As schools begin to reopen, there are a lot of factors they will have to take into account to ensure the safety of their students, teachers, lunchroom personnel, and other staff. According to an article from The New York Times, one of the CDC recommendations will be that schools close their cafeterias and serve lunch in the classrooms.
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Providing Resources & Support to Your Furloughed Workers
If you’ve been forced to furlough some of your staff, it’s important to make sure they know that they are still valued members of your team. This can be accomplished through regular communication and by connecting them with local and national resources that can offer them additional support.
The Top 5 Things You Need to Do to Reopen
When the time comes for your establishment to reopen, chances are you will not be able to just go back to business as usual. Not only does taking the proper precautions protect the health of your staff and customers, showing them you are taking action will help them feel safe dining and working at your establishment.
Manager/Office Staff Cleaning & Maintenance Tasks
Your management staff will need to play a key roll during this transition. Not only are they paramount in connecting employees with ownership and accounting/bankers while we schedule hours to maintain cashflow until the PPP funding kicks in, they’ll be essential for maintaining a safe work environment when staff is working together.
Back-of-the-House Staff Cleaning & Maintenance Tasks
Cleaning your back-of-the-house operations may not seem like a big deal post-COVID-19 – if you don’t have an open kitchen, the customers don’t go back there, right? Well, think of this as an opportunity to show your customers just how much sanitation and customer safety is a priority for you and your restaurant.
Bar Staff Cleaning & Maintenance Tasks
Your bar and beverage services have undoubtedly seen a reduction while the COVID-19 outbreak has closed down nearly all of our dining rooms. Use this temporary lull in service to deep clean your bar areas. Now is the best time to pull equipment out from the bar and away from the walls to clean, sanitize, and re-organize.
How Can the CARES Act Help You?
Rapids wants to be sure as many restaurant and hospitality businesses as possible are aware of the federal funding available through programs like the CARES Act to help get them through these incredibly difficult times.
Front-of-the-House Staff Cleaning & Maintenance Tasks
During this down time, while many of our dining rooms are closed to protect us all from coronavirus exposure, those of us fortunate enough to remain on the payroll will likely need something to do. We should absolutely take this time to take care of many of the projects that we’ve put off or postponed.
Preparing Your Commercial Kitchen Equipment for Long-Term Storage
Readying your equipment for long-term storage isn’t as simple as unplugging it and going on your way. This could lead to rusting, dust build-up, corrosion, and other problems that could shorten the lifespan of your equipment.