Surface hygiene
Disinfection solutions to eliminate germs and reduce risks of cross-contamination from or to surfaces in your facility.
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Hygiene services for food retail businesses
As the world-leading hygiene experts, Initial helps food retail establishments minimise the risk of infections being passed on via surfaces, hands and air. Our integrated hygiene solutions and our educational materials for staff facilitate high levels of hygiene to be maintained and reduce risks for staff and customers.
Hygiene solutions for food stores, restaurants, cafés and bars
Initial provides an integrated hygiene programme to help food and drink establishments ensure the highest hygiene standards, protect food safety and reduce risks of cross-contamination.
Our industry-leading solutions are backed by data and scientific evidence. We provide innovations such as intelligent no-touch dispensers, industry-leading consumables and highly effective air hygiene solutions that can help protect the health and safety of your customers and staff.
Businesses in the food retail sector, such as supermarkets, grocery stores, restaurants, cafés and bars, all play an important role in the food supply chain as one of the last steps before food reaches customers.
In recent times, supermarkets and grocery stores have had to work tirelessly to maintain supplies and meet public demand. Restaurants, cafés and bars have or are in the process of opening their doors again, but with some crucial changes such as socially distanced tables and queues.
All food retailers, whatever their business, will need to reassure customers and staff that their premises are clean. Despite these increased pressures, it’s vital that customers and staff are kept safe and that businesses adhere to hygiene standards in accordance with food safety regulations.
The Initial service promise
Every day, local teams of Initial service technicians deliver efficient, discreet hygiene services to commercial customers in over 45 countries worldwide. With flexible serviced contracts tailored specifically to your business needs, Initial takes pride in delivering the highest levels of service, innovative solutions and professional customer care.
We will install and maintain your hygiene solutions, manage consumables and sanitary waste whilst ensuring compliance with all local legislation and environmental regulations.
Ensuring high levels of hygiene in food retail
Supermarkets, restaurants, cafés and bars all operate in a transient – often high-traffic – business group. Here, close contact between customers, staff and surfaces makes the spread of pathogens more likely and increases the risk of infection.
Good hygiene practices are essential for disrupting the transmission of germs and protecting premises and the people in them from further risks, especially at cross-contamination hotspots.
Entrances and exits
Germs can be brought into your business by customers or staff. Hand sanitisers that kill germs can be positioned in the most convenient locations, such as entry points, to promote frequent use.
In your whole facility
High levels of footfall, close contact between people and surfaces, and the storage of different food materials mean that surface hygiene and air care solutions across your facility are vital to help avoid the spread of germs.
Frequently touched objects
Frequently touched objects such as door handles and shopping trolleys and baskets can facilitate cross-contamination. Surface hygiene solutions can reduce risks of infection by sanitising these touchpoints.
Staff and customer hand hygiene
Poor hand hygiene severely increases the potential for cross-contamination. Ensuring effective hand hygiene facilities – for handwashing, hand-drying and hand sanitising – are available both inside and outside washrooms can help protect your staff and customers.
Tills, self-service and payment areas
Conveyor belts, bagging areas, payment screens and card readers can harbour germs. Self-serve sprays and wipes and hand sanitisers can kill bacteria and viruses in these areas to help reduce germ transmission.
Kitchens and fresh food counters
Staff working in kitchens, food preparation areas and fresh-food counters can transmit bacteria and viruses onto equipment, surfaces and the food itself – compromising food safety. Effective hand hygiene facilities and surface hygiene programmes are crucial in these locations.