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Label printing made easy Label printing presents a variety of challenges that can come from accuracy of the label to the speed and convenience of the action. That’s why EGS CALCMENU found a solution to make an otherwise tedious and complicated kitchen task a little more manageable. Introducing the newest addition to EGS CALCMENU’s roster of innovation, Food Label Assistant. A free downloadable app available for all Windows 10 formats (PC, Laptop, Tablet) to… Well… Assist you in any number of foodservice label printing tasks. We know what you’re thinking “It’s just food labels, how hard could it be?” Well, we don’t doubt your label making prowess but can you ensure your customer’s safety with the multitude of ingredients, nutrients, and most importantly, allergens packed up on the food product you are selling? EGS CALCMENU knows the importance of these oftentimes neglected information. Food Label Assistant helps foodservice professionals design and print comple...

Health on the Go: Four Must-Have Health and Fitness iPad Apps

Thanks to the rise of mobile devices and applications, almost everything you need is now accessible in just a few clicks. From shopping to traveling and working, there’s always an app that you can use to assist you in just about everything you do. Even staying fit and healthy and keeping track of your diet is now much easier with the countless health and fitness apps available for mobile devices. For the health-conscious, you can just download these apps on your iPad to keep you fit even when you’re always on the go. Here are five health and fitness iPad apps worth downloading:        Fitness Class If you’re a gym rat, then the Fitness App for iPad is definitely a must have. The app features over 475 full-length workout videos, which you can access, stream, or download even without an Internet connection. The app also enables you to calculate the estimated number of calories burned per class, so you can easily monitor your progress. With the Fitness App, you c...

Improving Nutrient and Allergen Management in the Food Industry

Nowadays, it is not enough for customers to just pick out any dish in a menu. Most of them make it a point to know what is in the dish—sometimes even demanding a detailed listing of the ingredients. It is a more vigilant approach to what you eat that can make a big difference in keeping yourself in the pink of health. More and more health-conscious people keep track of each nutrient they take in, making sure that each intake is only within the recommended daily serving allowance. Others however, need to be more particular with the ingredients in their meal due to possible presence of allergens. Allergens are substances in food that cause an adverse reaction, usually affecting the immune system. Virtually all allergens are proteins and can be present in large amounts and most often, survive food-processing conditions. If no extra care is made, ingestion of even a small amount, sometimes less than a milligram (e.g. a tiny fragment of almond or two sesame seeds) can lead to an ups...