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FDA Relaxes Nutrition Facts and Menu Labeling Requirements for Restaurants and Food Manufacturers During COVID-19 Emergency

Modern Restaurant Management

On March 27, the FDA published a “Guidance for Industry: Temporary Policy Regarding Nutrition Labeling of Certain Packaged Food During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.” allergen information required by the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act.

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Top 15 K-12 food service stories of 2023

Food Management

The year’s top K-12 stories tracked how school nutrition programs and providers tackled issues like labor shortages and product availability to keep kids fed with nutritious meals.

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The Future of Dining Is Digital

Modern Restaurant Management

Unfortunately, a given reality in the food service industry is that waiting is sometimes a necessary reality in daily operations. As most QSRs and food service vendors are well aware, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has established guidelines for nutritional information on menu boards and compliance can be a tricky process.

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Future Physicians Learn Nutritional Insights Through Innovative Culinary Medicine Program

Thomas Cuisine

These sessions emphasize the sensory, social, and health aspects of food, concluding with the students tasting and discussing each dish. ‘We want providers to talk about nutrition with their patients and provide introductory information,’ says Turville.

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Improving Hospital Dining Through Compassionate, Person-Centered Care

Culinary Services Group

While hospital food has long endured a reputation for being bland, uninspiring, and even detrimental to patient health, it doesnt have to be that way. A letter to the editor in Clinical Nutrition predicted that 50% of hospitals will have healthier food for staff, patients, and their families by 2025.

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How Improving Nutrition Kickstarts a Healthy Addiction Recovery

Culinary Services Group

Creating a holistic recovery program through person-centered care, which focuses on proper nutrition to aid in healing the body and mind, is considered the gold-star treatment. Hospitals are already starting to reform their dining programs; now its time to spread this to inpatient addiction and recovery services.

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Staffing Trends in Food Service 

Culinary Services Group

Instead of only looking at a potential employee’s customer service skills, you need to account for nutrition education, familiarity with the diverse needs of today’s seniors , and an ability to adapt to ever-changing food and safety health requirements. What are current staffing trends in food service?

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