Aspire Food Safety Standards

10/06/2024

Food safety is the set of practices that one MUST observe for the food to be free of HAZARDS. It ensures that the food that we eat is FIT for consumption. It encompasses to ensure all conditions of food, food safety starts from ensuring the cleanliness of food to its quality and how food business market the food.

20/07/2023

The count down for the East African Chef Summit is on, make a date to join them on 18 October 2023. I am looking forward to it. Here is the link to last successful event

The Chef Expo and Summit 2019 was a three-day event held in East Africa that brought together chefs, culinary students, suppliers, and investors from the hos...

22/02/2023

Today I want to share my thoughts on HACCP in Catering and Retail business. For persons in food business that sell food and beverages for commercial reasons have huge responsibility to ensure that they provide food that is free from any contamination and safe to produce and to consume. They a legal and moral obligations to ensure the food they produces will not cause food poisoning and will not harm the consumer upon consumption. Therefore they have to implement a food safety management system that can assure that they comply. it's recommended to have a HACCP based system in their operations. Here is some information on HACCP that I believe it can help you understand the food system

28/09/2022

Kitchen hygiene solutions

The first impressions is the best lasting impression a customer gets when he or she interact with your food business operations. stringent cleaning schedules and procedures must be implemented to help to eliminate any risk of criss contamination and food poisoning. All food contact surfaces and equipment must be cleaned and sanitized accordingly ensuring no stages are missed cleanliness is critical and it's important to protect not just your customers but also your business reputation. Always check with professional provider and we are always happy to help you achieve your targets, for cleaning products and solutions.

30/07/2022

FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT IN CATERING BUSINESS

To implement an effective food safety management system, managers and the team will require an understanding of all aspects of food hygiene which includes the basic microbiology and food science supported with the latest knowledge on causes of food borne illness, food vehicles and preventive measures through food safety and hygiene training

Catering is a people based operation and the team should be aware of hazards and controls relating to their food business ,
food safety and hygiene training especially how to control the time and temperature abuse, various types of the contamination in the food chain from the purchase, storage, preparation, food holding and service.

They should be able to identify points that are critical to food safety and implement effective control and monitoring procedures and place timely and appropriate corrective action.

We will help you and your team to understand this by training them using certified international training pack from the High field publications hence help your business produce, distribute, store, handle, prepare and sell food at a profit. We believe that High standards of hygiene are imperative to prevent food poisoning, food spoilage, loss of productivity, pest infestation and court fines. Check out more on food safety measures

With the latest information on the food safety matters we work with researchers and global recognized bodies to offer up to date information on food safety and hygiene training therefore ensuring that you get value for money.

The main concern to any business owner or manager is to ensure that the business makes more profits and reduces loss, with the latest food safety and hygiene training will help you increase your food sales and staff productivity. Food spoilage and food poisoning will contribute negatively to any food business and eventually to the brand reputation.

For consumer protection the law requires us ensure that we protect the wholesomeness of the food, and we are required to make food safe to our consumers. The law protects the public from any business that sales food that will cause human injury be it from illness, or production and also allergenic reaction to food consumed in their business.

check out our website. www.aspirefoodsafety.co.ke.

20/07/2022

WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF FOOD BUSINESS OPERATORS?

There has been a lot of emerging trends in the last five years and as a food business manager you have to keep with the changes. There has been a rapid growth in the digital technology and with subsequent pe*******on and acceptance of information technology all of the world. The world has truly become a digital village and this has provided connectivity to remote and far places which would have been difficult to reach. The pandemic has accelerated the pe*******on and usage of digital technology due to challenges that social distancing. As a food business operator you have to embrace the changes that the digital era has brought and if you are lag behind then you might find it hard to stay relevant. We know that person to person connection will continue to exist as hospitality industry reinvent itself however the use of digital technology will take over the leading driver of the future trends. The era of investing in brick and motar only in the food business is diminishing and we have to also invest in the digital transformation of how we operate and deliver our services. The following are key points that you need to invest in:
1. Social Media presence- As a food business operator you need to ensure that your business is on the leading social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tik tok. This requires constant engagement and you can post new menu products, menus prices and business accolades and achievements.
2. System Automation- With increasing new products in the digital technology clients can use the QR scan code to actually reserve a room, reserve a table.
3. with emerging of deliver Apps the food business need to engage the digital app to enable the clients to order their products and have them delivered through the digital app. we have apps like Glovo. Jumuia, Munchiz and Uber eats that are currently active in the space.
4. Career development and team Training can be done online nowadays through the LMS. Different courses can be delivered on the platform ranging on customer service, Food safety, Health and Safety, HACCP and personal hygiene. https://914b1.lmsportal.com/ets/home?fbclid=IwAR2IAFrIFsVYMjhGxfBYj0SYu41YYLEkV3duQjm6wDyWdUsiNrXFCioGBSI

16/07/2022

Mistakes managers make when the business is Low.

Every business goes through the growth cycle and as a successful manager for a food business need to avoid these pitfalls.
1. All new business goes through the trial period of first three to six months and the first people who fully embrace your concept are known as early adapters, This is a very small percentage of the market. When they come embrace them fully because they are your brand ambassadors and will create a good rapport with others.
2. There are various factors that affect business growth both new and existing ones e.g. cost of raw materials, cost of production, technology changes and social and political environment. sometimes these changes are hard to foresee and plan for them therefore as a keen manager you need to adjust and accommodate them. The key point you need to ensure that you don't dilute your quality and your brand and always work within the reasonable parameters to your clients.
3. When business is slow ensure that this is the time to plug in and add value to the business, use the time to keep on training your team, improve on your working systems and do maintenance and service your business.
4. when business is slow don't cut on the marketing and advertising budget, keep engaging your clients and let them know that your products and services are still of high quality.
5. Finally use the time to manage the staff and manpower output. this is the time to sort out the pending off days and pending leaves as you wait for the business to pick up.
6. Remember nothing is permanent and therefore seasons will come and go and therefore there is time for everything, winter will always come after summer. Keep a positive mindset as you wait for the better times ahead.

09/07/2022

Food contamination and Prevention

During Holidays & Festivals we all love to dine out and for Hospitality providers this is another opportunity to serve and enhance your customers life by offering safe, nutritious and sumptuous meal. Contamination of food is a major hazard and may be considered as an occurrence of any objectionable matter in or on food. As food business operators we are required by law to protect food from contamination.
Food may be contaminated by bacteria, foreign bodies and chemical and this will lead to food poisoning and food wastage. This will result to high cases of customer complains, high food cost, Food spoilage that increases the cost of doing business.
As you make food for your customers prevent food contamination and prevent food poisoning hence promoting healthy living. We wish Happy Holidays

17/05/2022

Are you currently working in food business industry? Do you want to become a global certified food safety professional? We are going to have a 2 days intensive training that will equip you with the latest knowledge on new strategies that will help you in running a successful food business operations. book your slot for our June program by sms us 0725009705 or email us a info@aspirefoodsafety.co.ke .

16/05/2022

We are happy and privileged to have a visit by our brother Fredrick Wahome and you gave us some wise counsel and motivation. We are open for breakfast strategy meeting with your team and power loaded lunch. Come and sample our healthy snacks, power loaded milkshakes and smoothies. We are located behind chicken baristo at formerly Guava Club right opposite Telkom house Nakuru City.

12/05/2022

Welcome to the only open kitchen coffee house in Nakuru City. You see what you eat being prepared as you wait. Come and sample healthy snacks, power loaded milkshakes, freshly squeezed juices and yummy cakes with refreshing cappuccino