The British Hospitality Association (BHA) has put food hygiene best practice in the spotlight for its ‘On Your Team’ campaign aimed at small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The campaign focuses on issues of relevance or concern to independent hotels and restaurants, and shows how the BHA’s ‘back office’ set of services can help.
Food hygiene best practice is a live issue for food and drink businesses. Last month, businesses in Northern Ireland became required to display their FSA Food Hygiene Ratings. The requirement is already enforced in Wales, and the signs are that England will soon follow suit. And research published this month shows that good hygiene is the most important factor for consumers when choosing where to eat.
Joining the BHA means exclusive access to services which benefit members. Running a business is a balancing act and sometimes things fall to the bottom of the ‘to do’ list. However, with the BHA advice is on hand. Members benefit from the free health and safety hotline and free compliance guides, so they can be sure of keeping customers healthy and happy and their businesses safe in the run up to the busy Christmas season.
And now, businesses that join the BHA will get 3 months FREE membership, with an offer of 15 months for the price of 12 before 31 December 2016*. The BHA also produce the industry guide to good hygiene practice, the Catering Guide, which is the only publication to be recognised by both the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland.
Ufi Ibrahim, CEO of the BHA says, “As the leading trade organisation for the industry, we are committed to serving SME businesses, who are the largest segment of the hospitality sector. The BHA provides the tools and support that independent hotels and restaurants need to ensure that they are fully compliant with health and safety regulations, and following food hygiene best practice.
“Good hygiene practice is vitally important to the safety of your business and your customers. Consumers put hygiene first when choosing where to eat, and all the more so when making a large booking during the festive season.
“Hotel and restaurant business owners juggle a large load. Our suite of benefits, that includes helplines, discounts, toolkits, templates and updates, has been designed to make sure that neither compliance nor cost control falls to the bottom of the priority list, keeping their businesses more profitable and their customers safer. And we want to remind independent business owners that at the British Hospitality Association you join individually, but become part of a greater team.”
SMEs can find out more about the benefits of BHA membership here www.bha.org.uk/join/, by calling 020 7404 7744 or by emailing [email protected]
*Does not apply to corporate membership or existing British Hospitality Association members. The British Hospitality Association reserves the right to alter the terms of, or withdraw, the offer at any time
