Restaurant cleaning undoubtedly has a direct impact on improving food and drink sales, as well as on the reputation of the hospitality establishment. For most guests, in addition to the gastronomic offer, it is very important whether the restaurant they are visiting is clean and well-maintained.

The space where meals are served and social interactions take place plays an important role. Whether it’s an elegant fine dining venue, a national cuisine restaurant, a workers’ or student cafeteria, or a café-pastry shop.

Why is restaurant cleaning an important aspect of monthly planning?

Customer loyalty is built patiently and consistently through proper use of quality ingredients, a pleasant environment, and friendly staff. But also by adhering to health and safety regulations.

Visitors’ expectations regarding these four requirements should never be disappointed. Of course, this is essential for achieving and maintaining a good position in the highly competitive hospitality sector.

If guests are confident in the restaurant’s commitment to maintaining a clean environment, the likelihood of repeat visits will most likely increase. Recommendations as well. Guest satisfaction will certainly lead to a good reputation, which leads to profitability and the survival of the restaurant.

Proper cleaning, therefore, plays a key role in compliance with laws on one hand, and customer approval on the other.

Losing trust is costly, which is why a monthly maintenance and procurement plan should inevitably include the maintaining of hygiene in all restaurant areas.

Sanitary inspectors not only check the proper storage of food, temperature controls, and prevention of bacterial/viral contamination. Their checklist also includes checking the cleanliness of equipment and rooms, so disinfecting them is an essential part of restaurant cleaning.

Regular and meticulous attention to hygiene will undoubtedly help guests feel safe and comfortable. It will also help restaurant managers avoid violations and penalties.

Additionally, it improves operational efficiency and creates a safer working environment for restaurant staff. In a clean working environment, the risk of injuries (such as slips and falls), burns, and cuts is reduced. Consequently, this also reduces absenteeism and large compensation payouts due to work-related injuries.

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Specification of regular and general sanitary maintenance of a restaurant

Restaurant cleaning can be twofold: regular (on a daily basis) and general (periodically). Both types of cleaning are equally important as each has its specific characteristics.

Daily maintenance of hygiene in the restaurant includes cleaning all surfaces that come into contact with food (tables, counters, stoves, ovens, microwaves, sinks). It also covers those areas used by staff and guests for movement, stay, and use (kitchen areas, dining rooms, tables and chairs, legs, handles, toilets, wardrobes, and hallways).

Top-level hygiene is particularly expected in so called open kitchen concept restaurants, where guests continuously observe the kitchen.

To ensure that guests always view the kitchen with approval and positive impressions, everything in such kitchens must always be spotless and organized!

Whether it’s food preparation areas or spaces for receiving guests, both require daily wiping of floors. This is usually repeated several times a day.

Toilets, in addition, require sanitary maintenance and disinfection of all bathroom fixtures, as well as regular replenishment of soap dispensers, toilet paper, and towels.

When it comes to general cleaning, it is carried out periodically (ideally every one to two months) and can include all or only some of the following items:

• machine washing of hard floors;
• machine washing of carpets;
• machine, deep cleaning of upholstered furniture (chairs, armchairs);
• cleaning glass surfaces (storefronts, windows, partition panels);
• cleaning of HVAC systems.

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What does your facility gain by hiring a professional restaurant cleaning agency?

If you’re not ready to handle the entire process of hiring a cleaner, purchasing expensive professional machines, tools, and cleaning chemicals, an agency is the solution for you.

But not just any agency. Only one with a long-standing reputation in the business world and recommendations from legal entities deserves to be your choice. And Invekta is certainly that one!

Invekta is a licensed provider of comprehensive facility services that has been operating throughout Serbia for over 20 years, adhering to all prescribed standards.

Their extensive experience in maintaining hygiene in restaurants, cafés, bars, hotel restaurants, and banquet halls ensures the highest quality of service.

The creation of specific offers tailored to each individual hospitality facility, its characteristics, and requirements gives clients the confidence that they will receive the service they need.

Adherence to cleaning protocols and agreed deadlines are processes that further distinguish us and make us recognizable in the facility maintenance world.

Call us (+381 64 70 595 39) or send us an inquiry for an offer. We will respond promptly and arrange a meeting at your most convenient time.

It’s high time your restaurant earned that well-deserved top rating you’ve been wishing for (for a long time)!

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