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    <description>Most allergen menus hand the guest a PDF and hope. Served answers the question itself, from your real ingredient list, live.</description>
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    <title>Out of Omelettes: The 15-Minute Mistake Gutting Restaurants</title>
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    <description>The fifteen minutes between a guest asking what is in a dish and getting an answer is quietly costing restaurants more than they realise.</description>
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