Supports an editorial rule for the website: distinguish independent evaluation from supplier-supported selection without assuming sponsorship makes the product inferior.
The menu is treated as both a navigation object and a commercial selection system.
Meehan warns that supplier-funded menus can influence content, design, stock changes, and product placement and argues that brands and financial support should be disclosed.
PDF sheet 606
PDF sheet 601
Menus — Design, Description, and Transparency
October 1 fresh audit against the sequential 710-sheet text and individual-visual review. Canonical Source, Literature Note and existing relations retained. Evidence and locator recover the stated practitioner account; underlying historical or causal claims are not independently verified by this check.
Evidence retained from the complete 710-sheet textual and visual review of Meehan's Bartender Manual.
Evidence
Meehan warns that supplier-funded menus can influence content, design, stock changes, and product placement and argues that brands and financial support should be disclosed.
Location and context
Source section: Menus — Design, Description, and Transparency
Locator: PDF sheets 601–606
The menu is treated as both a navigation object and a commercial selection system.
Annotation
Supports an editorial rule for the website: distinguish independent evaluation from supplier-supported selection without assuming sponsorship makes the product inferior.