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Exterior view of Caesars Palace Las Vegas lit up at night celebrating its 60th anniversary

ArticleGaming Posts

Happy 60th, Caesars. You Basically Built the Floor We All Work On Today.

Tracey Winslow

Chief Revenue OfficerTransAct TechnologiesAug 11, 2026

lose-up of a food safety operator wearing black disposable gloves placing a compliance label on a clear packaged sandwich. The label clearly displays the product name, "Prepared On" and "Use By" dates, and bold allergen icons for wheat and milk.

ArticleFood Prep & Labeling

Manual Food Labeling and the Compliance Cliff: What the NY Allergen Law Exposes About Your Current Process

Dana Loof

Chief Marketing OfficerTransAct TechnologiesAug 7, 2026

wooden directional sign displaying dark brown male, accessible, and female restroom icons with a right-pointing arrow, set against a blurred background of restaurant seating.

ArticleBack-of-House Operations

Nobody Says, "I'll Be Back" After a Bad Bathroom: Restrooms, Repeat Visits, and Audit Readiness

Dana Loof

Chief Marketing OfficerTransAct TechnologiesAug 5, 2026

Rows of toasted chicken, tomato, and leafy green sandwiches prepared for a large catering order.

ArticleBack-of-House Operations

The Kitchen Behind the Counter Is Becoming a Growth Engine – Is Your Back-of-House Ready for It?

Tracey Winslow

Chief Revenue OfficerTransAct TechnologiesAug 4, 2026

Refrigerated Grab-N-Go display filled with packaged salads, wraps, bagels, and sandwiches, each featuring a clear label with ingredients, prepared-on and use-by dates, and large allergen icons.

ArticleFood Prep & Labeling

The Future of Food Labeling Regulations: What Multi-Location Foodservice Operators Need to Know

TransAct

Jul 31, 2026

Foodservice worker washing fresh lettuce under running water in a commercial kitchen to reduce produce contamination risks.

ArticleBack-of-House Operations

Cyclospora and Iceberg Lettuce: What Operators Should Take From This Outbreak

TransAct

Jul 31, 2026

ArticleGaming Posts

Happy 60th, Caesars. You Basically Built the Floor We All Work On Today.

Caesars Palace turns 60. So we're looking back at how slots went from an afterthought to the industry's biggest revenue engine, and how the ticket printer helped make it happen.

Tracey Winslow

Chief Revenue OfficerTransAct TechnologiesAug 11, 2026

ArticleFood Prep & Labeling

Manual Food Labeling and the Compliance Cliff: What the NY Allergen Law Exposes About Your Current Process

NY's allergen law goes live November 2026, and it doesn't care that your process was good enough before. Here's where manual labeling actually breaks — and what to fix before an inspector finds it first.

Dana Loof

Chief Marketing OfficerTransAct TechnologiesAug 7, 2026

ArticleBack-of-House Operations

Nobody Says, "I'll Be Back" After a Bad Bathroom: Restrooms, Repeat Visits, and Audit Readiness

86% of visitors judge your whole business by the restroom. New Bradley Company data shows clean restrooms drive repeat visits, requiring the same discipline that passes health audits. Here is how multi-unit operators turn regular cleaning into a verifiable point of pride.

Dana Loof

Chief Marketing OfficerTransAct TechnologiesAug 5, 2026

ArticleBack-of-House Operations

The Kitchen Behind the Counter Is Becoming a Growth Engine – Is Your Back-of-House Ready for It?

Catering, commissary, and grab-and-go have quietly become some of foodservice's most lucrative growth channels. But most ordering tech was built for the front of house, not to scale food safety and labeling behind the counter. Here's why the back-of-house decides who actually scales.

Tracey Winslow

Chief Revenue OfficerTransAct TechnologiesAug 4, 2026

ArticleFood Prep & Labeling

The Future of Food Labeling Regulations: What Multi-Location Foodservice Operators Need to Know

New food labeling regulations are reaching past the grocery shelf and into food prepared on-site. Here is what New York's new allergen law, California's date label rules, and the wider state trend mean for multi-location foodservice operators.

TransAct

Jul 31, 2026

ArticleBack-of-House Operations

Cyclospora and Iceberg Lettuce: What Operators Should Take From This Outbreak

A nine-state parasite outbreak was traced to shredded iceberg lettuce from one supplier, triggering a recall across 27 states. Buried in the CDC update is a critical lesson for multi-unit operators: accurate supply records determined which locations received the affected product.

TransAct

Jul 31, 2026

ArticleGaming Posts

Happy 60th, Caesars. You Basically Built the Floor We All Work On Today.

Caesars Palace turns 60. So we're looking back at how slots went from an afterthought to the industry's biggest revenue engine, and how the ticket printer helped make it happen.

Tracey Winslow

Chief Revenue OfficerTransAct TechnologiesAug 11, 2026

ArticleFood Prep & Labeling

Manual Food Labeling and the Compliance Cliff: What the NY Allergen Law Exposes About Your Current Process

Dana Loof

Chief Marketing OfficerTransAct TechnologiesAug 7, 2026

ArticleBack-of-House Operations

Nobody Says, "I'll Be Back" After a Bad Bathroom: Restrooms, Repeat Visits, and Audit Readiness

Dana Loof

Chief Marketing OfficerTransAct TechnologiesAug 5, 2026

ArticleBack-of-House Operations

The Kitchen Behind the Counter Is Becoming a Growth Engine – Is Your Back-of-House Ready for It?

Tracey Winslow

Chief Revenue OfficerTransAct TechnologiesAug 4, 2026

ArticleFood Prep & Labeling

The Future of Food Labeling Regulations: What Multi-Location Foodservice Operators Need to Know

TransAct

Jul 31, 2026

ArticleBack-of-House Operations

Cyclospora and Iceberg Lettuce: What Operators Should Take From This Outbreak

TransAct

Jul 31, 2026

Latest Blog Posts

Title	Tags	Author	Date
Happy 60th, Caesars. You Basically Built the Floor We All Work On Today.	Gaming Posts	Tracey Winslow	08/11/2026
Manual Food Labeling and the Compliance Cliff: What the NY Allergen Law Exposes About Your Current Process	Food Prep & LabelingFood Safety & Compliance	Dana Loof	08/07/2026
Nobody Says, "I'll Be Back" After a Bad Bathroom: Restrooms, Repeat Visits, and Audit Readiness	Back-of-House OperationsFood Safety & Compliance	Dana Loof	08/05/2026
The Kitchen Behind the Counter Is Becoming a Growth Engine – Is Your Back-of-House Ready for It?	Back-of-House OperationsFood Safety & Compliance	Tracey Winslow	08/04/2026
The Future of Food Labeling Regulations: What Multi-Location Foodservice Operators Need to Know	Food Prep & LabelingFood Safety & Compliance	TransAct	07/31/2026
Cyclospora and Iceberg Lettuce: What Operators Should Take From This Outbreak	Back-of-House OperationsFood Safety & Compliance	TransAct	07/31/2026
What is HACCP? A Plain English Guide for Multi-Unit Operators	Food Safety & ComplianceMulti-Location Operations	TransAct	07/29/2026
BOHA! Temp: Digital HACCP Records That Prove Food Safety Compliance	Food Safety & ComplianceBack-of-House Operations	Stephen Crump	07/17/2026
What Are TCS Foods? The Complete List	Food Safety & ComplianceFood Prep & Labeling	TransAct Technologies	07/15/2026
The Temperature Danger Zone, Explained (41°F to 135°F)	Food Safety & ComplianceBack-of-House Operations	TransAct Technologies	07/14/2026

The TransAct Blog

Featured Blog Posts

Happy 60th, Caesars. You Basically Built the Floor We All Work On Today.

Manual Food Labeling and the Compliance Cliff: What the NY Allergen Law Exposes About Your Current Process

Nobody Says, "I'll Be Back" After a Bad Bathroom: Restrooms, Repeat Visits, and Audit Readiness

The Kitchen Behind the Counter Is Becoming a Growth Engine – Is Your Back-of-House Ready for It?

The Future of Food Labeling Regulations: What Multi-Location Foodservice Operators Need to Know

Cyclospora and Iceberg Lettuce: What Operators Should Take From This Outbreak

Happy 60th, Caesars. You Basically Built the Floor We All Work On Today.

Manual Food Labeling and the Compliance Cliff: What the NY Allergen Law Exposes About Your Current Process

Nobody Says, "I'll Be Back" After a Bad Bathroom: Restrooms, Repeat Visits, and Audit Readiness

The Kitchen Behind the Counter Is Becoming a Growth Engine – Is Your Back-of-House Ready for It?

The Future of Food Labeling Regulations: What Multi-Location Foodservice Operators Need to Know

Cyclospora and Iceberg Lettuce: What Operators Should Take From This Outbreak

Happy 60th, Caesars. You Basically Built the Floor We All Work On Today.

Manual Food Labeling and the Compliance Cliff: What the NY Allergen Law Exposes About Your Current Process

Nobody Says, "I'll Be Back" After a Bad Bathroom: Restrooms, Repeat Visits, and Audit Readiness

The Kitchen Behind the Counter Is Becoming a Growth Engine – Is Your Back-of-House Ready for It?

The Future of Food Labeling Regulations: What Multi-Location Foodservice Operators Need to Know

Cyclospora and Iceberg Lettuce: What Operators Should Take From This Outbreak

Latest Blog Posts

Happy 60th, Caesars. You Basically Built the Floor We All Work On Today.

Manual Food Labeling and the Compliance Cliff: What the NY Allergen Law Exposes About Your Current Process

Nobody Says, "I'll Be Back" After a Bad Bathroom: Restrooms, Repeat Visits, and Audit Readiness

The Kitchen Behind the Counter Is Becoming a Growth Engine – Is Your Back-of-House Ready for It?

The Future of Food Labeling Regulations: What Multi-Location Foodservice Operators Need to Know

Cyclospora and Iceberg Lettuce: What Operators Should Take From This Outbreak

What is HACCP? A Plain English Guide for Multi-Unit Operators

BOHA! Temp: Digital HACCP Records That Prove Food Safety Compliance

What Are TCS Foods? The Complete List

The Temperature Danger Zone, Explained (41°F to 135°F)

The TransAct Blog

Featured Blog Posts

Happy 60th, Caesars. You Basically Built the Floor We All Work On Today.

Manual Food Labeling and the Compliance Cliff: What the NY Allergen Law Exposes About Your Current Process

Nobody Says, "I'll Be Back" After a Bad Bathroom: Restrooms, Repeat Visits, and Audit Readiness

The Kitchen Behind the Counter Is Becoming a Growth Engine – Is Your Back-of-House Ready for It?

The Future of Food Labeling Regulations: What Multi-Location Foodservice Operators Need to Know

Cyclospora and Iceberg Lettuce: What Operators Should Take From This Outbreak

Happy 60th, Caesars. You Basically Built the Floor We All Work On Today.

Manual Food Labeling and the Compliance Cliff: What the NY Allergen Law Exposes About Your Current Process

Nobody Says, "I'll Be Back" After a Bad Bathroom: Restrooms, Repeat Visits, and Audit Readiness

The Kitchen Behind the Counter Is Becoming a Growth Engine – Is Your Back-of-House Ready for It?

The Future of Food Labeling Regulations: What Multi-Location Foodservice Operators Need to Know

Cyclospora and Iceberg Lettuce: What Operators Should Take From This Outbreak

Happy 60th, Caesars. You Basically Built the Floor We All Work On Today.

Manual Food Labeling and the Compliance Cliff: What the NY Allergen Law Exposes About Your Current Process

Nobody Says, "I'll Be Back" After a Bad Bathroom: Restrooms, Repeat Visits, and Audit Readiness

The Kitchen Behind the Counter Is Becoming a Growth Engine – Is Your Back-of-House Ready for It?

The Future of Food Labeling Regulations: What Multi-Location Foodservice Operators Need to Know

Cyclospora and Iceberg Lettuce: What Operators Should Take From This Outbreak

Latest Blog Posts

Happy 60th, Caesars. You Basically Built the Floor We All Work On Today.

Manual Food Labeling and the Compliance Cliff: What the NY Allergen Law Exposes About Your Current Process

Nobody Says, "I'll Be Back" After a Bad Bathroom: Restrooms, Repeat Visits, and Audit Readiness

The Kitchen Behind the Counter Is Becoming a Growth Engine – Is Your Back-of-House Ready for It?

The Future of Food Labeling Regulations: What Multi-Location Foodservice Operators Need to Know

Cyclospora and Iceberg Lettuce: What Operators Should Take From This Outbreak

What is HACCP? A Plain English Guide for Multi-Unit Operators

BOHA! Temp: Digital HACCP Records That Prove Food Safety Compliance

What Are TCS Foods? The Complete List

The Temperature Danger Zone, Explained (41°F to 135°F)