Portion Weight Rule for Doner, Kebab and Burgers in Turkey

Under notice no. 46269 from Turkey's Ministry of Trade, food and beverage venues are now required to show guests the portion weight of items such as doner, iskender (doner served over bread with tomato sauce and yoghurt) and burgers on the menu. Venues that don't follow the rule are known to face an administrative fine.

Everyone already knew that serving doner, sandwiches, pizza and burgers in different portions without stating the weight confused guests and made comparing them impossible. The written statement on the rule said it "matters for 'protecting the economic interests' of consumers and for 'informing them accurately and completely'".

A rule that some countries have applied for years has now become mandatory in Turkey too, and inspections have increased.

Inspection teams carried out portion weight checks in Istanbul.

To avoid unwanted consequences, you need to adapt quickly to rules like this. The sector, which has seen serious regulations such as the price list requirement, looks set for significant change in the years ahead as well.

You can use Ritapos to adapt quickly to legal changes like these. With a simple edit to your product list,

your QR Menu will look like this.

In the Ritapos QR Menu, in addition to product descriptions,

To see how this works in a doner or fast food venue, take a look at the doner POS system page.

Related product page: manage your restaurant easily.

Related product page: stock and cost management.

If you are planning to open a doner shop, the guide to opening a doner shop covers decisions on the grill, costs and portion weights.