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COVID Caused Five Permanent Changes in the Restaurant Industry

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurant’s safety protocols were done “behind the scenes,” and guests most likely didn’t care about the sanitation of high-touch surfaces or whether they were sitting within six feet of other tables. Many operators relied on gut instinct, without a comprehensive view of their data to inform their decisions.

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Four Major Benefits of Tech Tools to Elevate Safety and Quality

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurants are feeling an unprecedented churn as they face staffing shortages, implement new SOPs, keep up with city, state, and national regulatory agencies and ever-evolving pandemic information – while also running their business and keeping everyone safe. Many restaurant leaders are feeling relentless pressure.

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Restaurant Marketing Tips: Earning Back Customer Confidence Post Pandemic

The Restaurant Times

Furthermore, empathizing with the customers and reassuring them by sharing information on your own sanitation and hygiene practices is also important. Restaurants also hold themselves accountable for their operations when they put their kitchen on display. Safe And Sanitized Packaging. Effective Social Media Marketing.

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How Restaurants Can Better Prepare to Prevent Foodborne Illness in the Wake of COVID-19

Modern Restaurant Management

In fact, 48 million Americans get sick each year from foodborne illness, and the spread of germs from the hands of food handlers to food accounts for 89 percent of all foodborne illnesses that are contracted in restaurants. Communicating with the Customer.

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Spreading Southern Hospitality Through the Pandemic

Modern Restaurant Management

In terms of operations, we enhanced our already stringent sanitation and safety protocols to comply with new government regulations, but ultimately, we needed to effectively and clearly communicate these changes externally to instill confidence in our customers. We created a ?live live update tracker?

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Checklist For Reopening Your Restaurant

Modern Restaurant Management

However, as long as you keep the spotlight on food safety – sanitization, employee health monitoring and personal hygiene, and social distancing – your restaurant won’t be a hub of contagion. Ensure On-Premise Sanitization. Take every initiative you can to disinfect and sanitize your restaurant.

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Technology that Enables Automation Can Ensure Safety and Success

Modern Restaurant Management

In addition to traceability and transparency for quick, accurate food recalls, automation helps protect the restaurant by providing data that can be used to promote: Food safety by providing correct expiration and use-by information and facilitating proper food rotation. Data captured can be integrated into the RFID solution.