Navigating Menu Labeling Before May 2017 FDA Enforcement

2 Min Read By Betsy Craig

Now that  FDA has issued its final guidance on new menu labeling requirements calling for enforcement in May 2017, it is important  to address the best way restaurant leadership should handle nutritional analysis. Restaurant operators -- whether they have one location or more than 100 -- have an opportunity to increase customer loyalty by following the menu labeling requirements.

And even though the requirements may seem burdensome to some, to others these requirements present the ability to communicate menu transparency. Consumers are now looking for opportunities to compare nutritional labels from a variety of foodservice operators all in an effort to make better food buying decisions, if they so choose. The growing trend of restaurants eliminating artificial ingredients from their menus, or highlighting ones that contain allergens or gluten, has been a positive step toward advocating for consumer health.

Additionally, foodservice establishments that cater to diners with special…