menu-labeling

Domino's CEO: Why Put Calories On The Menu If 90% Of Our Customers Never Enter The Store?
As regulations requiring all restaurants with 20 or more outlets to label their in-restaurant menus with calorie info go nationwide, the CEO of Domino's Pizza says the idea — as constructed by the federal government — just doesn't fit a business like his, given the variable nature of pizza and its many toppings and the fact that store owners are paying for sign updates that most customers will never see. More »

Adding Calories To Menus Doesn't Affect Consumption, Study Says
Though the move to require menus to sport calorie information was met with applause by health advocates, a new, limited, study of Taco Time restaurants in Seattle says they don't change what people decide to eat. More »

Does Posting Calorie Counts On Menus Sway Consumers?

—>Starting last year, fast food restaurants in New York City were required to list the total calories of every item on the menu. The idea was to provide greater transparency for consumers so that they can make smarter choices. Has it worked? Professors at New York University and Yale have completed a study that shows that the labeling makes consumers think they're being healthier, but in fact they're ordering more total calories than before the law went into effect.  More »

CA's Menu-Labeling Law Inspires Restaurants To Cut Calories

—>California's law requiring that chain restaurants post calorie counts for their foods took effect earlier this month. It's already producing results, as two chains, Macaroni Grill and Denny's, are reexamining and revising their offerings.  More »

National Menu Labeling Law Moves Closer To Reality

—>As states continue to adopt laws requiring chain restaurants to include nutritional information on menus, Congress has been considering proposals for a national menu-labeling law. This week, members of Congress, the restaurant industry, and consumer groups reached agreement on a proposal that they hope to introduce this summer.  More »

Oregon Set To Require Menu Labeling For Chain Restaurants

—>Oregon has passed legislation requiring that chain restaurants post calorie information on menus. Oregon's governor is expected to sign the bill.  More »

Judge: Calories To Be Posted On Fast Food Menus In NYC!

—>The Wall Street Journal's Health Blog informs us that a federal judge has given the go ahead to NYC's new (rewritten) menu labeling law, thus ending (until the inevitable appeal) a fierce and sometimes weird battle between the fast food industry and NYC's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.   More »