We are obsessed with sanitation and food safety! Due to the nature of the café business, it is ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL that EVERYONE follows safe food handling procedures.
This is one area of Capstone where there is absolutely no compromise. NEVER take shortcuts on food safety and handling. Every day we are entrusted with the health of our customers. This is a huge responsibility, one that we must never take lightly. While you will receive additional and ongoing training on food safety issues, here are some of the basic rules we ALWAYS follow and enforce:
- Keep your hands washed. Always wash your hands after using the restroom, touching your hair, eating, sneezing or coughing. If you use latex gloves, change them frequently.
- Sanitize everything. Besides clean hands, use sanitizing solution to constantly keep counters, cutting surfaces, and utensils clean. This helps to keep food handling areas and preparation tools free of bacteria. Sanitizing solution is provided and is in a spray bottle or bucket.
- Keep food at the proper temperatures. Potentially hazardous foods like dairy should always be stored below 42 degrees because bacteria can grow rapidly.
- Store food correctly. Keep chemicals and cleaning products away from food products.
- Mark the date when a food product is opened.