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Restaurant food safety experts gather for 15th Ecolab symposiumRestaurant food safety experts gather for 15th Ecolab symposium

Professionals discuss trends, the regulatory outlook and other issues on the horizon

Ron Ruggless, Senior Editor

October 27, 2021

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More than two dozen restaurant chain food-safety professionals gathered in Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 18-20 for the 15th Ecolab Inc.-sponsored Food Safety Symposium.

The invitation-based gathering, which has been sponsored annually except for the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic year, convened at the Loews Vanderbilt hotel for sessions that ranged from the regulatory outlook to how best to engage with health inspections and health inspectors.

The keynote speaker was Steven Mandernach, executive director of the Association of Food and Drug Officials, who discussed the future of food safety and what is likely to be on the regulatory agenda for the next several years.

Other topics ranged from ghost kitchens and virtual brands and how those newer off-premises platforms approach food safety to the outlook for the COVID-19 pandemic as more guests and employees get vaccinated.

Here’s a brief photographic look at the 15th Food Safety Symposium, which is managed and produced by Nation’s Restaurant News.

All photos courtesy of Micah G. Robinson.

Contact Ron Ruggless at [email protected]

Follow him on Twitter: @RonRuggless

About the Author

Ron Ruggless

Senior Editor, Nation’s Restaurant News / Restaurant Hospitality

Ron Ruggless serves as a senior editor for Informa Connect’s Nation’s Restaurant News (NRN.com) and Restaurant Hospitality (Restaurant-Hospitality.com) online and print platforms. He joined NRN in 1992 after working 10 years in various roles at the Dallas Times Herald newspaper, including restaurant critic, assistant business editor, food editor and lifestyle editor. He also edited several printings of the Zagat Dining Guide for Dallas-Fort Worth, and his articles and photographs have appeared in Food & Wine, Food Network and Self magazines. 

Ron Ruggless’ areas of expertise include foodservice mergers, acquisitions, operations, supply chain, research and development and marketing. 

Ron Ruggless is a frequent moderator and panelist at industry events ranging from the Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators (MUFSO) conference to RestaurantSpaces, the Council of Hospitality and Restaurant Trainers, the National Restaurant Association’s Marketing Executives Group, local restaurant associations and the Horeca Professional Expo in Madrid, Spain.

Ron Ruggless’ experience:

Regional and Senior Editor, Informa Connect’s Nation’s Restaurant News and Restaurant Hospitality (1992 to present)

Features Editor – Dallas Times Herald (1989-1991)

Restaurant Critic and Food Editor – Dallas Times Herald (1987-1988)

Editing Roles – Dallas Times Herald (1982-1987)

Editing Roles – Charlotte (N.C.) Observer (1980-1982)

Editing Roles – Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald (1978-1980)

Email: [email protected]

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