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Elevate Your Food Safety Culture to Survive the COVID Crisis and Future Ones

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Per Statista , the year-over-year decline of seated diners in U.S. A good first step is to elevate your food safety culture. How Food Safety Culture Has Changed. Food safety used to mean “what you do when no one is watching.” restaurants was an astonishing 43.38

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Coronavirus: Restaurants Respond

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The National Restaurant Association remains on top of the issue providing updates and resources including a fact sheet and a webpage with an FAQ, industry guidance, and food safety guidelines provided by ServeSafe to address increasing questions about COVID-19. We ensure food safety. Eat healthier.” Cash is dirty.

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Unique Challenges and Considerations for Restaurants As They Reopen Their Doors

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Also, take into consideration that though you only can seat 25 to 50 percent of your restaurant, you still must cover 100 percent of the hard costs, so it might not be economical for many restaurants to open for such a small amount of business. Let the patrons know what you are doing to assist with safety measures.

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Cleanliness in the Restaurant: Reality and Perception

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” However, we expect the initial reduction in seating capacity to be closer to 25-30 percent, not 50 percent. This period will likely last four-to-six weeks, and we expect the seating reduction to create table spacing of approximately 9’-0” on center (from the typical 6’-0” on center).

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What Will Bring Families Back to Restaurants?

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It’s no surprise that parents have high expectations of safety and sanitation procedures at restaurants. They also have expectations of safety procedures that relate specifically to kids. The parents we surveyed said kid-friendliness is even more important than the food. They’re kid-friendly (57 percent).

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As Your Restaurant Rolls with the Punches of COVID-19, Keep These Tips in Sight 

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Unequivocally, restaurateurs and entrepreneurs in the food industry have been among the hardest hit, economically speaking, by the COVID-19 pandemic. Adapting Your Footprint for Outdoor Seating. Even the most creative of restaurants have struggled to keep employees on payroll – even at wages half of which they were accustomed.

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Back to the ?Grind? ? Restaurant Reopening Guidelines and PPP Update

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US Foods Holding Corp. launched its COVID-19 online operator resource, the US Foods Restaurant Reopening Blueprint. The Restaurant Reopening Blueprint is informed by interviews with key stakeholders such as diners, restaurant staff and US Foods consultants and chefs. Click here to view the application and instructions.