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Managing Your Restaurant’s Maintenance & Sanitization During COVID-19

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The COVID-19 health crisis has created a new emphasis on sanitization, health, and social distancing in businesses of all types—and restaurants are no exception. Enhanced focus on sanitization and social distancing have become the minimum restaurant operating requirements during the pandemic. A restaurant’s health code depends on it!

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Controlling What You Can: Risk Reduction and Restaurant Technology

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Nobody wants to intentionally break local labor laws, but manual scheduling and clock in makes it all too easy to miss something like employees not taking required breaks or scheduling shifts back-to-back. Labor scheduling software makes it easy to avoid these common missteps. Increase Stickiness of Training Information.

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Six Trends to Expect from Back of House in 2022

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COVID has upended the way the industry operates, shifting everything from the way we serve guests to how sanitation works to what the supply chain and labor market look like. This will provide more reliable data, and information that is easier to parse and act on. Move to Mobile. New Focus on Wellness.

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

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Restaurant owners and operators are encouraged to review the online resources their state and local health departments have provided for the latest information about COVID-19 in their community, and take extra precautionary steps in the workplace to protect the safety and wellbeing of staff and guests. Practice proper restaurant sanitization.

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COVID Caused Five Permanent Changes in the Restaurant Industry

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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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Healthy Hand Washing Experience: Five Restroom Upgrades Restaurants Need Now

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“Posting updated cleaning schedules in restrooms also goes a long way in helping to reassure customers the facility is taking steps to ensure a clean environment and cares about keeping them safe,” Dommisse said. . ” Increase cleaning, sanitization and restocking. Provide trash cans and hand sanitizer near exits.

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Getting the Most Out of Your Mixer 

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It may seem obvious, but proper maintenance and cleaning of your mixer is key to optimal performance, as well as avoiding sanitation issues that could cause food-borne illnesses. These are usually best washed by hand in hot water with mild soap and sanitized with an approved, non-caustic cleaner.