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UK Hospitality
Practical guidance on food safety, HACCP, compliance, and achieving top hygiene ratings — from our certified consultants.
Building Food Safety into Your New UK Hospitality Venue: A Design-First Approach
Opening a new hospitality venue in the UK is exciting, but food safety must be integral from the design phase. Discover how to embed compliance and best practice into your build to ensure a high Food Hygiene Rating from
Building Food Safety into Your New UK Hospitality Venture from Day One
Opening a new hospitality business in the UK is exciting, but food safety cannot be an afterthought. Discover how to embed robust food safety practices from the initial planning stages to ensure compliance and a strong
Opening a New Restaurant? Your UK Food Safety Checklist
Launching a new hospitality venture in the UK is exhilarating, but food safety must be top of your agenda from day one. This comprehensive guide outlines the essential steps to ensure your new restaurant, café, or
Onboarding a New Food Handler: A 7-Day Plan UK Managers Can Actually Follow
New hires are your highest food safety risk in week one. A practical 7-day onboarding plan that keeps standards intact and ticks the legal box.
Reopening After an EHO Closure: The 14-Day Recovery Plan
A Hygiene Emergency Prohibition Notice closes you within 24 hours. The structured 14-day plan to reopen safely, recover the rating and protect the business.
Using Probe Thermometers Properly: A Practical UK Guide
Probe thermometers are the most useful — and most misused — tool in a UK kitchen. Calibration, sanitising, technique and records that actually work.
Allergen Labelling for Online Orders and Delivery: The 2026 Rules
Delivery has changed how UK food businesses must label allergens. Distance selling, third-party platforms, and what FSA expects on every order.
Foreign Body Contamination: What to Do When a Customer Finds Something
A customer finds glass in their meal. The next hour decides whether this becomes a complaint, a closure or a prosecution. A practical UK playbook.
Common Sashimi Food Safety Mistake: Incorrect Freezing Times for Parasite Control
Many sashimi businesses wrongly count parasite freezing times too early, risking incomplete parasite destruction and food safety failures.
Building a Cleaning Schedule That Holds Up to EHO Scrutiny
Cleaning schedules are the easiest part of HACCP to write and the hardest to evidence. How to build one your team will actually follow — and an EHO will accept.
Cooling Cooked Food Safely: The 90-Minute Rule Explained
Cooling is the silent killer in UK kitchens. How the 90-minute rule actually works, why deep stockpots are the enemy, and the records EHOs expect.
How to Identify Critical Control Points in Your Kitchen
Critical control points are where your HACCP plan earns its keep. How to use the Codex decision tree to find your real CCPs — and avoid drowning in false ones.
Bank Holiday Food Safety: Keeping Standards High When Service Gets Busy
Bank holiday weekends stretch kitchens to their limit. Practical food safety controls for high-volume service — prep, holding, temporary staff and cleaning.
How to Appeal Your Food Hygiene Rating: A Guide for UK Businesses
Disagree with your food hygiene rating? Learn how the FHRS appeal works, the 21-day deadline, your right to reply, and how to request a re-visit.
Preventing Cross-Contamination in Sushi Preparation
Cross-contamination is the number one risk in sushi kitchens. Learn colour coding, workflow design, hand hygiene, cleaning protocols, and allergen controls to keep customers safe.
Sushi Food Safety Training: What UK Teams Need to Know
Generic food safety training is not enough for sushi teams. Learn UK legal requirements, what specialist training should cover, and how to document compliance for EHO inspections.
Spring Kitchen Deep Clean: A Food Safety Checklist for UK Restaurants
Professional spring deep clean checklist for UK restaurant kitchens. Improve food safety, maintain hygiene standards, and prepare for EHO inspections.
Starting a Sushi Business in the UK: Food Safety Checklist
Opening a sushi restaurant or takeaway in the UK? Our comprehensive food safety checklist covers registration, HACCP, training, allergen compliance, and preparing for your first EHO inspection.
HACCP vs Safer Food Better Business: Which System Is Right for You?
Compare HACCP and Safer Food Better Business (SFBB). Expert guide to choosing the right food safety management system for your UK hospitality business.
Food Safety Trends for 2026: What UK Businesses Should Watch
Key food safety trends for 2026 that UK hospitality businesses need to watch. From AI monitoring to regulatory evolution and sustainability convergence.
Parasites in Raw Fish: Freezing Requirements for UK Businesses
UK law requires raw fish to be frozen to kill parasites like Anisakis. Learn the exact time and temperature requirements, supplier verification, and how to demonstrate compliance to EHOs.
Due Diligence in Food Safety: What It Means and How to Prove It
Understand food safety due diligence in UK law. What it means under Section 21 of the Food Safety Act 1990, how to prove it, and why it matters for your defence.
New Year Food Safety Resolutions: 5 Changes That Make a Real Difference
Five practical food safety resolutions for UK hospitality businesses in 2026. Start the year with better compliance, smarter systems, and a stronger food safety culture.
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