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Superfoods, Sanitation and Serene Spaces

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Additionally, plant-based and immunity-boosting foods, sanitation and outdoor dining has accelerated to an all time high. Sanitation. At one time, these outdoor dining areas were perhaps reserved for higher-end establishments who could spend more on creating ambiance and comfort for their guests. Superfoods.

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Open With Care

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To control mandated limited capacity, reservations are being accepted online, over the phone, or by simply walking in. To control mandated limited capacity, reservations are being accepted online, over the phone, or by simply walking in. ” said Vice President Brad Manske.

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Restaurant Reopening Resources

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The guidance focuses on food safety, cleaning and sanitizing, employee health monitoring and personal hygiene, and social distancing. Cleaning/sanitizing/disinfecting. OpenTable’s software has always enabled restaurants to connect with diners to manage reservations, prepare for shifts, and maximize table availability.

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Coronavirus: Restaurants Respond

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In response to Coronavirus concerns: Danny Meyer tweeted that The Modern would be closed for a day and every inch sanitized after a guest tested positive for COVID-19, despite being told by the NYS Health Commissioner says no risk of transmission; “Team & guests come first,” the hospitality leader concluded.

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Safely Reopening Restaurants in the Era of COVID-19

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Once a check of the normal operational, cleaning and sanitation issues confronting a food facility has been completed, restaurants now are faced with new challenges and guidelines brought on by COVID-19. Infection control, including employee wellness checks, identifying high touch surfaces and increasing cleaning and sanitizing schedules.

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Checklist For Reopening Your Restaurant

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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. Keep customers from congregating in waiting areas by adopting a reservations-only business model. Protect Your Employees.

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Why Digital Forms and Contactless Kiosks Are on the Post-Pandemic Menu

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Even before the pandemic, it was a best practice to sanitize menus because they are so frequently handled. Thanks to the pandemic (and sanitizer product ads), we’ve all got a vivid image in our minds of how germs can accumulate on a surface, and we’ll never “unsee” that.