Foodservice News In Brief…
A New York Appellate Court has cleared the way for New York City to begin enforcing a rule requiring chain restaurants to post warnings on menu items high in sodium. The law requires city restaurants with 15 or more locations to post a salt shaker encased in a black triangle next to menu items with more than 2,300 milligrams of sodium, the daily limit recommended by the federal government. Violators will be subject to $200 fines. The National Restaurant Association plans to move forward with an appeal…
Burtons Bar & Grill kicked off a fundraising partnership with the Boys & Girls Club on June 1 with a patio kickoff and the debut of Wednesday night $1 oysters. Each Wednesday, a representative of the Boys and Girls Club will be behind the bar and patrons will be able to donate tips to the club. Guests will be able to purchase raffle tickets to win a four-course chef-guided wine dinner fore six people…
The Rhode Island Hospitality Association will host a seminar on the new U.S. Department of Labor overtime rules June 22 at 9:30 a.m. at Twin Oaks, 100 Sabra Street in Cranston, Rhode Island. The fee is $10 per person.
