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Is Your Ghost Kitchen Haunted by Food Safety Breaches?

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As a result, ghost kitchens, delivery-focused kitchens without a storefront or dining area, are growing in popularity. Ghost kitchens allow operators to utilize commercial kitchens – sometimes in shared spaces with other brands – without the overhead of a full restaurant space and staff. billion by 2027.

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Please Stop Buying Food From Social Media Influencers 

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From the creator fund to sponsored content and upstart new businesses seeking to capitalize on a newly massive social media following, influencers are cashing in. Chef Pii, a Miami private chef named Veronica Shaw, insisted that her sauce was made in a commercial kitchen and that she never did anything wrong.

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Unique Ways Restaurants Can Use QR Codes to Drive Sales

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When restaurants got the green light to reopen their dining rooms, they implemented a host of safety procedures to prevent the spread of germs. Some restaurants even took safety a step further by eliminating in-person ordering and offering contactless payment. Boost Social Media. Direct Mail Campaigns. Promotions.

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Three Ways to Leverage Technology for Restaurant Reopenings

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” The COVID-19 pandemic—more than any contentious customer or kitchen catastrophe—is putting that skill to test. Data shows that guests want to dine out but safety concerns are the biggest factor holding them back. A prerequisite for working in the restaurant industry is often to be “quick on your feet.”

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Lessening Employee Anxiety as Restaurant Doors Open

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That includes social distancing, sanitation, masks, partitions and contactless payment and menus (or throwaways). Over and above these suggestions, if you have the size to spread out your kitchen you should do so. Kitchens must be sanitized, per recommended guidelines. They are for your own safety too. Do remain positive.

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Keeping Employees and Customers Safe Requires a Different Training Approach

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Everyone agrees that with COVID-19, the public has a heightened safety awareness. The public is watching operators very closely to see if they are doing all the things to make safety your #1 priority. Safety is Priority #1. During COVID and post COVID shutdown, there’s a whole new dynamic- safety.

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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. The kitchen staff should have hairnets and gloves at all times. Broadcast your efforts on social media.