NRA names new SVP of ServSafe

February 27, 2014

The National Restaurant Association announced the appointment of Sherman Brown as senior vice president of business and financial strategy for its ServSafe…

Evolution Fresh voluntarily recalls select bottles of juice

February 13, 2014

Starbucks' Evolution Fresh is initiating a voluntary product recall of about 1,700 bottles of “Organic Sweet Greens and Ginger” juice with a best by date of…

ParTech releases food safety checklist solution

February 5, 2014

ParTech Inc., a mobile-based, automated solution that provides checklist management for food safety programs and employee-assigned tasks, announced the release…

FARE expands foodservice allergy training with MenuTrinfo partnership

January 30, 2014

Food Allergy Research & Education has announced a partnership with MenuTrinfo, a provider of nutritional analysis and allergen training, to offer the…

MenuTrinfo adds Amtrak to portfolio

January 24, 2014

MenuTrinfo has been named the nutritional partner for Amtrak, and will conduct menu nutritional services for the railway's food and beverage service.

WyckWyre acquires online food safety training platform

January 3, 2014

WyckWyre Food & Hospitality Online Hiring Systems announced that it has acquired the online food safety training platform Keeping It Kleen.

Are restaurants safely serving gluten-free?

December 17, 2013

The NPD Group estimated that in 2012, 200 million gluten-free meals were requested in restaurants across the country.

NRA's SafeServ program helping Illinois operators navigate regulation changes

December 12, 2013

The National Restaurant Association and the Illinois Restaurant Association have joined together to educate foodservice operators throughout Illinois regarding…

Wrong food temps: What's the worst that could happen?

Restaurants can avoid serving undercooked meat by using a digital monitoring system.

Kosher certification program focuses on food safety

November 20, 2013

A Canadian Rabbi has launched a Kosher food certification program designed to inform consumers whether certain products meet the strict standards of Kosher…

Garbanzo testing gluten-free pita

November 13, 2013

Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill is testing MyBread gluten-free, pre-baked pita in its Aurora, Lone Tree and Glendale, Colo., locations now through April 2014. If…

Denver E. Coli outbreak linked to Jimmy John's

November 4, 2013

At least eight people got sick after eating at Denver-area Jimmy John's that were contaminated with E. Coli bacteria, according to the Huffington Post, which…

Salata earns gluten-free certification

October 11, 2013

Houston-based Salata, the "Next Generation Salad Bar" specializing in fresh, tossed-to-order salads and salad wraps, has announced that its 20 Texas locations…

MenuTrinfo partners with Food Services of America for allergy training

October 10, 2013

MenuTrinfo has announced a new partnership with Food Services of America, a broadline foodservice distributor.

Making Restaurant Ice Cleaner, Safer and Better

Diligence and new technology can strengthen operations, potentially boosting revenue and profitability.

Is your restaurant fireproof?

Follow these steps to protect your business from a fire.

Foodservice certification set for national expansion

September 30, 2013

Committed to winning America's fight against diabetes, obesity and other diet-related diseases, the United States Healthful Food Council (USHFC) has announced…

Yelp taking health inspections mainstream

by Valerie Killifer — Editor, FastCasual.com

While restaurant operators continue to maintain food safety practices, health inspection records are finding their way onto very public domains.

National Food Safety Month campaign kicks off

September 4, 2013

The National Restaurant Association is hosting its annual National Food Safety Month throughout September. This year's campaign spotlights the increasing…

Asian Box serving gluten-free beer, wine, hard cider

August 28, 2013

Asian Box announced today the launch of a new beverage program, heavily focused on naturally gluten-free hard ciders. Asian Box, which will test the program in…