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Defining Healthy Menus – What Restaurants Need to Know

Modern Restaurant Management

So the FDA in 2016 began the public process of considering a new definition for “healthy.” When it comes to the term “healthy,” which is a nutrient content claim, the FDA defined it more than 25 years ago in 1993 with a focus on total fats, saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium.

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The Vegan Revolution: Celebrities Behind Vegan Brands

Modern Restaurant Management

The number of vegans in the UK quadrupled between 2016 and 2018, and last year there were 600,000 recorded vegans. What was once a relatively niche diet has certainly transformed into a cultural staple over the last few years.

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8 Essential Nutrition Guidelines for Hospitalized Patients 

Culinary Services Group

Nutrition, especially high-quality dietary care, is often seconded to other, seemingly more pressing patient care matters. However, doing this has caused a significant gap in nutrition for patients. Providing the nutritional support your patients’ needs has more benefits than simply meeting the outlined standards, though.

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MRM Plant-Based: Cauliflower Tortillas, Teese and Pork from Plants

Modern Restaurant Management

At the International Consumer Electronics Show, Impossible Foods served up Impossible Pork Made from Plants and Impossible Sausage Made from Plants — the startup’s first all-new products since the Impossible Burger debuted in 2016. Impossible Pork and Rice. Impossible Pork contains no gluten, no animal hormones and no antibiotics.

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Celebrating Ryan Conklin: AHF Leader & IFMA Silver Plate Award Honoree

AHF

AHF would like to congratulate AHF past-president, Ryan Conklin, Director & Executive Chef Culinary and Nutrition Services at UNC Health Rex, on being award the prestigious 2025 Silver Plate Award by the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA) for healthcare.

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AI Food Intelligence and Now Serving Democracy

Modern Restaurant Management

. “While it may not be surprising that health is top of mind right now in the UK, we're able to see that this change in consumer mentality has far-reaching effects; for example, it has even reimagined the classic English breakfast – interest in nutrition-packed green beans is up 112 percent in the morning.

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Q&A with Tim Ingmire, Vice President, Global Innovation & Technology at pladis, 2025 Official FoodTech 500 Sponsor

Forward Fooding

We actually came together in 2016, bringing with us a long history of baking and making great confectionery. We need new technologies that minimise environmental impact, maximise nutritional benefits, and help us to navigate the continual macro-challenges facing our business. Forward Fooding: Can you introduce pladis and its mission?