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Developing a Safety and Sanitation Schedule for Your Commercial Kitchen

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As a business owner, ensuring the proper sanitation of your commercial ice machines and refrigeration units is critical for maintaining a safe and healthy environment for your customers and employees. Start with the Basics Begin by explaining the importance of maintaining clean and sanitized equipment.

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How to Effectively Sanitize & Clean Your Restaurant

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While some restaurants don’t speak out about their restaurant’s cleaning procedures, others have detailed their exact sanitization requirements on social media to help customers feel safe. Create a sanitization & cleaning checklist ?? Understand cleaning vs sanitizing ?? Sanitize: Use an EPA-approved sanitizing solution.

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As Pandemic Lingers, Adding Good Communication to the Menu Can Reduce Customer Concerns

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The good news is, with a thoughtful and ongoing communications plan this work can be accomplished while also promoting the restaurant to new and existing patrons. These media should be leveraged to communicate in a style and voice that is authentic to your business and your policies so there is no guesswork on the part of your customers.

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Here’s What Your Restaurant Can Do to Accommodate the ‘New Norm’

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Hospitality businesses are bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 crisis. However, states across the country are beginning to lift stay at home orders, which means these types of businesses can finally ease into serving customers in person. Communicate Health and Safety Measures. Reward Customer Loyalty.

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The New Era of Restaurant Cleaning and Hygiene

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Hygiene and cleanliness often go hand in hand, but adoption and follow-through with measures like disinfection , handwashing , and hand sanitizer use within commercial facilities were not as consistent prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Communicating Cleanliness. Building Trust Through Cleanliness. What Can You Do Now?

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What Does Social Distancing Mean for Social Businesses Like Restaurants?

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So the best way for restaurants to remain relevant, stay in business and stay connected to their customers is to increase delivery and pick up orders. And communications is front and center, particularly for restaurants that might not be as well known for out of restaurant food.

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COVID-19 Best Practices for Restaurants: Navigating Coronavirus for Staff & Managers

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Average sales at New York restaurants have dropped by 37% since the beginning of February, Seattle by 42%, Toronto by 43%, and LA by 44% The next question is: what can your restaurant do to combat the negative business impacts of the current situation? Washing hands, avoiding touching eyes, mouth, face, properly sanitizing.