Checklist for a smooth reopening of the hospitality business
As soon as it's allowed to start, everything has to work quickly and smoothly. In order to facilitate your planning in advance, we have compiled a small checklist for our hospitality customers - including a PDF to download.
A hint from us: There will be more and more card payments and the non-objection requirement of the TSE unit will end on March 31, 2021. Are you prepared? If not, get in touch with us - we'll be happy to help.
Employees and staff planning
- Are all employees informed about the start of the opening?
- Are all employees available? Pay attention to vacation or illness
- To ensure everyone is well informed to start: List of instructions made?
- Have the staff planning been drawn up?
- Make employees aware of the applicable hygiene rules
- Register short-time work with the employment agency
Restaurant and kitchen
- Sufficient protective equipment such as masks, gloves, disinfectant, paper towels, partitions, etc. stocked?
- Check inventory and order new merchandise
- Thoroughly clean and disinfect all surfaces and equipment
- Thoroughly clean and turn on cold storage
- Clean dispensing equipment and make ready for operation
- Clean ice cube machine and switch on ready for operation
- Perform test runs with equipment
- Reactivate HACCP routines
- Check all connections such as gas, water and electricity
Contracts and service providers
- Reinstate suspended contracts
- Obtain all official permits (outdoor space, GEMA, GEZ...)
- If cancelled: Arrange disposal for trash and grease traps
Cash system and cash
- Check cash availability and change
- Test EC devices - recharge if necessary the mobile devices
- EC device ordered? *
- Switch on, charge, and test cash register, printer, and mobile devices (if applicable) *
- Switch on WLan and check
- Are all items and prices correctly programmed in the cash register *
- Value added tax converted: Food 7%, Beverages 19% (Germany) *
- TSE unit ordered or appointment already made for setup?
* Do you need support? Our team will be happy to help you!
