Restaurant Food Regulation Resources
Current featured topic: California’s ADDE Act / SB-68
ADDE Act / SB-68
A practical resource center for restaurant operators managing allergen disclosure, menu labeling, food safety workflows, and food data accuracy.
California Allergen Law: ADDE Act / SB-68
California’s new allergen disclosure law requires restaurants to provide clear, accurate allergen information to customers. This represents a significant shift in how multi-location operators must manage and display food data across all customer touchpoints.
Understand the law
Get a clear breakdown of SB 68 requirements and compliance deadlines.
Check if your business may be covered
Quick assesment to determine if the ADDE Act applies to your restaurants.
Download the compliance checklist
Step-by-step checklist to prepare your menu and allergen disclosures.
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Explore our comprehensive library of compliance resources organized by topic area. Each category contains guides, templates, and practical tools.
ADDE Act Resources
Comprehensive guides, checklists, and compliance tools specifically for California’s SB-68 allergen disclosure law.
Restaurant Food Regulations
Federal and state-level food service regulations, labeling requirements, and compliance frameworks.
Allergen Management
Best practices for identifying, tracking, and communicating allergen information across your operation.
Cross-Contamination & Food Safety
Protocols and workflows to prevent allergen cross-contact and maintain food safety standards.
Menu & Food Data Management
Strategies for centralizing recipe data, managing menu changes, and maintaining accurate information.
Compliance Software
Technology solutions for automating allergen tracking, menu labeling, and compliance reporting.
Not sure if SB-68 applies?
Answer these questions to check if your California food business must comply with the ADDE Act (SB-68) by July 1, 2026.
The 9 Major Allergens
These are the 9 major allergens restaurant teams need to identify and track accurately in recipes, menus, and customer-facing disclosures.
Peanuts
Wheat
Soybeans
Sesame
Milk
Eggs
Fish
Crustacean Shellfish
Tree Nuts
IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE
Compliance Workflow
Assess
KEY ACTIVITIES
Review your restaurant locations and menu scope
Audit
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Disclose
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Maintain
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Featured Resources
Is Your Restaurant Putting Guests at Risk? Find Out with Our Free Allergen Risk Check
Find out if your restaurant is at risk for allergen incidents. Take our quick survey to see if your operations are Low, Medium, or High risk.
The 9 Major Allergens Restaurants Must Disclose in California
The 9 Major Allergens Restaurants Must Disclose in California Learn the 9 Allergens That Must Be...
Why Spreadsheets Fail for ADDE Act Allergen Management
Why Spreadsheets Fail for ADDE Act Allergen Management Spreadsheets Are Too Risky For Allergen...
SB-68 ADDE Act Compliance Roadmap: 4-Month Plan for U.S. Restaurant Chains
9-month SB-68 compliance roadmap for U.S. restaurant chains, franchises, and ghost kitchens. Step-by-step plan to achieve allergen disclosure by July 2026.
Does Your Brand Fall Under California’s New SB-68 Allergen Law?
Any U.S. brand with 20+ locations, including one in California, must show consistent allergen info on all menus by July 1, 2026. Franchisors supply verified data; operators display it. Digital systems simplify compliance and audit readiness.
SB-68 Signed into Law – Here’s What California Foodservice Operators Should Do Next
California SB-68 (ADDE Act) requires restaurant chains with 20+ locations to disclose allergens by July 1, 2026. Learn practical steps for compliance.
What California’s New SB-68 Allergen Law Means for Restaurants
What California’s New SB-68 Allergen Law Means for Restaurants How restaurant operators can get...
Maximizing ROI: Financial and Operational Benefits of ADDE Act Allergen Compliance for US Restaurants
Learn how US restaurant chains can turn SB-68 allergen compliance into measurable ROI, reducing admin, mislabeling, and operational risk while building trust.
Check if Your Business Must Comply with the ADDE Act
Cross-Contact vs Cross-Contamination: What Restaurants Need to Know
Allergen risk and food safety risk often show up in the same places – the same prep surfaces, the same equipment, the same service flow. But they are not the same problem, and they are not controlled in the same way.
How to Manage Allergens Across Multiple Restaurant Locations
Running allergen management across a single restaurant is manageable-you control the kitchen, you know your suppliers, your team works in one place. Add a second location, then a third, and the problem changes shape. Each new site introduces new staff, new suppliers, new menus, and new opportunities for allergen data to drift out of sync.
– ABOUT THIS HUB
Why trust this hub?
This knowledge hub is maintained by Ten Kites, a leading provider of food data management and menu labeling solutions for the restaurant industry. We work with multi-location operators to solve complex compliance challenges every day.
Our goal is to provide practical, actionable guidance that helps restaurant operators navigate the evolving landscape of food regulations-not to sell you software, but to help you run better, more compliant operations.
Built for restaurant operators
Every resource is designed with the realities of multi-location restaurant management in mind.
Focused on practical compliance workflows
We translate complex regulations into step-by-step processes your teams can actually execute.
Grounded in food data and menu management
Our guidance is backed by deep expertise in food information systems and operational execution.
Get the SB-68 Checklist or Talk Through Your Workflow
Use the checklist to review your current readiness, or speak to someone about managing allergen information across menus, channels, and locations.