August 15, 2019 By Alice Sinia Just as people go outside to enjoy the warm weather during summer months, pests venture away from their hiding places in search of food and shelter, and restaurants offer pests plenty of resources to help them survive. With the season’s balmy weather, be sure to shield your space from pests by strengthening your ...Read more about this post
April 23, 2019 By David E. Smith, ESP
A clean and inviting environment is essential to a great restaurant experience, which is what brings customers back for repeat visits. But if front-of-house cleaning is so important to business success, why is it often done by staff with no training on how to do it properly?
The answer is simple: too ...Read more about this post
January 28, 2019 By Alice Sinia, PhD
When it comes to the right recipe for pest protection in your restaurant, so much depends on your staff’s knowledge of the pesky critters. For the most effective pest management program, your employees need to understand their role, including how they can be vigilant and observant. The best pest management comes down ...Read more about this post
October 15, 2018 By Gregory Furgala
How sure are you that what you bought is what you paid for? Organic labels have found themselves on non-organic produce, wood pulp has been found in Parmigiano and saffron is occasionally cut with corn silk and cotton thread. Food fraud isn’t a new phenomenon. The Roman Empire established an entire bureaucracy to ...Read more about this post
June 4, 2018 By Alice Sinia
Flies are the most frequently encountered pest at restaurants. According to survey findings released by Orkin, half of restaurant patrons reported a pest sighting in the past year, and 95 per cent of those included flies. While they may not seem as threatening as wasps, flies can carry twice as many disease-causing pathogens ...Read more about this post
May 2, 2018 By Merilee Kern
When British technologist Kevin Ashton coined the term “Internet of Things” in 1999, referring to a network connecting not just people but the everyday objects around them, it was a concept both fantastical and futuristic. But with a new emphasis on food safety engendered by the sweeping reforms of the FDA Food Safety ...Read more about this post
March 26, 2018 By Alice Sinia, Ph.D.
The combination of torrential rain and melting snow during springtime can overwhelm river and drainage systems in places throughout Canada. While some areas are hit harder than others, provinces across the country are all at risk for potential flooding. As those waters recede, accumulated debris begins to attract pests like flies and ...Read more about this post
December 6, 2017 By Alice Sinia, Ph.D.
As the weather cools, winter months can force unwanted pests inside to stay warm or to overwinter. Food, shelter and water attract pests, and your restaurant offers these resources. As these dirty, nuisance and destructive invaders seek relief from the cold, it’s important that you create a defense and prepare your restaurant ...Read more about this post
May 25, 2017 By Alice Sinia, Ph.D.
Nothing ruins a lunch quite like a cockroach scuttling across the table. Unfortunately, by offering an unlimited supply of food, water and shelter, restaurants can be an oasis for common pests like cockroaches and flies.
What many restauranteurs fail to realize, however, is that a pest problem inside oftentimes originates from the outside ...Read more about this post
May 18, 2017 By Food Allergy Canada
Food allergy is one of the leading causes of potentially life-threatening allergic reactions. As a very small amount of a food allergen, when ingested, can cause a serious allergic reaction, avoidance is key to staying safe.
Currently, there is no cure for food allergy. With more than 2.5 million Canadians impacted by food ...Read more about this post
May 1, 2017 By Matt Bradford
Smart equipment. Connected apps. Cloud-based checklists and online training. It takes just one peek behind the counter to see how cutting-edge technologies are making commercial kitchens more productive, efficient, and attuned to food safety issues.
And it all goes back to connectivity. More and more, kitchens are relying on equipment with advanced sensors and ...Read more about this post
April 24, 2017 By Beatrice Povolo
Deciding where to dine out is a common debate in our household. As a family of five, everyone has their favourite place and sometimes it’s a challenge to get everyone to agree. However, one thing we all agree on is that whichever restaurant we select, it must have safe meal options for my ...Read more about this post
April 17, 2017 By Roger Mittag
I’m going to start this discussion with a simple premise: The consumer should be at the heart of every draught beer decision you ever make.
It takes seven seconds to make a first impression, and we all know how important that is. So, a properly poured and served draught beer leaves a quality image ...Read more about this post
March 22, 2017 By Alice Sinia, Ph.D.
Pests are a year-round threat to restaurants, which provide an endless supply of food, water and shelter. But they aren’t the only ones keeping foodservice establishments top of mind – local news outlets often report poor health inspection scores; diners can easily share pest sightings on social media and many restaurant health ...Read more about this post
February 7, 2017 By Laurie Harada and Carla Da Silva
The arrest of a waiter at a Sherbrooke, Que. restaurant earlier this year, prompted by a customer’s severe allergic reaction, has triggered a spirited public discussion into where responsibility lies in protecting Canadians with food allergies.
For individuals with food allergies and their families, stories like this hit home. Having ...Read more about this post
