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How to Create an Allergy-Friendly Environment at Your Restaurant

Modern Restaurant Management

Customers with food allergies take a great risk to eat food prepared by someone other than themselves, as they may suffer potentially severe consequences from coming into contact with a triggering allergen. While this is by no means a comprehensive list, these are some common food allergens that you should read up on: Tree Nuts.

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Six Important Steps Restaurants Should Take to Build a Strong Food Safety Culture

Modern Restaurant Management

Luckily, there are proven ways to help build a solid, positive food safety culture, including boosting trust, improving communication, educating employees, and relying on tech tools, including Artificial Intelligence. Improve Communication Effective communication is vital in establishing and maintaining a strong food safety culture.

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Why Training is the Key to Accurate Messaging About Gluten-Free Foodservice

Modern Restaurant Management

Although restaurants are increasingly interested in meeting the needs of gluten-free consumers, there’s plenty of room for improvement in the messaging used to communicate about gluten-free options. More in-depth training methods include online courses and PowerPoint presentations on allergens and gluten-free food preparation.

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How to Use ChatGPT to Create Training Material for Restaurant & Cafe Employees

Ken Burgin

Questions could range from ingredients of dishes to potential allergens. Role-Playing Scenarios : Design chat-based scenarios where ChatGPT acts as a customer with specific needs or complaints. This tool can help encourage open communication and continual learning.

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Cross-Contamination: What It Is and How to Avoid It

360Training

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. Never store food outside of designated storage areas. Trace allergens can remain and cause a reaction.

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Driving the Digital Guest Experience Forward

Modern Restaurant Management

Conscientious users are demanding greater design inclusivity, accessibly, and tools that reflect a desire for inviting simplicity. For product managers this means focusing on the user journey, removing points of friction and building streamlined designs that make navigation of the user interface natural.

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A Coffee Shop Owner’s Guide to Handling Food & Dairy Allergies

Perfect Daily Grind

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. Communicate With Consumers. Train Your Staff.