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According to the Green Restaurant Association, the average restaurant produces approximately 100,000 pounds of food waste each year. While the vast majority of food waste comes from prep and plate waste, approximately 5% of food waste is from food spoilage. That works out to be around 5,000 pounds of spoiled food per restaurant every year.
A simple food rotation label system can help save time and money, as well as significantly reduce the amount of food waste from spoilage in any restaurant. If you haven’t already, here are NCCO’s top four reasons to implement a food safety labeling system in your kitchen.
Save time, save money
A proper food rotation label system is easy to use and saves restaurant operators’ time. Simply using a marker and masking tape to label your ingredients leaves plenty of room for human error. On the other hand, a standardized food rotation with color-coded, pre-printed labels allows everyone in the kitchen to identify the right food quickly and easily.
Fresh look, fresh food
“Day of the Week” labels are good solutions for reducing food waste, but you can maintain better inventory management with “Use By” or “Use First” labels. These can help your kitchen staff standardize an efficient “First In, First Out” (FIFO) inventory control system.
Clean confidence
A variety of adhesive options can help you and your kitchen staff avoid cross contamination. Dissolvable labels, for example, don’t leave a residue after washing, making it safer to stack containers. Food labels also give operators the peace of mind knowing of what each container contains—or what it contained previously—helping you avoid issues with consumer food allergies.
Ensure success
Food safety labels can vastly improve inventory organization in any establishment at a relatively inexpensive cost. Food rotation labels assure health inspectors, customers, and workers that the kitchen environment is up to code and serving the freshest food possible.
For all your food rotation labeling needs, turn to NCCO. From tamper-evident stickers to dissolving labels, our website offers a wide selection of products to ensure the highest standard of food safety in your kitchen. Visit our online store to learn more.