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NY lawmaker proposes salt ban in restaurants
A New York State lawmaker has introduced a bill to ban the use of salt in food preparation at restaurants. Assemblyman Felix Ortiz, who has been a champion of menu labeling and a trans fat ban in the …- Christa Hoyland -
Pizza tax eyed as weapon against obesity
Researchers from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have suggested a high tax on pizza and soda as a way to curb obesity, according to a story in Reuters. Monday's report in the Archives of …1 comment -
NakedPizza announces more franchise agreements
NakedPizza recently inked several new multi-unit area development agreements, bringing the total units under contract to 96. Tim Holland in upstate New York, Shannon O'Quinn and John Caparella in … -
Allergyeats.com debuts
New site lets customers rate restaurants' food-allergy-friendliness.- Jennifer Litz -
NRA Show 2010 brings more to the table
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Greater grains for pizza crusts
Pizza operators increasingly use 'superfood' ingredients to create a healthier base.- Jennifer Litz -
New Pitfire Artisan Pizza unit fosters farm-to-table dining
Pitfire Artisan Pizza's new herb garden patio will let patrons see exactly what is going into their food.- Jennifer Litz -
Beverage industry to add calorie information to fountain equipment
Fountain beverage dispensing machines in restaurants may soon be prominently displaying the calories contained in their drinks as the American Beverage Association answers First Lady Michelle Obama's … -
Frozen pizza company pursues 250-calorie point
Palermo's Pizza has announced two new additions to Palermo's award-winning Primo Thin line of ultra-thin crust pizzas, Primo Thin Garden and Chicken Fajita. "At Palermo's we understand the … -
NRA, IFA respond to president's State of the Union address
The National Restaurant Association and the International Franchise Association have each issued a response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address given Wednesday evening. Dawn … -
Streetza uses hashtag to push healthy pie
How do you reinvent healthy pizza? Use really fresh ingredients. Then name it after a Twitter hashtag. That was the apparent reasoning of Scott Baitinger, partner at Milwaukee's Streetza, a trendy …- Jennifer Litz -
NRA responds to national sodium reduction initiative
On Monday, the New York City Department of Health announced details of a nationwide effort to reduce the amount of salt in packaged and restaurant foods by 20 percent over the next five years. The … -
NYC proposes salt reduction plan for restaurants
The New York City Health Department has announced that it is coordinating a nationwide effort to aid heart attack and stroke prevention by reducing the amount of salt in packaged and restaurant … -
Yale study suggests specific menu labeling lowers caloric intake
Calories and recommended daily intake information seem effective at curbing consumption.- Jennifer Litz -
Montgomery Co. passes menu labeling
Despite protests from the Maryland Restaurant Association and local restaurant owners, the Montgomery County Council on Tuesday approved a bill that would require chain restaurants to post calorie … -
New, broader study finds menu labeling does affect purchases
Earlier this month, a New York University study found that menu labeling did not necessarily impact consumers' ordering in poor neighborhoods in New York City. Now, a new study that has examined a …- Christa Hoyland
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