Not All Sanitizers Are the Same: Why HOCL is a Better Choice for Restaurants
Francine L. Shaw, food safety specialist, podcaster, Founder of Savvy Food Safety, and author of "Who Watches the Kitchen?" sat…
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The Benefits of Implementing a Strong Food Safety Culture
Does your restaurant have a strong food safety culture, where your employees prioritize food safety and demonstrate their commitment through…
Restaurants Need HOCL: The Better Way to Sanitize & Disinfect
Restaurants must prioritize proper disinfection and sanitation protocols
Amid Influx of New Restaurant Employees, Technology is Essential
Amid an influx of new employees, restaurant brands will rely on tech tools to build (and reinforce) cultures of excellence.
Restaurants Should Invest in Tech Tools: You Can’t Afford Not To
The National Restaurant Association (NRA) says nearly 90,000 food service establishments shuttered between the start of the pandemic and early…
COVID-19 Has Changed Restaurants (& the Entire Foodservice Industry) Forever
By Francine L. Shaw, President of Savvy Food Safety, Inc., Restaurants have been hit hard by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.…
Food Safety Expert Offers Tips to Mitigate COVID-19 Risks and Keep Guests Safe
By Francine L. Shaw COVID-19 (coronavirus) has changed the way businesses operate. Now, all food service businesses (restaurants, hotels, grocery/convenience…
Prevent Hep A in Your Restaurant
By Francine L. Shaw In early May, a Tampa Bay, FL news station reported that more than 20 local restaurants…
Kick off Summer Safely: Food Safety Tips for Memorial Day & Beyond
By Francine L. Shaw Memorial Day weekend is the official summer kick-off, with parties, al fresco meals, barbeques and other…
Top 5 Risk Factors Responsible for Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
By Francine L. Shaw Food safety is a grave public health concern, causing an estimated 48 million illnesses, 128,000 hospitalizations,…
7 Tips for Preventing Norovirus
By Francine L. Shaw Typically, we hear more about norovirus between the months of September and April but that doesn’t…
Food Safety and Denial: a Huge Problem within the Food Service Industry
By Francine L. Shaw The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently issued a food safety alert, warning consumers not to…
How to Create a Food Safety Culture
Foodborne illness incidents are 100% preventable, and could be avoided if food businesses adopted a food safety culture, providing ongoing…
Savvy Food Safety Moves to New Location in Hagerstown, MD
Food Safety Experts Offer a Robust Roster of Services, Including Training, Inspections, Crisis Management, Curriculum Development, & More Savvy Food…
Would Your Team Know How to Handle a Crisis?
By Francine L. Shaw, President Food Safety Training Solutions, Inc. Sadly, there have been a variety of tragic food safety…
What Would You Do in a Food Safety Crisis?
By Francine L. Shaw, President Food Safety Training Solutions, Inc. What if your restaurant inadvertently served salads made with tainted…
Many Lucky They Didn’t Get Foodborne Illness After Eating at Trump’s Mar-A-Lago
By Francine L. Shaw, President Food Safety Training Solutions, Inc. It seems Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate could be serving more…
The Collaboration of Food Safety and Design: It’s Not Just About Cool Colors and Kitchen Aesthetics
By Francine L. Shaw, President Food Safety Training Solutions, Inc. Recently, I happened to sit next to an interior designer…
Many Television Chefs are Cooking up Foodborne Illnesses
By Francine L. Shaw, President Food Safety Training Solutions, Inc. Part of my morning routine is watching a national morning…