San Diego County adds NRA's ServSafe training course

December 3, 2014

The National Restaurant Association's ServSafe Food Handler online training course has been approved by San Diego County in California. The training program is…

Lessons from a prolific, international restaurant franchisee

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The president of QSR International says offering a breakeven promotion around a beverage is the 'most intelligent thing you can do' going into a new market.

Gluten-free beer finds its way

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

I can't tell you how many photos from friends I receive of restaurant bar menus that feature gluten-free beer. The photos are sent out of enthusiasm for the…

How to make sure your dishes are properly sanitized

Ideally, one person should clean the dishes and the other person sanitize and handle the clean ones. If this isn’t possible, strict procedures must be followed…

Auntie Anne's retail pretzel dog supplier issues recall over misbranding

November 18, 2014

City Line Foods Manufacturing Co. has recalled more than 1 million pounds of frozen pretzel dogs because of "misbranding and undeclared allergens."

The impact of employee behaviors and habits on food safety

by Nate Riggs — CEO / Owner, NR Media Group

Kevin Roberts is an expert in food safety research and training and focuses specifically on overcoming employee barriers to food safety implementation in the…

Industry trends: Consumers will spend more for transparency, authenticity, safety

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Watch for menu trends at airport bars and lounges, Hollywood and convenience stores.

Subway adds pathogen control layer to food safety protocol

October 17, 2014

Subway has added PURE Bioscence Inc.'s PURE Hard Surface disinfectant to its US locations as part of its food safety and sanitization program.

Insureon launches microsite for small foodservice businesses

September 25, 2014

The educational site is designed to help caterers, food trucks and other operators manage risk exposure.

SCS Global Services and SafetyChain Software partner for training and automation

September 25, 2014

SCS Global Services has partnered with SafetyChain Software to provide services for training, certification to third-party food safety schemes, and food safety…

Allergen awareness: Why American brands should be watching the EU

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

The focus on establishments that serve food items will become more prevalent as the number of people born with allergens continues to increase.

NRA releases safe food handling training guide for food banks

August 28, 2014

The National Restaurant Association has released "ServSafe Food Handler Guide for Food Banking," its food-handling training guide for Feeding America's broad…

National Food Safety Month marks 20 years

August 22, 2014

As part of its strong commitment to food safety, the National Restaurant Association announced this year's National Food Safety Month (NFSM) will mark its…

RMD Technologies teams with Verizon for new 'smart' temperature monitoring technology

August 14, 2014

RMD Technologies, LCC recently launched the D-Mometer and TAM Network, a "machine-to-machine" (M2M) solution that provides businesses and consumers real-time…

Shanghai asking restaurants, others to post product source info

August 11, 2014

The city of Shanghai has asked several major restaurant chains to post information about product sources in the wake of a supplier scandal.

ChefTec adds Lot Tracking to ChefTec xt3

August 1, 2014

Culinary Software Services announced the availability of Lot Tracking as an add-on feature in the recently released ChefTec xt3.

6 steps to promote staff, customer allergen awareness

by Betsy Craig — pres, menutrinfo.com

Have a disclaimer up in your restaurant that lets customers know the efforts made to accommodate diners with special dietary needs.

New KFC, McDonald's chicken supply chain scandal surfaces in China

July 21, 2014

Yum! Brands and McDonald’s have halted orders from a meat supplier in Shanghai, China, after a TV station investigated sales of expired products. The Xinhua…

AllergyEats conference planned for October in NYC

July 21, 2014

The 2014 AllergyEats Food Allergy Conference is set for Oct. 21 beginning at 8 a.m. at the Radisson Martinique in New York City. This year’s event is open to…

Flies twice as filthy as cockroaches, yet customers don't perceive threat

July 10, 2014

Restaurant patrons underestimate the health threats flies present, according to a new survey released by Orkin. Of the survey respondents, 61 percent would…