In Industry Headlines’ article regarding the NRA, they speak on recent political events where house members who were republican are making and effort to reform health care and are initiating measures. They speak on recent house events where the republicans are taking measures to lower the cost as well as improve innovations in health care. They explain that they want better policies unlike the affordable care act and they want to be able to benefit everyone of all income levels.

Key Takeaways:

• On Wednesday, the National Restaurant Association says it was encouraged by the House Republican initiative aimed at commonsense reforms to the American health system with patient-centered solutions and more choices while lowering costs and promoting innovation.
• Restaurants, both big and small, continue to struggle to implement employer mandate provisions like those that place limits on employees’ hours, requires extensive paperwork, and establishes an onerous reporting process.
• The National Restaurant Association has long advocated for commonsense changes to the current health care law such as the problematic definition of full-time employment at 30 hours, the lack of clarity on employer-reporting requirements, the auto-enrollment mandate affecting employers of 200 or more, inconsistent definitions of seasonal employment under the law, and the confusing process of determining which businesses are considered large under the ACA.

“On Wednesday, the National Restaurant Association says it was encouraged by the House Republican initiative aimed at commonsense reforms to the American health system with patient-centered solutions and more choices while lowering costs and promoting innovation.”

https://www.fsrmagazine.com/industry-highlights/nra-welcomes-house-republican-task-force-health-care-reform-initiative?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+RMGTmagazine+%28FSR+magazine%29

According to the blog author, many American still seem unpersuasive towards healthy fats. When it comes to the public, 1 in 5 respondents mistakenly believed trans fats to be healthy. This leads to confusion for people regarding what fats should they eat. Restaurants are also trying to combat this confusion. By blending different cuisines and adding ethnic influences, healthy fats could become more prevalent on menu items for customers to consume.

Key Takeaways:

• Many American consumers still struggle to differentiate between healthy and unhealthy facts. When talking about good fats and bad fats specifically, the confusion out there is pretty pervasive.
• The results indicated that one in five respondents mistakenly believed trans fats to be healthy.
• I think that it’s important to continue educating consumers about choosing good fats because at the end that’s going to help us live healthier and better lives.

““When talking about good fats and bad fats specifically, the confusion out there is pretty pervasive,” says Emiliano Escobedo, executive director of HAB.”

https://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/consumers-still-hazy-healthy-and-unhealthy-fats?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+QSRmagazine+%28QSR+magazine%29

In Shelly Whitehead’s article relating to the popularization of smartphones and how to use it to your businesses’ advantage, she speaks about the current trend that travels recognize their smartphone as their most widely used tool during travel. She also speaks about a smartphone’s importance in a travelers search for a restaurant or other vacation related activities. She then speaks about using this trend to one’s advantage and making your product easily seen to customers on smartphones.

Key Takeaways:

• Most vacationers place a high priority on finding a good restaurant.
• Most vacationers use their smartphones and Facebook for their information.
• Restauranteers should keep these facts in mind when then plan their summer advertisements.

“More than half of those polled said their smartphones are their primary source of information on vacation and most of the time the information they seek on their phones is the location of their next meal or snack.”

http://www.fastcasual.com/blogs/seeking-some-extra-summer-business-reach-out-to-all-those-smartphone-addicted-travelers/