Should restaurants ask, “does anyone at the table have a food allergy?”
This is a loaded question for restaurants. Loaded with questions for companies such as, ‘what’s my risk’, ‘who is responsible’ and ‘what happens if I do or don’t ask?’ All great questions. For the answers, I turned to Chad Finkelstein, Partner, Dale & Lessmann...
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Is Gluten-Free Beer Pairing a Thing?
How about gluten-free craft beer, is that a thing? You bet. Gluten-free beer has come a long way over the years so I turned to Tara Luxmore Certified Cicerone® and one half of the Beer Sisters to get an expert’s opinion about navigating the exciting world of...
3 Misconceptions Foodservice Employees That Put Food Allergy Guests at Risk
Even in this new landscape where hospitality is beginning to understand how pervasive dietary restrictions are, these three misconceptions are ones that stubbornly hang in there and could result in costly, dangerous consequences for your company and guests. 1. You...
Food Allergy Fakers…What Actually Happens Behind the Scenes in a Restaurant When You Say, “Food Allergy”.
Despite what you might have been told or believe, most restaurants are pretty chill about you having a dietary preference. Employees are not lurking in the back of house ready to sabotage your meal. For two big reasons, money and liability. Staff are not prepared to...
The Food Allergy ‘Language’ of Pizza
Did you miss Paula Cooper's article in PMQ Pizza Magazine's June/July Issue? In this interview with Rick Hynum he asks me how restaurants can create and deliver an exceptional pizza experience for gluten-free and food allergy guests. I...
6 Truths About Food Allergy Customers
Know thy customer is a golden rule in business. When it comes to diners with dietary restrictions there are a lot of misinformed assumptions about food allergy & gluten free customers. These are 6 truths about these guests foodservice should know. 1. They want to...
Restaurants get a powerful food allergy awareness and safety solution with this new partnership.
[Announcement] Dine Aware + Gipsee Partnership December 20, 2018: Dine Aware™ and Gipsee announced their partnership to strengthen the foodservice industry’s ability to integrate a full-service food allergy solution. Gipsee Inc and AllerDining are leaders in...
Dine Aware Hero Rebecca Starn
You work as a server but recently completed a quality assurance internship. Tell us a little bit about what that internship taught you and how it can be applied to food allergies in foodservice. Becca: One thing that I learned during my internship is how far back the...
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