Menu law may give restaurant owners stomach knots
Thursday, December 22, 2016 @ 7:00 PM | By Geoff Kirbyson
Ontario is about to implement a new law that it hopes will keep its residents from super-sizing themselves.
But while Ontarians will be able to make more informed food and beverages choices once the Healthy Menu Choices Act comes into effect on Jan. 1, 2017, they’ll likely be a little lighter in the pocketbook, too. Mid-sized and large restaurant and food services chains will be forced to determine the caloric information for each of their standardized food and drink items and display the findings prominently on...
But while Ontarians will be able to make more informed food and beverages choices once the Healthy Menu Choices Act comes into effect on Jan. 1, 2017, they’ll likely be a little lighter in the pocketbook, too. Mid-sized and large restaurant and food services chains will be forced to determine the caloric information for each of their standardized food and drink items and display the findings prominently on...
