(consider this) when the federal government started requiring restaurants to print calorie counts next to menu items,

Once the federal government does that,  the fast food industry realized that they needed to offer healthier food options.
By requiring the printing of calorie counts, fat, carbs, and protein, the consumers will realize what they're taking into their body because Prior to this regulation, companies use overwhelmingly unhealthy ingredients in order to cut down total cost.

I would say that such an operation would be primarily concerned with making things say clothes according to the wishes of the client and its success would depend on how closely the product matched the desires of the client and satisfied their needs.