Menudata Dietary Card and Electronic Translation Service

Menudata Ltd. has launched a service, which provides travelers having special dietary needs with food translations through both dietary cards and electronic web services. With Menudata dietary translation it is easy to communicate food restrictions, food allergies, sensitivities and special diets (e.g. vegetarian, vegan, celiac and kosher diets). The food translation helps backpackers, business men and tourists in eating safely abroad in a foreign language.

Helsinki, (PRWEB) April 16, 2005 -- Menudata Ltd has launched a food-related translation service for travelers with special dietary needs. Menudatas dietary cards and electronic translations are an easy way to communicate special dietary needs in over 20 global languages.

The dietary cards present food restrictions and diets with up to four languages along with the essential sentences for communicating these special needs when traveling abroad. Prices for dietary cards vary between 11.90 and 22.90 euros including VAT and delivery.

Alternatively, the customer can choose an electronic translation of his personal dietary profile, which is stored in Menudatas SLL-secured database. The customer can view the translated profile anytime and print as well as redirect the translations into email. Prices for the electronic services vary between 4.90 and 14.75 euros including VAT and delivery.

The web service contains useful information for travelers with food restrictions or special diets as well as a discussion forum. The registration for Menudatas web service is free.

Contents of the Service:
Menudatas web service offers 20 top global languages including languages of the most popular travel destinations. Languages include Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish.

The service includes over 150 most common food ingredients related to food allergy and hypersensitivity. In addition, translations of 14 special diets, such as vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, lactose-free and religion-based diets, are offered.

"We have worked on this service for a year. It is easy for the customer to create a personal dietary profile and order a translation when needed. Prices of the translations are competitive, and payment can be made with all the most popular credit cards as well as through some European online banks. All traffic is secured with SSL to ensure safe transacting," tells Visa Randell, Menudatas managing director.

The potential of this service was also noted in Venture Cup, a Finnish business plan competition, where Menudata was nominated as one of the most promising Finnish start-up companies of the year. The competitions organizers included the Finnish Ministry of Trade and Industry and McKinsey & Company, a top management consulting firm.

Menudatas translation products have been well received among travelers with food restrictions. Safe eating is one of the most important factors ensuring the success of a trip according to travelers. Menudata serves these customers with its sophisticated products. In addition, the number of people with special dietary needs is increasing globally," adds Hannu Verkasalo, the marketing manager of the firm.

The service is available in English and Finnish at http://www.menudata.com/

Menudata Ltd:
Menudata Ltd, a Finland based company founded in 2004, provides a translation service for travelers with special dietary needs. Its products and services are an easy way to communicate food allergies, restrictions and special diets in foreign languages.

Contact:
Hannu Verkasalo, Menudata Ltd
Tel. +358 45 652 9969
E-mail: hannu.verkasalo@menudata.com

Visa Randell, Menudata Ltd
Tel. +852 6570 6655
E-mail: visa.randell@menudata.com

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