Food and beverage compliance policies are essential for ensuring safety, satisfaction, and inclusivity at events. The first full week of November is Corporate Compliance & Ethics Week, sponsored by the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics. This week-long celebration highlights the importance of compliance and ethics across industries, emphasizing awareness, recognition, and reinforcement. This is the perfect moment to closely examine policies in event food and beverage management. Whether you’re an event planner or a caterer, having well-defined food and beverage compliance policies ensures that everyone’s needs are met safely and thoughtfully. What protocols do you have in place? Are…
September 1, 2024, marked the beginning of a new chapter in food safety in Texas with the implementation of the Sergio Lopez Food Allergy Awareness Act, which went into effect on September 1, 2023.
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In Episode #153 of Eating at a Meeting Larry and Adam Mogelonsky of Hotel Mogel chat with Tracy about big trends for F&B in the hotel industry — operations, consumer demands & experience.
Meet the young entrepreneur — Zak Marks — who has lived with a severe nut allergy his whole life (24 years) and has created a company and product — Kitt Medical — “to save lives, implement change, and create a new standard for allergy care.”
Tracy chats with event safety expert Alan Kleinfeld on #EatingAtAMeeting LIVE to learn how planners can be prepared for medical emergencies? What information can planners ask guests to provide them about any medical conditions? What falls under GDPR/HIPAA?
In this episode of Eating at a Meeting — #150 — Tracy looks back through the previous episodes to find how her guests’ answer the question, “what does a safe, sustainable, and inclusive food and beverage experience mean to them.?”
Sustainability, supply-chain issues, inclusion, community, wellness and staffing are all on the plate for attendees. The right food-and-beverage program for your event requires more than just ordering off a standard catering menu. And to “meet safe” when eating at a meeting means much more than asking about social-distancing options, staff masking and a property’s health-inspection score. Don’t get me wrong, those details are extremely important. Be sure to refer to these two checklists, “A Food-Safety Management Plan Is Essential for Your Event” and “A New World for Food-and-Beverage Events” to help you ask the right questions during your planning.…
Together (and separately) Caroline Benjamin and Jacqui McPeake share their passion for food allergens and intolerance awareness of across the food industry.