Requirements for menu labeling vary from country to country. One typical requirement is to include energy information for the menu items on the menu. This applies to large operators in the United States, United Kingdom, the province of Ontario in Canada, as well as some Australian jurisdictions. Presenting energy information to restaurant customers enables them to make healthier choices. Information on food allergens is typically not required to be included on the menus but you need to be able to give that information to your customers when they ask for it.
With a kitchen management software managing all essential food information is accurate and easy. You can share information with your customers without an effort, and you can easily check details from the system, whenever needed.
Managing Information for Menu Labeling Is Easy with a Kitchen Management Software
A kitchen management system provides numerous benefits for restaurants or food service operators, from planning recipes and menus to ordering ingredients and preparing food. JAMIX Kitchen Intelligence System calculates automatically detailed nutritional information for your recipes, including energy information. In the JAMIX System information on allergens is connected to your ingredients. This information follows seamlessly through the system to recipes and menus. When you have your menu in the system, you can easily check all details related to each menu item, even with your mobile device!
Easy to Share Menu with Customers
JAMIX Kitchen Intelligence System offers you several ways to share menu information with your customers. You can publish your menu online directly from the system with JAMIX e Menu service. In addition to energy information the published menu includes ingredients and allergens, detailed nutrition facts, as well as optional CO2 values for your meals. With Jamix API interface you can transfer menu information digitally to other systems or platforms. And if you want to have information on a printed menu, you will get it effortlessly from the system for that purpose, as well.
In a kitchen management software information is easily available to all users with all information up to date even with the latest changes. If you have published your menu with JAMIX eMenu service or through API, it will also be in sync with information in the system.
Take the hassle out of menu labeling with JAMIX Kitchen Intelligence System!
Links related to this topic:
United States
FDA: Menu Labeling Key Facts for Industry: General Information (PDF)
National Restaurant Association: Menu Labeling
National Restaurant Association: Menu labeling regulations are coming back
Canada
Ontario: Guide to menu-labelling requirements
Australia
Food Regulation: Policy Guideline on menu labelling
Queensland Government: Kilojoule menu labelling
NSW Government: kJ information (menu labelling)
Kilojoule Display User Guide for ACT Food Businesses
United Kingdom
GOV.UK: Calorie labelling on menus to be introduced in cafes, restaurants and takeaways