Tips For A Hygienic Bar

Let’s face it.

Would you really want to stay and spend your hard-earned cash in a bar that felt dirty and unhygienic? Your customers likely wouldn’t either!

Ensuring your bar is clean, hygienic, and well-kept is not only essential for attracting and retaining customers but also, more importantly, for everyone’s safety.

We’ll dive into our top tips for maintaining a hygienic bar.

Make Cleaning A Routine

It’s a fact of life that you’re much more likely to make something a habit if it’s part of your routine, and the same can be said for cleaning your bar.

Whether you opt for a ‘clean as you go’ policy or insist the surfaces are wiped down every 20 minutes – having something solid in place as a routine that your staff can refer to can go a long way.

Handwashing Is Key

We know, you’re probably beyond sick and tired of hearing about the importance of washing your hands – but it really is vital in a food and beverage setting.

Ensuring you and your staff regularly wash your hands, for example, before preparing a drink – you’re massively reducing the chances of any contaminants in your products.

Don’t Forget The Nooks & Crannies

It can be tempting to simply ‘clean only what you (or your customers) can see’ however this is disastrous for hygiene in your bar.

Just because you can’t see behind your fridge, it certainly doesn’t mean that germs and dirt aren’t harbouring there.

Ensuring you clean all the nooks and crannies in your bar will go a long way in ensuring a hygienic bar.

Set An Example

Think about it.

If you’re not practicing what you preach and aren’t following the policies you put in place, how can you expect your staff to!

As the person in a position of authority, you need to lead by example. Ensure you’re following the cleaning routine to the letter, are regularly washing your hands, and are essentially behaving how you’d like your employees to when it comes to hygiene in the bar.

Not only will you have a cleaner, more pleasant bar, but you’ll also gain the respect of your staff.

Get The Fundamentals Right

Ultimately, one of the biggest steps you can take towards a hygienic bar is by getting the fundamentals right. By this we mean having a hygienic bar installed in the first place!

At Servaclean, our unique open framework bar design allows excellent ventilation & airflow reducing germ harbouring moisture.

If you’d like to find out more about how we can help your bar be as hygienic as possible, contact us today.