Certification for the Win
By CEO Betsy Craig I will never forget sitting in a meeting conducted by the USDA in Washington, DC in 2016. I flew in specifically for that meeting as it was an open discussion on food…
Training Restaurants on COVID-19 Best Practices
Written by Certified AllerTrainer, Victoria Zelefsky Back in early June, MenuTrinfo released a brand-new course aimed at training restaurants how to open (or reopen) in this new world. This coronavirus has affected nearly every area…
Healthy Summer Snacking
Summer is finally here! We've been thrown several curveballs so far in 2020, and many of us have spent more time at home, snacking on comfort foods like chips and baked goods. If you're looking…
ImmunoSupportive™ Menu Offering: The New Path Forward
By Betsy Craig, CEO MenuTrinfo, LLC My message about protecting health and lives through nutrition is timelier today than when we launched over 10 years ago. I have been very consistent in my messaging while…
FDA’s Temporary Terrifying Policy Change
by Betsy Craig, CEO of MenuTrinfo Minimizing the impact on supply chain for manufactures is maximizing the concern for 32 million people. Due to COVID-19, the FDA made a bold move without consideration of a…
Food Safety: Now More than Ever
Written by CEO Betsy Craig For decades the food service industry has been training their teams on food safety at the insistence of local, state and federal regulations. Folks on every level of our food service…
Adding Immune System Support to the Menu
You've likely started to see the claims already. Menus boasting “immune boosting” qualities have been popping up left and right. While this trend is not new, we've seen an uptick in recent months due to…
How to Host a Picnic with Food Safety in Mind
Warmer days are here and it’s the perfect time to get outside and enjoy fresh air and time with friends and families. When dining outside it’s important to keep food safety top of mind to…
Italian on the Menu, Confidence Delivered
By Betsy Craig, Founder and CEO of MenuTrinfo®, LLC I may in fact be the very luckiest CEO that ever lived! I get asked to do the coolest things and this story/post is about one…
Finding the Positives with COVID-19
There's no denying the massive impact COVID-19 has had on the hospitality industry. Restaurants, grocery stores, convenience stores, schools, manufacturers and more have had to adapt to a completely new way of business. While we…
How COVID-19 is Changing Food Safety for Good
COVID-19 has had a severe impact on the entire food service industry. Restaurants were forced to completely change operations overnight and more than half of the commercial kitchens and food service establishments were forced to…
MenuTrinfo Plans for Top 9 Allergens
We are expecting to see sesame soon become the 9th major food allergen in the United States. While this has been on the FDA's radar for quite some time, recent legislative pushes have put it…
