QSR June 2023

SmartChain Food Safety

Modernizing Food Safety New advancements are responding to a changing world.

T he pandemic fundamentally trans formed many aspects of foodservice, speeding up the adoption of new technologies like mobile ordering and automation. The world of food safety is evolving to better ensure consumers are protected under changing circumstances like higher order volumes, inconsistent labor availability, and supply chain issues. “We have seen a digital transforma

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SANI PROFESSIONAL

“ We have seen a digital transformation coming out of the pandemic.”

tion coming out of the pandemic, which changed the dynamics of how food is ordered, prepared, served, and delivered,” says Esperanza Carrion, vice president and general manager of Sani Professional . “The ability to quickly and easily order from thousands of restaurants off an app is great, but it puts a strain on kitchens to ensure they can prepare food safely with an increased order demand. We have seen some solutions for this—ghost kitchens have been able to use technology to better manage where orders are routed to ensure labor and ingredients are available.” As more systems are automated, employees are freed up to spend more time with customers and focus on rev

vent cross-contamination, lead to better food code compliance, and increase water and labor savings,” says Isaac Fouts, lead chemist at Ecolab . Restaurants are using software to help them be more efficient and consis tent in reviewing their food safety prac tices. “Food safety software programs now provide applications for self-reviewing work areas as well as individual practice,” says Danté Parisi, marketing at Tronex . “E-learning has taken the world by storm following the pandemic, resulting in bet ter resources for restaurant operators to utilize in preparing their team to provide the safest food service possible.” Online tools for self-assessing food

enue-generating activities that benefit from a human touch. The overall goal of increasing automation is to reduce oper ator error—an especially important aim when it comes to food safety, where one slip-up could spell disaster for a brand. “Whether it’s ensuring proper food temperatures are met or wares are clean and sanitized, having a consistent and dependable solution in place can help pre

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