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MenuTrinfo launches food allergy, gluten-free training website

MenuTrinfro's AllerTrain site offers a suite of courses designed to educate a wide variety of food handlers and non-food handlers about food allergies.

November 3, 2015

MenuTrinfo announced the launch of its AllerTrain website. The company created the AllerTrain food allergy training program five years ago in an effort to provide food-safety protocol and guidelines for foodservice professionals, according to a company press release.

AllerTrain has since expanded the suite of courses to fit the needs of food service establishments from restaurants to universities to K-12 schools. The service is now available online for training in multiple formats and supporting training materials. The idea to launch a website solely devoted to AllerTrain stemmed from an increase in demand for food-safety training.

"We’re getting more and more requests for food allergy training. It’s so encouraging to know foodservice operators want to take the necessary steps to make sure their diners are safe. It’s important to us. And it’s important to make sure that people know AllerTrain is the nation’s leading solution for food allergy and gluten-free training," said Betsy Craig, founder and CEO of MenuTrinfo.

MenuTrinfo clients have found the training to be valuable.

"Our partnership with AllerTrain has shown our guests that we care about them. In fact, our allergy program is our number one compliment that we receive at the office thanking us for taking the time to educate our team members," said Bill Moore, director of safety and security for Eat’n Park Hospitality Group.

Beth Winthrop, national director for wellness at Sodexo also has found the AllerTrain program beneficial.

"Addressing food allergies and gluten-free together reduces operator confusion," Winthrop said. "I’ve noticed an increase in effectiveness since training all members of the management and culinary team, rather than just a few key people."

The AllerTrain site offers a suite of courses designed to educate a wide variety of food handlers and non-food handlers about food allergies. AllerTrain and AllerTrain Lite are the only ANSI (American National Standards Institute) food-allergy specific training courses available, the release stated. Courses can be accessed through a variety of methods, including instructor-led webinars or through e-learning. Additionally, training materials such as the AllerSTAR monthly poster program, which covers food-safety topics meant to be utilized for restaurant pre-shift or all-staff meetings, AllerCards and other training tools can be accessed on AllerTrain.com.

MenuTrinfo helps foodservice operators protect the lives and health of their customers by meeting or exceeding new nutritional labeling regulations as required by law and by partnering with restaurants to provide safe products and procedures that meet a wide range of dietary restrictions. MenuTrinfo’s complete suite of services include menu analysis, certification and training in the areas of gluten-free menus, specialty menu development, nutritional counseling and policy development.