The British Hospitality Association (BHA) has put food hygiene best practice in the spotlight for its ‘On Your Team’ campaign aimed at small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
Food hygiene best practice is a live issue for food and drink businesses. Last month, businesses in Northern Ireland became required to display their ratings, while its already enforced in Wales and there are suggestions England may soon follow suit.
Ufi Ibrahim, CEO of the BHA, said: “As the leading trade organisation for the industry, we are committed to serving SME businesses, who are the largest segment of the hospitality sector. The BHA provides the tools and support that independent hotels and restaurants need to ensure that they are fully compliant with health and safety regulations, and following food hygiene best practice.
“Good hygiene practice is vitally important to the safety of your business and your customers. Consumers put hygiene first when choosing where to eat, and all the more so when making a large booking during the festive season.
“Hotel and restaurant business owners juggle a large load. Our suite of benefits, that includes helplines, discounts, toolkits, templates and updates, has been designed to make sure that neither compliance nor cost control falls to the bottom of the priority list, keeping their businesses more profitable and their customers safer. And we want to remind independent business owners that at the British Hospitality Association you join individually, but become part of a greater team.”
The BHA is offering businesses three months free membership, with an offer of 15 months for the price of 12 before 31st December 2016.
The trade body also produce the industry guide to good hygiene practice, the Catering Guide, which is the only publication to be recognised by both the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland.