Why Restaurants Must Adopt a Food Safety Culture

A foodborne illness outbreaks can ruin a restaurant.  In addition to the horror of sickening (and even killing) your guests, food poisoning is (obviously) bad for business.  Case in point:

Chipotle has been in the hot seat multiple times since 2015.  The beleaguered burrito chain has faced numerous foodborne illness crises, including norovirus, E.coli issues, and, most recently, an outbreak that sickened 700+ guests in Ohio due to improperly stored foods.  The company has lost millions of dollars in lost business and plummeting stocks, and its reputation has been severely damaged, which is evident from the harsh media coverage, negative comments on social media, decreasing numbers of customers, and loss of consumer trust. McDonald’s recently had two separate food safety issues.  First, nearly 300 people were sickened in what’s believed to be a case of norovirus at a McDonalds in North Carolina.  Secondly, an additional 400 people – across 16 states – became ill…