20 Hot Restaurant Menu Trends in 2012

Children’s Nutrition and Local Food sourcing  are the key issues to look at in 2012 according to the Food Product Design Site. Here is their Top 20 List: The following Top 20 trends for 2012 include: Locally sourced meats and seafood. Locally grown produce. Healthful kids’ meals. Hyper-local items. Sustainability as a culinary theme. Children’s [...]

New Shelf Life Chamber Video

Check out the current volume of samples in the Midwest Laboratories Shelf-Life Testing Chamber.  

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New Health Care Bill Includes Calorie Counts

Calorie Count Information Restaurants will need to include calorie information on menus, drive up menus and billboards. This new rule was included in the latest Health Care Bill that passed this week. Restaurants affected are those with 20 or more locations.  Our Food Lab Supervisor, Erin Smith alerted me to an article in today’s Omaha [...]

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New Chamber

Midwest Laboratories will be adding a new shelf life chamber in the next few weeks to keep up with the high demand for this service. Look for more news over the next few weeks.

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Shelf Life Testing

New Site, New Platform! Midwest Labs specializes in a wide variety of shelf life tests. We test pet food for shelf life too! All studies can be customized to meet client’s need, to speak with someone on customization please call the Food Laboratory at Midwest Laboratories at 402-334-7770.

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