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Insurance underwriter introduces comprehensive coverage for restaurants
June 27, 2019
U.S. Risk Insurance Group, a specialty lines underwriting manager and wholesale broker with 16 domestic and international branches, has introduced a…
read nowMcDonald's says fresh beef change = 40 million more quarter-pounders sold this Q1 over last
June 24, 2019
One year on, McDonald's USA is calling its move nationally to fresh beef quarter-pound burgers allowed the world's largest restaurant chain to — for the first…
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Chicken Salad Chick + Steritech on scooping up accolades for menu simplicity, food safety
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
This week, the presidents of Chicken Salad Chick and Steritech take the microphone to relay the components of everything from a great scoop of chicken salad to…
listen nowChick-fil-A deploys AI to fight food safety threats in US
May 28, 2019
A key Chick-fil-A executive said the company is using AI to fight the threat of food safety problems across its 2,400 restaurants in 47 states. Venture Beat…
read nowFDA investigates, advises disposal of tahini used by restaurants
May 16, 2019
Federal, state and local health authorities are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Concord illnesses linked to Karawan Tahini and Halva brand…
read nowRestaurant-distributed ground tuna possible source of Salmonella sicknesses
May 10, 2019
Federal, state and local health authorities are investigating a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Newport linked to frozen ground tuna sold to restaurants…
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The many ways public's health concerns also concern QSR operators
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
The effects of the public's many concerns around health and wellness issues have on all restaurant operation today, including QSRs, should not be…
read nowPre-cut melon salmonella outbreak sickens 117: What restaurants should do to protect customers
April 25, 2019
Following an April 12 recall of assorted melons by Indiana-based company, Caito Foods LLC, the FDA and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are…
read nowUS authorities recall frozen ground tuna after 13 reported ill
April 17, 2019
Restaurants should not serve or sell frozen ground tuna recalled this week due to a number of Salmonella Newport infections. The U.S. Food and Drug…
read nowCheck your restaurant freezers: Frozen chicken soup recall
April 5, 2019
The presence of an undeclared allergen and misbranding in a restaurant chicken soup product prompted the U.S.D.A.'s Food Safety and Inspection Service today to…
read nowKentucky health officials say E coli outbreak linked to fast food
March 29, 2019
After a relatively sudden increase in the number of E. coli cases reported in children and teens linked to fast food, the Kentucky Department of Public Health…
read nowHow restaurants can prep for flooding as spring rains approach
March 20, 2019
After flooding in the Midwest and in anticipation of what will likely be more flooding this spring when annual rains fall, food safety firm, Steritech released…
read nowTahini brands recalled after multistate salmonella outbreak
February 28, 2019
A multi-state salmonella Concord outbreak has led federal food safety authorities to issue a warning and recall of Achdut Ltd. tahini. The FDA and U.S. Centers…
read nowPrankster releases rat at McDonald’s, causing chaos
February 14, 2019
It's not the type of publicity McDonald's seeks.
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'Single-use' - QSRs 'dirty word' for 2019?
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
There may never have been a more contentious time for QSR brands when it comes to their dependence on single-use packaging. In fact, the Virginia-based…
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It's your call: Who will win FastCasual's 2019 Excellence in Food Safety award?
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
FastCasual has partnered with Steritech to honor one fast casual brand for Excellence in Food Safety, but it's up to FastCasual's readers to come up with the…
read nowFood sensor company maps world's peanut, gluten-free restaurant dishes
February 8, 2019
Food sensor company, Nima, has launched an online tool that lists gluten-free and peanut-free dishes at chain restaurants. The tool springs from a large…
read nowGovernment shutdown halts food facility inspections, 'puts our food supply at risk'
January 9, 2019
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gotlieb told the Washington Post that the agency — which oversees most of the nation's food supply — has…
read nowScience plays big role in nonprofit foundation's 5 key 2019 US food trends
January 9, 2019
American citizens want to know not only where their food originated, but how it was produced and how it traveled from farm to fork, according to a study…
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The many operational options mobile food safety software offers QSRs
by Terry Dolan — Head of Solutions, WorldAPP
Mobile food safety software can provide QSRs an array of other operational benefits, including everything from increased accountability to overall operational…
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