The Rail

OCTOBER 14, 2022

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. Become Allergen-Friendly Certified.

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Wasserstrom

JANUARY 19, 2023

Updated 1-19-23: Sesame became the 9th official allergen listed in the United States in 2021. As of January 2023, food labels are now required to clearly list sesame as an allergen. Until this time, sesame was allowed to be listed as a “natural flavor” or “spice mix.”

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Hot Schedules

JANUARY 29, 2020

require emergency medical attention from contact with a food allergen. Accurate allergen information is critical to guarantee your guests’ safety. Servers who may be well-versed in one iteration of a dish may find themselves in a tight spot if a change has been made but nutritional or allergen data hasn’t been updated.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 24, 2023

When responding to requests for gluten-free options, the best policy is to focus on the protocol you use to prepare foods with potential allergens. More in-depth training methods include online courses and PowerPoint presentations on allergens and gluten-free food preparation.

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360Training

JUNE 11, 2020

Cross-Contamination with Allergens. Allergens are proteins that cause an allergic reaction in some people. The most common food allergens are found in: Eggs. Allergens and chemicals can also linger. Before preparing an allergen-free order or touching any allergen-free equipment. After coughing or sneezing.

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The Restaurant Times

JANUARY 31, 2022

Include Allergen-Free Foods In The Menu. Studies indicate that sales of allergen-free food items have increased gradually over the period, and the trend is expected to continue in the future. In other words, more and more consumers will be looking for allergen-free food items.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 27, 2022

Tech solutions can elevate food safety checklists and audits, track ingredient lists and allergen information, and help staff manage food safety processes, quickly, easily, and accurately. Your digital solutions should enable continuous learning and enhance safety and quality. Continue focusing on food safety.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

With AI, food companies can calm ingredients that trigger allergens. This breakthrough means that these people no longer have to change their diet in order to maintain their health. Even so, it's only a sample of what's to come.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 30, 2021

FASTER Act Makes Sesame a Designated Allergen : On April 23, 2021, sesame was officially designated an allergen as the bipartisan FASTER Act was signed into law by President Biden. The other eight allergens previously designated as allergens include eggs, dairy, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, and soybeans.

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Perfect Daily Grind

OCTOBER 31, 2019

It doesn’t always take large amounts of an allergen to cause sickness or even death. This means that using the same jug to handle different milks could trigger a reaction in someone – even if the jug has been rinsed and contains only microscopic amounts of the offending allergen. Accidental cross-contact can put a person at risk.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 6, 2023

This may occur when raw meat touches another ingredient, or when a potential allergen touches another area of the kitchen. Avoid cross-contamination. Cross-contamination occurs when microbes travel from one place to another. It’s a good idea to separate different areas of the kitchen to keep them from contaminating each other.

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Ken Burgin

JUNE 6, 2023

Questions could range from ingredients of dishes to potential allergens. Food Safety: Generate interactive quizzes to ensure chefs understand and follow critical food safety regulations, including proper food handling, storage, and allergen awareness. This will help train staff in customer service skills and problem-solving.

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Health, Allergen, and Food Safety Training and Certifications. Examples include a TIPS certification , ServSafe Allergen , or a local accredited restaurant safety course. Cross-contamination. Undercooking. Commercial kitchen equipment safety. Food allergies. Misunderstanding one of these in a given role can be disastrous.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 21, 2020

allergen information required by the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act. Restaurants labeling food ingredients for sale to consumers can (i) reuse manufacturer labels, (ii) create their own labels, or (iii) utilize labels provided by the manufacturer.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Pay attention to maintaining rack storage order to prevent cross-contamination of ready-to-eat foods from raw animal proteins as well as any allergen cross-contact potential. New menu items may have new or unexpected allergens (a new dessert may have nut or dairy ingredients, or a new sauce may contain anchovies, a fish allergen).

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Transact

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Easily manages item pricing, ingredient items, and allergens. Easily prints FDA-compliant dual-column labels , on-demand (no need to manage and stock 10’s or 100’s of pre-printed label SKU’s). Seamlessly integrates with ESHA Genesis , the industry-leading nutritional software. Compatible with BOHA!

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 22, 2021

Once a guest leaves their full name, email and phone number along with possible allergens and specific requests, the staff will be able to meet their needs anytime and thus win guest parties over and over again. POS systems already collect most of information on sales, inventories, staff, etc.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 6, 2022

These buttons have various allergens listed on the package, as well as a vegan and clean label. Also, the allergen information (tree nuts) is clearly stated down. Asda's Free From line includes dairy-free chocolate treats that are made without dairy, eggs, or wheat. It is a naturally derived flour made by crushing almonds.

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Hot Schedules

OCTOBER 6, 2019

With a menu and engineering solution, you can automate the publishing of menus (and nutritional and allergen information) to your website. Our complimentary white paper shows how nutritional and allergen information can be used as a competitive advantage. This is where technology can help. Learn More. Related Posts. read more.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 7, 2020

Allergens–especially on new menu items or specials. Managers need to have a means to effectively communicate time-sensitive subjects such as allergens and immediate safety concerns to the staff. A successful pre-meal meeting is a simple way to improve daily functions. Safety and Sanitation. Immediate concerns.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2020

You should ensure your suppliers are able to provide you with allergen data to load into your procurement system against your recipes so you can track the allergens in every dish. Following this due diligence will ensure that you only work with safe suppliers, and enables you to avoid business risk.

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The Salt

AUGUST 30, 2023

Sesame is now the 9th official allergen. The FDA designation was supposed to protect people with sesame allergies. Instead, it's become harder to avoid, as more bakers add sesame to their products. Image credit: Sergey Verin /Getty Images)

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Meanwhile, human restaurant employees will remain champions of complex tasks that require thought and problem solving, such as taking orders, relaying allergen information to customers, and even physically picking up food from tables.

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The Rail

MARCH 31, 2023

Look at your menu, determine which dishes may contain allergens, and consider revising or creating an alternative recipe for patrons needing it. Allergy-Free Menus Restaurant patrons are also showing a growing desire to find allergy-friendly menu options.

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Social Hospitality

DECEMBER 1, 2019

One such software, Nutritics, also calculates dishes’ allergens, calories, and nutrition based on inputted recipes. Recipe calculating softwares can be linked to help ascertain fair costs for dishes based on ingredients and prep time. There are other tools to print and display nutritional data on your website, menu, or counter.

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The Rail

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Customers can now interact with a digital or virtual assistant to make their meal selection, get information about menu items ( such as allergens ), place orders or make reservations, and receive notifications when orders are ready for pick-up.

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Cheetah

JANUARY 20, 2022

Of course, a menu should cater to various tastes with a diversity of flavors, textures, allergens, and even calorie count. They realized that there is a finite amount of mental energy one has every day for making choices, and having a consistent no-choice wardrobe allowed them to focus on more important challenges during their day.

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The Restaurant Times

JUNE 14, 2022

These systems allow restaurateurs to develop or restructure their recipes, provide nutritional & allergen data pertaining to food ingredients, help with dynamic menu pricing, etc. Besides, it can also help customers make purchase decisions depending on calorie content , allergens, and the price of the food items.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 20, 2020

In addition, these scrubbers can remove dust, allergens, smoke, odors and other pollutants from air and surfaces. Some of these air and surface “scrubbers” can eliminate practically all pathogens, viruses, bacteria and mold in the air and on surfaces within an area that sometimes is the size of an entire restaurant.

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Restaurant365

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Allaying allergen fears. Managers can count and order inventory, create and assign schedules, review P/L data, and more from any mobile device. This instant access gets managers out of the office and onto the floor, where they can better deliver an outstanding customer experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 5, 2021

If the technology in question is online ordering then large, vibrant images representing the food or drink on offer, clear references to any allergens and links/sub menus for customer favorites and meal deals should all be included.

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Hot Schedules

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

With food allergies on the rise, and more than 15 million Americans affected, it’s critical for your restaurant to be able to deliver clear, accurate allergen information to guests. The Rise of Food Allergies – and How to Keep Your Guests Safe and Happy. It can also be a competitive advantage. read more.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 28, 2020

Trabon, menu management and publishing solutions, and MenuTrinfo®, nutritional analyst and food allergen expert, have forged a strategic alliance that enables an end-to-end solution for the calculation and presentation of menu item nutrition facts and allergen declarations.

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Hot Schedules

JANUARY 8, 2020

With food allergies on the rise, and more than 15 million Americans affected, it’s critical for your restaurant to be able to deliver clear, accurate allergen information to guests. The Rise of Food Allergies – and How to Keep Your Guests Safe and Happy. It can also be a competitive advantage. read more.

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Hot Schedules

FEBRUARY 1, 2020

With food allergies on the rise, and more than 15 million Americans affected, it’s critical for your restaurant to be able to deliver clear, accurate allergen information to guests. The Rise of Food Allergies – and How to Keep Your Guests Safe and Happy. It can also be a competitive advantage. read more.

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The Restaurant Group

JULY 10, 2019

Not having gluten-free (wheat allergen), nut-free, or dairy-free options is not just a preference, it’s a vital component of gaining certain consumers. This implies there will also be an increased number of young adults with food allergies if the allergies are not outgrown.

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Hot Schedules

JANUARY 27, 2020

With food allergies on the rise, and more than 15 million Americans affected, it’s critical for your restaurant to be able to deliver clear, accurate allergen information to guests. The Rise of Food Allergies – and How to Keep Your Guests Safe and Happy. It can also be a competitive advantage. read more.

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