Paul Frumkin of Nation's Restaurant News breakdown the 183 page report from the FDA: So you don’t quite feel up to struggling through all 183 pages of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s proposed … [Read more...]
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What the FDA Menu-labeling Regs Really Mean
Filed Under: Food Service News, Top Story Tagged With: fast food franchise, FDA, menu labeling, Menu Labeling Law
Legislative Update January 28, 2011
As the 112th Congress begins to address its legislative agenda, government agencies are busy issuing regulations to enforce the new laws passed last year. From health care to ADA enforcement, regulatory agencies are … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Legislative Updates Tagged With: 1099 reporting, Capital Hill, CFA, Coalition of Franchisee Associations, federal, health care, health care legislation, legislative, menu labeling, Misty Chally, Washington DC
Michelle Obama urges industry to step up efforts in obesity fight
Paul Frumkin writes in Nation's Restaurant News that First lady Michelle Obama called on restaurateurs to help put an end to childhood obesity in an address made Monday to the National Restaurant Association’s board … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Trendwatch Tagged With: childhood obesity, federal, menu labeling, Obama, trends
Restaurant Chains Vow to Cut Sodium in NYC
Elissa Elan writes at Nation's Restaurant News that four restaurants chains, including Subway and Starbucks, were among 16 companies that pledged Monday to voluntarily cut down on the amount of sodium in their … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Food Service News Tagged With: healthy eats, healthy menu, menu labeling
With Obama-Care, Calorie Counters Find a Strange Ally: Fast-Food Restaurants
Bruce Watson reports at AOL Daily Finance that part of the health care bill that President Obama signed Tuesday requires all chain restaurants with more than 20 locations to post calorie listings on their menus and … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Legislative Updates Tagged With: fast food franchise, legislative, menu labeling, qsr
N.Y. Lawmaker Seeks to Ban Salt in Restaurants
Paul Frumkin reports at Nation's Restaurant News that in an effort to reduce the amount of sodium in consumers' diets, New York Assemblyman Felix Ortiz has introduced a bill that would ban the use of salt in the … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Legislative Updates Tagged With: menu labeling, salt
Panera Is First National Chain to Post Calorie Counts
Krystina Gustafson reports at CNBC.com that Panera Bread announced Wednesday that it will become the first national restaurant chain to voluntarily post the calorie information for its menu items at all 585 of its … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Food Service News Tagged With: Advertising, menu labeling, qsr
What’s on the menu in Pennsylvania? Food facts
Phila. begins phasing in its strict new labeling law. Don Sapatkin of the Philadelphia Inquirer writes at Philly.com that Swati Kapoor, 25, was about to order a double chocolate cake doughnut when she noticed … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Food Service News, Top Story Tagged With: legislative, menu labeling
Delaware Moves to Require Menu Labeling
Paul Frumkin at Nation's Restaurant News reports that Delaware became the latest state to weigh in on the menu-labeling issue when the Senate passed a measure requiring that restaurants post nutrition data on menus. … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Legislative Updates Tagged With: coffee franchise, Donut Franchise, fast food franchise, legislative, menu labeling, qsr
I’ll Have a Low-Fat Muffin With My Latte
Anemona Hartocollis of the New York Times writes that a Stanford University study has found that customers at New York City Starbucks restaurants bought items with 6 percent fewer calories after the city began requiring … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Competitors News Tagged With: Coffee, menu labeling, Starbucks
