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Restaurants & Cafes

Health and safety in restaurants has been well publicised in recent years, but there are many other risks that owners need to be aware of. Our free Risk Management Guide takes you through all the main business risks for restaurants, cafés and take-aways, providing you with an easy-to-use checklist that may help you to avoid some of the most common problems which affect businesses like yours.

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What's in our Restaurants, Cafés & Take-Aways Risk Management Guide?



Our free Risk Management Guide to business risks for restaurants, cafés and take-aways highlights the main areas you should be concerned with:

  • Protecting your restaurant from fire - detailing the steps you can take to minimise your exposure to fires caused through cooking, arson, electrical faults and smoking.
  • Protecting your premises from natural hazards - floods and water escape represent major business risks for restaurants. This section covers storm damage to premises as well.
  • Protecting your restaurant from crime - risk management for restaurants, cafés and take-aways must cover burglary and include the possibility of theft from staff and customers.
  • Protecting your staff and customers from accidents - health and safety in restaurants needs to be of the highest standard to protect staff and customers. Simple procedures can radically reduce your exposure to injury, accident and subsequent legal actions.
  • Understanding legislation that affects your business - food hygiene, employers' liability, disability discrimination and health and safety in restaurants are all relevant when you set-up and run a restaurant café or take-away.


Make sure you are aware of all the risks that could threaten your business: Download your free MORE TH>N BUSINESS Restaurant Café and Take-Away Risk Management Guide now.

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