Tips from Cintas Help Restaurants Prepare for Post-Pandemic Challenges
July 20 2021 - 9:10AM
Business Wire
As the world continues to re-emerge from COVID-19 restrictions,
restaurants must prepare for the increase in foot traffic and
cleanliness expectations while also addressing hiring challenges.
To help restaurants prepare for lifted restrictions and labor
shortages, Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ: CTAS) offers five essential
tips.
“From closures to limited capacity to other restrictions, the
restaurant industry remarkably adapted to keep their businesses
running during the pandemic,” said John Engel, Director of
Marketing, Cintas. “As restaurants prepare for a return to ‘normal’
this summer, they are faced with new challenges, such as labor
shortages, increased demand and maintaining higher levels of
cleanliness.”
Top tips to prepare for an increase in patrons this summer
include:
- Laundering items and cleaning tools: Laundering items
such as microfiber towels, bar towels, mop heads and uniforms is
often a time-consuming process taken on by restaurant owners or
managers. Save time and yield better results by outsourcing
garments and bulk items that are cleaned through a professional and
industrial laundry process.
- Stocking properly: Restaurant employees need access to
cleaning supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE). Consider
installing chemical dispensers that connect directly to the water
line and dispense properly diluted chemicals at the touch of a
button. Similarly, restaurant managers and owners may wish to
consider investing in disposable sanitizing and disinfecting wipes
to help maintain their stock of quick and readily available hand
hygiene and hard surface solutions. Having PPE like disposable
gloves onsite is also critical for foodservice workers that
interact with food and many people each day.
- Deep cleaning restrooms: Negative online reviews about
restrooms would deter 89% of Americans from a restaurant.1 It’s
important that restaurants perform regularly scheduled deep
cleaning that includes sanitizing surfaces and removing build-up,
soil and bacteria. For example, high-pressure cleaning extracts
soil and dirty water to prevent cross-contamination and
odor-causing bacteria.
- Protecting Floors: Many restaurants removed mats and
replaced them with floor stickers to serve as reminders for social
distancing. As restaurants return to full capacity, they will
experience pre-pandemic levels of foot traffic and wear and tear on
floors. Mats can help extend the life of floors by keeping dirt and
debris from having an abrasive effect. Consider an outsourced mat
services provider to remove and replace dirty mats with freshly
laundered mats. Laundering your own mats is time consuming and
places a strain on your equipment.
- Maintaining kitchen drain lines: Fats, oils, grease and
other kitchen food waste accumulate in drain lines over time. This
can cause foul odors and clogs that require time-consuming
pump-outs. Maintaining kitchen drain lines can help keep liquids
flowing freely.
- Installing touchless soap, sanitizer and paper towel
dispensers: Consider installing touchless dispensers to help
avoid spreading germs on high-touch surfaces throughout
restaurants. Dispensers without touchless features may harbor more
bacteria and viruses. Installing paper towel dispensers to replace
air dryers can help avoid spreading germs throughout
restrooms.2
Engel added: “Restaurants may wish to uphold their pandemic
cleaning protocols to meet increased cleanliness expectations.
Exploring an outsourced model can help restaurant owners save time
and allow them to focus on high-priority needs while promoting a
positive image.”
To alleviate reopening stress, Cintas Corporation offers a
variety of facility services to address cleaning and hygiene for
both the front- and back-of-house. From hygienically cleaned
laundering, restroom deep cleaning and chemical services to
restroom and uniform maintenance services, Cintas can help
restaurants ramp up their cleaning needs as restrictions
dissipate.
For more information, visit cintas.com/facilityservices.
1 2018 Harris Poll Survey, June 14-18, 2018 among 2,024 U.S.
adults age 18 and over. “Survey: Restroom Reviews Impact Restaurant
Visits.” FSR Magazine. Food News Media. July 12, 2018 2
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/12/hand-dryers-suck-bathroom-bacteria-and-blow-them-all-over-your-hands-study-finds/511723002/
About Cintas Corporation
Cintas Corporation helps more than one million businesses of all
types and sizes get Ready™ to open their doors with
confidence every day by providing products and services that help
keep their customers’ facilities and employees clean, safe and
looking their best. With offerings including uniforms, mats, mops,
restroom supplies, first aid and safety products, fire
extinguishers and testing, and safety training, Cintas helps
customers get Ready for the Workday®. The company is also
the creator of the Total Clean ProgramTM — a first-of-its-kind
service that includes scheduled delivery of essential cleaning
supplies, hygienically clean laundering, and sanitizing and
disinfecting products and services. Headquartered in Cincinnati,
Cintas is a publicly held Fortune 500 company traded over the
Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol CTAS and is a
component of both the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and
Nasdaq-100 Index.
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