Starting and running a food business
Inform customers of calories and allergens with MenuCal
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) provides a free online tool to help businesses identify, manage and communicate allergen information and display calories on menus.
The MenuCal tool allows food businesses to identify if there are allergens present in any of the food they serve and make this information known to their customers. MenuCal can also be used to calculate energy in the food that businesses serve. The tool enables food businesses to add ingredients for recipes and print off menus with allergen and energy information clearly displayed.
MenuCal aims to save food businesses time and money by helping you comply with legal requirements to manage and display allergen information. It could also increase your profitability by appealing to health-conscious customers by helping you to:
- make smarter choices about the food you serve
- tailor portion sizes to reduce the amount of energy value
- change ingredients to give a healthier option
Through the FSA's Calorie Wise scheme, support and advice is available to food businesses to help them put energy information on the menu.
