Well, that’s gonna put countless restaurants out of business.
no kidding.......and don’t for a minute think some people will dream up allergies just so they can sue restaurants....the onus will always be on the restaurant....
“Well, that’s gonna put countless restaurants out of business.”
Having someone get training in food allergies will put restaurants out of business?
There are many people with food allergies. Some of these people don’t eat in restaurants now, because it’s risky. Having someone in the restaurant who can explain that the nut dishes are prepared separately, that the seafood fryolator is not he one they use for french fries, that they don’t use milk in the breading on the fish, means more customers. Being told “don’t order the cheesecake if you are allergic to chocolate” avoids trouble and builds trust (trust= repeat customers).
Having someone die (or more likely lose a week out of work) because the waitsaff didn’t understand the risk will put a restaurant out of business faster than not training staff. Bertucci’s chain had a problem when a patron (Janet Walker) asked if their pesto was made with nuts- the waitress had been told not to reveal recipes and said no- the patron died from a nut allergy. The original wrongful death suit was over 10 million, settled out of court for an undisclosed amount. A little training would have avoided that.