| Health and hygiene are perhaps the most important | | | | takeaways. Often the wrong bin is used and this can |
| and feared words in the fast food business. Nothing | | | | lead to the problems mentioned above, let me explain: |
| will close a takeaway quicker than accusations of bad | | | | When discarding food from the kitchen its essential it |
| hygiene or lack of pest control. If the environmental | | | | goes in a bin with a good lid. Leaving food in rubbish |
| health don't close you down, the lack of custom surely | | | | bags out the back will just attract cats, foxes, rats and |
| will. | | | | worse. Make sure all food waste is discarded in good |
| It is a constant battle in the catering business to keep | | | | quality exterior bins with strong lids to prevent vermin |
| on top of hygiene. Letting it slip can lead to disaster but | | | | from opening them. |
| often businesses suffer problems with hygiene through | | | | To prevent customers from discarding rubbish, make |
| no fault of their own. | | | | sure your premises has a good sized bin out the front. |
| Customers who discard food near premises can often | | | | If there isn't one from the council ask if you can |
| attract vermin and pests which then gets associated | | | | provide one, explain how you wish to reduce litter and |
| with the restaurant. This can often lead to problems | | | | they will most probably agree. A good sized litter bin |
| with the authority and a bad reputation will start to | | | | that is regularly emptied will discourage customers |
| drive customers away. At the very least, discarded | | | | from throwing litter. At the very least it will |
| food litter will upset the local residents and neighbours | | | | demonstrate you have tried your best to ensure the |
| causing trouble any business could do without. | | | | environment is litter-free. |
| And on other occasions, despite the best efforts of | | | | Good quality kitchen bins are also a must as even |
| the proprietors, problems still occur, quite often | | | | small scraps of food lying about will attract mice or |
| unexpectedly. | | | | cockroaches, both of which will force closure of a |
| However, often the culprit can be the humble rubbish | | | | restaurant until they are controlled. For more advice on |
| bin used by restaurants, kitchens and fast food | | | | health and hygiene speak to your local council. |