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
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.
SB-68 Compliance Checklist: How to Prepare for California’s Allergen Disclosure Law
California's Allergen Disclosure for Dining Experiences (ADDE) Act, Senate Bill 68, California’s...
What Is Allergen Compliance Software for Restaurants?
Allergen data only matters if it holds up during service – when a customer asks a question, when a server needs to confirm an ingredient, when a substitution is made mid-prep. If the information your team relies on is outdated, incomplete, or buried in a binder no one has checked since last quarter, it’s not protecting anyone.
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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.