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Revolutionizing Catering Compliance: The Future of Food Safety

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The landscape of food safety is ever evolving with advancements in digital technology and new tools opening the door to a new era of higher operational efficiency and regulatory compliance. A reactive response to catering compliance due to such will no longer do.

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

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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.” Now, understandably, everyone is watching to ensure safety protocols are being followed. Treat Location Employees Like Assets.

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Best Practices for Dealing with Fluctuating Food Costs

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Successfully navigating fluctuating food costs, especially with volatile ingredients like eggs, requires a multi-faceted approach, Mike Stasko Jr., What are the best practices for dealing with food costs for recipes when necessary items are fluctuating in price? What are the best ways to ensure food safety when sourcing eggs?

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Restaurant Safety: How Restaurateurs Can Improve their Risk Profiles

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Understanding Restaurant Safety Restaurants are fast-paced operations and any safety vulnerability can quickly derail business. Doing so can help restaurant owners and operators present their business in the best light to insurers, while protecting their business from insurance claims, business interruption or even costly litigation.

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Protect the Package: Ensuring Food Safety in Shift to Takeout and Delivery

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Food safety discussions have taken on a new level of urgency, as restaurants face the enormity of consequences of COVID-19. Declaring that anything is safe at the present moment is a risky proposition. Discourage drivers from touching food items.

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Serve and Sip Responsibly: Tackling Restaurant Liquor Liability Concerns

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Serving alcohol is a fundamental part of many restaurant operations, but it also presents significant liability risks. Staff should be trained to keep track of guest consumption, ensure food and water are served alongside alcohol and communicate effectively with fellow team members to ensure responsible service.

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Reduce Training Retirements & Manual Tasks With These Three Automation Best Practices

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Many of these processes will remain even after the pandemic, presenting opportunities to deploy automation technologies to simplify front of house processes. Optimize Food Safety Protocols. Food waste is endemic at many restaurants and across the food supply chain, collectively totaling more than 1.6

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