Food Safety Audits: A Tale of Two French Restaurants
About ‘Josette’ and ‘Paulette’
French restuarant
Josette and Paulette are two unique french restaurants in Farringdon and Little Venice in London.
“ where the magic of grandmothers’ kitchens meets the art of French cooking!”
Show casing seasonal menus and with a commitment to quality and flavours in their authentic French cuisine, they offer unique dining options. This includes a raclette experience for all cheese lovers; and the opportunity to share their péché mignons (guilty pleasures) in their unmistakable French menu.
Francois Guerin, is at the helm of this food business who is committed to creating a little piece of France in London, and doing it in his own unique style.
The Food Safety Challenge
The Eiffel Tower, Paris
Francois wants his staff to excel in French cuisine and service and that means food safety is also a top priority. He understands that food hygiene standards are very important and wants his team to embrace food safety culture every day.
He realised that he needed a fresh pair of eyes to take a deep dive into their food safety procedures and processes. He wanted to identify areas for improvement and to make sure that they achieve a level 5 or Very Good Food Hygiene Rating on their next inspection.
Level 5 Food Hygiene Rating
The Food Safety Benefits
Food safety audits are an important tool in any food businesses resources which can identify if things are going wrong regularly such as date labelling or cleaning, and to put actions in place to make improvements.
Food Safety Logic audits are conducted by our EHO qualified food safety consultants, who have lots of in-depth experience inspecting food businesses. They can give innovative solutions to problems as there is nothing they haven’t come across before (famous last words!) which can often save food businesses time and money.
Food Safety Consultants
The Food Safety Solution and Result
An initial food safety audit for both food safety and allergens which can be compared to a health check or MOT of the business, was carried out at both restaurants.
Our food safety consultant met the teams and spent time with them in order to understand the business operations. Any areas of non compliance with photos taken; and recommendations for improvement were identified in a detailed report for each restaurant. This can be used as a comprehensive ‘to do’ list to make sure all the areas identified are addressed in a timely manner.
Our auditor shared our SFBB compatible Vacuum Packing Risk assessment and a monthly management audit template to help the business update their food safety management system.
Food Safety procedures and standards have now been tweaked and improvements made to ensure that both Josette and Paulette standards are something that both ‘mémères’ (French for grandmothers) would be proud of.
