restaurant insurance needs and it is important to know what coverages are available to you.

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4 Management Tips for Running an Allergy-Free Restaurant

The Rail

Let’s look at four management tips you can put into place to create and promote an allergen-friendly establishment. However, you can mitigate those issues by training your staff as much as possible on food allergens and how to avoid them. Identify Allergens on Your Menus. Advertise Your Restaurant as Allergy-Friendly.

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MRM Research Roundup: Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day 2024 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

” The Economics of Loyalty “Identify what consumers expect – create strategies, advertising and experiences that meet those expectations, and your brand can transform into a Loyalty Juggernaut. “Brands create a virtually unbreakable bond with customers.”

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