{"id":16564,"date":"2022-07-07T10:00:01","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T07:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iconicerp.com\/?p=16564"},"modified":"2022-07-02T22:25:09","modified_gmt":"2022-07-02T19:25:09","slug":"why-your-restaurant-must-have-allergen-statement-in-the-menu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iconicerp.com\/ar\/why-your-restaurant-must-have-allergen-statement-in-the-menu\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Your Restaurant Must Have Allergen Statement In The Menu?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
Great customer experience is the main aim of all restaurants. This includes providing a fast customer experience & amazing food. Restaurants cater to all kinds of customers. Therefore, it is essential that they are mindful of all the requirements their customers can make. This also includes creating an allergen menu.\u00a0Allergens are the food components that can trigger or cause allergies when consumers.<\/strong> Any restaurant\u2019s allergen menu is created keeping in mind the various allergies and food preferences customers have. Here is Why Your Restaurant Must Have Allergen Statement In The Menu.<\/p>\n

When it comes to the Indian restaurant industry, we are still far behind the West in labeling our edibles, either on the shelves or on our tables, for allergies. But in recent times, there has been a major shift in the perspective.<\/strong> There are multiple factors that are working in the favour of this. First is the rise in customers\u2019 awareness. More and more customers are now aware of the products they are consuming. They are doing market research about various ingredients present on the packing label. And in fact, do not find the brand reliable if there is no mention of the key ingredients or the nutrition facts. The same also applies to the F&B retail segment.<\/p>\n

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Why Do You Need A Menu With Allergen Statement?<\/h2>\n

Taking care of customer preferences is the main task of restaurants. And so, it is their job to provide detail about the ingredients and components of the items being served in the restaurants. There are many people who are allergic to various types of ingredients.\u00a0While most of these allergies are not dangerous, they can be deadly too depending on the quantity of intake.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In many countries, not including an allergen statement in the menu can lead to legal disputes. In India however, an allergen disclaimer is not mandatory in the menus.\u00a0But including details about allergens in the restaurant menu has been recently necessitated even by FSSAI.<\/strong>\u00a0If you don\u2019t have a restaurant allergen menu yet, then this is your queue to update it!<\/p>\n

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How To Create Restaurant Allergen Menu?<\/h2>\n

Creating an allergen menu might seem a difficult task at first. Considering that there are many types of ingredients used in cooking and various times which get served in restaurants,\u00a0what to exempt could be a little confusing.<\/strong>\u00a0Along with exempting the components from the menu, the chef and the kitchen staff also have to make sure that the quality and taste are not compromised.<\/p>\n

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1. Learn About Allergens<\/h3>\n

Including allergens in restaurant menus is a comparatively new concept. And so, many restauranteurs are not aware of different types of allergies and allergies caused by food. The first step of creating a safe menu would be to learn about all of them or at least most of them. It might be of help to get in touch with your local allergist.\u00a0<\/strong>Allergists are the people who are experts in diagnosing and treating various kinds of allergies. Reading about different food items which trigger allergies can also be helpful.\u00a0There are a few common items that can trigger allergies.<\/strong><\/p>\n