A Food and Beverage Strategy for Success Post-COVID | Ep. #265

If you offer f & b services, now is the perfect time to test new approaches that will get your food & beverage strategy in the best shape ever, and generate much-needed income.Find out how.Though the pandemic has had profound effects across all industries, few have felt the very real impacts of the major pandemic as much as the travel industry. Impacts for hospitality properties that also support restaurants, bars, or even room service have been especially fierce. Exploring ways to keep hotel restaurants, bars, and other food services in business and making money is an important task of any hospitality property owner or manager.Designing your food & beverage strategyCreating a safe and comfortable environment is crucial at a time when Covid-19 is still on everyone’s mind. Your first step is to find out which new and any updated rules and regulations you must implement in your F&B department. Check your local authority’s guidelines and brainstorm how to put them into practice.Since running a restaurant normally involves close contact with guests, you’ll also need to adapt some of your SOPs while keeping everyone safe.Standard operating procedure ideas• Standards for the correct use of PPE • Let staff serve the food at the buffet• New cleaning and sanitizing schedules and procedures for equipment, surfaces, etc.• A process for employees who feel ill or test positive for Covid-19• Plan for proper training when you update your SOPsKeep the focus on your guestsInteracting with guests is going to be different and at times might be challenging. Regardless of the services you offer or how you change your procedures, make your guest’s wellbeing your top priority. Give them space to accept or refuse certain services and show that you take their concerns and safety seriously.Continue watching or reading and I’ll share more ways to keep your food & beverage department in business and profitable…⇒ TO READ OR LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE ON KEYSTONE HOSPITALITY PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT:https://keystonehpd.com/a-food-and-beverage-strategy-for-success-post-covid-265Post COVID-19 Action Planhttps://KeystoneHPD.com/PostCovid19ActionPlan Get Your INNsider Tipshttps://KeystoneHPD.com/INNsider-TipsJoin one of your private groupshttps://keystonehpd.com/private-groupsSay hi on socialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/KeystoneHPDTwitter: https://twitter.com/KeystoneHPDLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/keystone-hospitality-developmentListen to The Hospitality Property School PODCAST herekeystonehpd.com/hospitality-property-school-podcastsYouTubehttps://youtu.be/8WgU1eNSkPgA Division of Keystone Hospitality Property Development