Here are some of newest trends showing up on restaurant menus this year. Botanical and functional beverages: Hibiscus, lavender and elderflower teas, sodas and cocktails are showing up on menus along with the use of turmeric, anise, and rosemary. Customers are also looking for drinks that have health benefits such as antioxidant ingredients. Nostalgic flavors … Read More
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That is a pretty scary statement, but some preliminary evidence does connect the number of meals regularly eaten away from home and the risk of dying from heart disease and cancer. Everyone enjoys eating out and many restaurants provide high-quality foods. But sadly, as a rule, most meals eaten away from home tend to be … Read More
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The Green Restaurant Association (GRA) is a national, non-profit group that provides the official Certified Green Restaurant mark. It has been working with the restaurant industry since 1990 to help each restaurant measure its environmental accomplishments through various categories such as water efficiency, waste reduction, recycling, sustainable building materials, sustainable foods, energy use, preferable disposables, … Read More
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If you have eaten out recently you may have noticed that more and more restaurants are now posting calories on menus. Beginning in May 2018, the FDA set in place a policy requiring restaurants with more than 20 locations to clearly list the calorie count of food items. This policy change hopes to encourage consumers … Read More
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As part of the Affordable Care Act, chain restaurants with more than 20 locations will soon be required to post calorie information for menu items. Many already do this. There is an ongoing debate over whether this information is used by customers and if they actually buy foods with fewer calories? A study surveyed customers after … Read More
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Chain restaurants like Cheesecake Factory, Burger King and Applebee’s are often blamed for serving too many calories in an average meal. Smaller independent restaurants, that make up better than 50% of all restaurants in the US, are not subjected to regulations that require posting calorie information. Researcher examined meals eaten at local, smaller restaurants – … Read More
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