Food Handling and your Drive-Thru during COVID-19
What are you and your food handlers doing to make your drive-thru faster and more appealing to your guests. Why would they choose you?
Your employees have masks, gloves, and probably a bunch of plexiglasses between them and the customer.
You need all these things in place to keep your food handlers and customers safe. Not to mention social distancing.
Let’s stick to basics. Can you smile when you are on the headset? This is your main touch point. I know dinning rooms are opening up but that doesn’t mean people will want to come inside. It is cheaper and easier to make your drive-thru faster and more personable.
Food Safety and employee safety need to be your top priorities, but you have the same issue how do I connect with my guests. How do we build that rapport?
Luckily, the basics of food safety have not changed but the customer perception has. You packaging needs to be perfect, and sealed so nothing get in it.
Your employees must be well trained on what they can touch, not touch and aware of the social distancing rules for your area.
Your food handlers and FOH employees have to wear gloves appropriately, mask appropriately wash their hands appropriately, if they touch their face they need to take off their gloves, wash their hands, and put on new gloves. This goes for FOH employees in customer view and your food handlers in the kitchen. The safety of your employees, your customers, and yourself are at risk is you skip a step.
Your FOH employees and food handers need to be trained on Basic Food Safety Practices and any new COVID-19 Safety Practices that are currently required for area.
Food Handling during COVD-19 is doable you just need to make it a priority for yourself, and you and your team have to have an undying commit to keep food safe and the general public safe.
ACE Food Handler's food handlers card training and test uses the latest instructional design techniques to help you retain food safety concepts so you are ready to work. The description below applies to most of our food handlers card training course, however due to the varying array of requirements across the nation, your course might be a little different. Find your state county and city above to learn more about food handler training for your area. Format: Online Approval Purpose Scope Food Handler Course Content:
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Frequently Asked Questions
A food handlers card (also commonly referred to as a certificate, card, or permit) is used as documentation to prove to employers and/or health departments that you have completed a food safety course that is approved and/or recognized by your city, coutny, or state Health Authority. It is valid for 2 to 4 years depending on your local government requirments.
This varies by employeers and city, county, and state governements. It is best to ask your employer (current or future) or Local Health Authority about when you will need to aquire your food handler card based on your employement date.
ACE Food Handler works with numberjous health departments and regulatory agencies across the country. ACE Food Handler’s food handlers card courses are created to meet the requirements of specific city, coutny, and state requirements. If you have questions about your city, county or state requirements please call your employer (current or future) and/or you Local Health Authority.
A food handlers card, permit, or certificate for your area. You will be able to print or download your food handler certificate after you have received a passing score on the final exam. You will also be emailed a PDF a copy of your certificate to the email address you provided so please check your inbox and/or spam box also.
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If your food handlers card, certificate, or permit has expired, you will need to purchase a new course for your state and retake your states food handler training and test to get your new card. Click here to find your State
If you need to reprint your current card, login and go to the Start My Course. From there, you can click on the name of your Certificate under the heading "My Certificates" on the right hand side of the screen and print or download your food handler or alcohol seller/server card or certificate for free.
If you need to track your employees or restaurants food handler certifications we offer:
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Below are a list of Food Handler and Alcohol Seller/Sever Resources you can use
Food Safety Resources
Alcohol Seller/Server Resources