Prioritize Food Safety This Month and Throughout the Year

4 Min Read By Paul Damaren

The food your restaurant serves should taste good, look appealing, and be safe! Each year, food safety breaches sicken 48 million people in the United States and, of those, 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die. Prioritize food safety and avoid mistakes that could contribute to these statistics – like serving undercooked burgers, allowing employees to work when ill, accepting a delivery of temperature-abused products, etc.

September’s Food Safety Month is the perfect time to reinforce the importance of food safety protocols – and ensure that your employees are compliant. Restaurant brands should build (and maintain) a strong food safety culture, give employees the proper tools and training, and uphold the highest food safety standards. 

During Food Safety Month – and throughout the year – follow these tips to boost food safety and mitigate risks:

Build a strong food safety culture. Food safety must be “baked in” to your brand’s culture so key audiences know that…