COVID-19 Has Changed Restaurants (& the Entire Foodservice Industry) Forever
By Francine L. Shaw, President of Savvy Food Safety, Inc., Restaurants have been hit hard by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.…
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Food Safety Expert Offers Tips to Mitigate COVID-19 Risks and Keep Guests Safe
By Francine L. Shaw COVID-19 (coronavirus) has changed the way businesses operate. Now, all food service businesses (restaurants, hotels, grocery/convenience…
PathSpot Closes Total of $4MM Seed Funding and Brings on Experienced Industry Executive
Marc Lapides, Former National Restaurant Association Executive, Joins Booming Food Safety Company PathSpot is proud to announce and welcome Marc…
Prevent Hep A in Your Restaurant
By Francine L. Shaw In early May, a Tampa Bay, FL news station reported that more than 20 local restaurants…
Kick off Summer Safely: Food Safety Tips for Memorial Day & Beyond
By Francine L. Shaw Memorial Day weekend is the official summer kick-off, with parties, al fresco meals, barbeques and other…
Top 5 Risk Factors Responsible for Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
By Francine L. Shaw Food safety is a grave public health concern, causing an estimated 48 million illnesses, 128,000 hospitalizations,…
7 Tips for Preventing Norovirus
By Francine L. Shaw Typically, we hear more about norovirus between the months of September and April but that doesn’t…
Food Safety and Denial: a Huge Problem within the Food Service Industry
By Francine L. Shaw The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently issued a food safety alert, warning consumers not to…
How to Create a Food Safety Culture
Foodborne illness incidents are 100% preventable, and could be avoided if food businesses adopted a food safety culture, providing ongoing…
Savvy Food Safety Moves to New Location in Hagerstown, MD
Food Safety Experts Offer a Robust Roster of Services, Including Training, Inspections, Crisis Management, Curriculum Development, & More Savvy Food…
What Google Can Teach Restaurants
By Aaron Cohen, Co-Founder and VP of Business Development, CoInspect Most people don’t know what Google’s PageRank really means. It’s…
Do Daily Restaurant Inspections Have to Suck?
By Aaron Cohen Over the past year, I’ve met with nearly 50 chain restaurant companies that vary in size from…
Would Your Team Know How to Handle a Crisis?
By Francine L. Shaw, President Food Safety Training Solutions, Inc. Sadly, there have been a variety of tragic food safety…
What Would You Do in a Food Safety Crisis?
By Francine L. Shaw, President Food Safety Training Solutions, Inc. What if your restaurant inadvertently served salads made with tainted…
Cocina Verify Launches First of its Kind Kickstarter Campaign: Creates Network of Safe Restaurants, Educates/Empowers Restaurant Employees In Developing Countries
Cocina Verify, Unique Resource, Helps Travelers Avoid Foodborne Illness as They Dine Abroad Cocina Verify (cocinaverify.com), an innovative new company,…
Many Lucky They Didn’t Get Foodborne Illness After Eating at Trump’s Mar-A-Lago
By Francine L. Shaw, President Food Safety Training Solutions, Inc. It seems Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate could be serving more…
From the Challenges of Technology, Delivery and Labor Costs, to Sparse Growth Possibilities, the Restaurant Industry Faces a Defining Moment, Says AlixPartners Study
Consumer survey shows that travel and other experiences are replacing dining-out. High-frequency diners who patronize fast-food and fast-casual establishments at…
The Collaboration of Food Safety and Design: It’s Not Just About Cool Colors and Kitchen Aesthetics
By Francine L. Shaw, President Food Safety Training Solutions, Inc. Recently, I happened to sit next to an interior designer…
Many Television Chefs are Cooking up Foodborne Illnesses
By Francine L. Shaw, President Food Safety Training Solutions, Inc. Part of my morning routine is watching a national morning…
Cocina Verify Enhances Consumer Confidence and Experiences When Dining Abroad
Unique New Resource Verifies Restaurants that Follow Stringent Food Safety Protocols Millions of people worldwide get sick each year from…
Case Count at 260 in Outbreak Tied to Restaurant in Upstate NY
A restaurant in a suburb of Rochester, NY, that was closed by health officials the day after Thanksgiving because of…
National Food Safety Month Spotlights Foodborne Illness Detection and Protection
In its ongoing commitment to food safety, the National Restaurant Association today announced this year’s National Food Safety Month (NFSM)…
Joe Food Safety Opens Its Doors and Offers “FREE” Job Postings
Joe Produce Extends Job Marketing Services for Food Safety and Quality Assurance Food Safety and Quality professionals across food and…
Pizza Ranch Linked to E. coli Outbreak in Nine States
Pizza Ranch desserts have been linked to E. coli food poisonings in nine states, federal officials say. The outbreak started…