Menu Allergenie, LLC

02/15/2016

Food Allergies by the Numbers!

FACT: 15 million Americans have food allergies.

The Effect of Food Allergies on Restaurants
If a family of 4 has one member with food allergies, the entire family likely seldom eats out:
15 million x 4 = 60 million Americans who not eating out

As of today - there are 323 million people in the US (http://www.census.gov/popclock/).

60 million / 323 million = 18.6% of the population.

Do you know a restaurant that doesn't want to grow by 18.6%!!!!!!

Our population statistics cover age, s*x, race, Hispanic origin, migration, ancestry, language use, veterans, as well as population estimates and projections.

01/30/2016

If you are in Ojai, CA, please support our newest restaurant: Azu!
Check out there interactive food allergy menu at: my.menuallergenie.com/azu

11/30/2015

Findings from a study show how far the restaurant industry still needs to go to attract and safely feed customers with food allergies.

A survey of restaurant owners, managers and chefs published earlier this month in the Journal of Foodservice Business Research showed that even though 80 percent of participants indicated they had ...

11/16/2015

Allergic Living has created a list of 45 allergy-friendly thanksgiving recipes!
Have you made any of these? Please let me know how they turn out!

http://allergicliving.com/2014/11/12/allergy-friendly-gluten-free-thanksgiving-recipes/

Perfect Pumpkin Pie: Get out your rolling pin – the holidays are coming and it's time for Top 8-free baking. Laurie Sadowski has created a classic pie with a flaky, gluten-free crust that pairs sublimely with a lightly spiced filling. Guests will form a line for that second slice. Get the pie recipe…

10/14/2015

Check out this well-written article that gives a brief history of the gluten “epidemic” in the US, and also discusses the possible harm that comes from people saying they have a food allergy, when in fact they only don’t like an ingredient. The chef cards designed below are meant to be used by people with a food allergy. If you have a food preference, by all means communicate this to the chef, but realize that if you call it a food allergy a restaurant SHOULD undergo a time-consuming process to ensure there is not cross-contact. Please don't say you have an allergy and then "cheat".

https://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2015/10/14/why-food-allergy-fakers-need-stop/PB6uN8NF3eLWFjXnKF5A9K/story.html

10/05/2015

A few weeks ago, Menu Allergenie joined the California Restaurant Association. The first event that I've been invited to is a golf tournament. The only golf I have ever played is "putt-putt". According to Wikipedia, depending on where you come from, you might know this as: "miniature golf, mini-golf, midget golf, goofy golf, shorties, extreme golf, crazy golf, adventure golf, mini-putt, putter golf and so on." Either way - I'm not sure my putt putt skills will help me on a real course!

09/30/2015

Do you have 30 seconds? That is all it takes to see a demo video of Menu Allergenie!

09/29/2015

Digital Ordering in Restaurants is on the Rise

Have you eaten at a restaurant with digital ordering? What about ordered food online? I’m guessing the answer is “yes”. Every day, more and more restaurants are embracing technology.

Here at Menu Allergenie, we hope that restaurants will embrace technology to help serve customers with food allergies/restrictions.

This blog gives a quick read about the benefits and rise of digital ordering at restaurants: http://smartblogs.com/food-and-beverage/2015/09/25/cook-for-me-the-case-for-digital-ordering-at-casual-dining-restaurants/?utm_source=brief

(Image: Flickr) Legend has it that Alan Stillman launched the original T.G.I. Friday’s on Manhattan’s Upper West Side in 1965 in an effort to meet airl

09/03/2015

***FREE Food Allergy Chef Cards***

To order cards, simply send me an e-mail at [email protected] and include the following information:

1. Your full name
2. Mailing address
3. Number of cards you would like (to ensure we have enough for everyone, we can only mail 25 at a time)
4. Where you heard about these free cards

As part of your comprehensive plan to eat out safely, these cards should be given to the restaurant manager or chef. Unlike other chef cards, please LEAVE THESE CARDS AT THE RESTAURANT EVERY TIME YOU EAT OUT. The louder your voice, the more likely restaurants are to identify common allergens on their menus.