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Mobile caterers – the top 5 reasons why you need a portable hand washing unit
Jan
Essential for street food and exterior catering businesses
In an article written for street food and outside food event suppliers across the UK, the message is simple – “You need a hand wash unit”, according to an article on the Nationwide Caterers Association (NCASS) website.
The Nationwide Caterers Association is the UK’s only trade association for mobile caterers and street food traders. Their advice is clear – if you run a mobile catering business you have to have a separate hand washing facility with running water.
You cannot rely on gels
NCASS states “Alcohol gels are not acceptable on their own but can be used in addition to a hand washing system.”
The maximum penalty for allowing a food poisoning outbreak to occur is two years in prison along with an unlimited fine, says the article.
A Food Hygiene Rating score is also unobtainable without hand washing facilities advises NCASS. It also helps the viability of your business – in short you are more likely to increase the number of customers that you attract it says.
The NCASS’s top 5 hand wash unit considerations:-
- “It’s a legal obligation
- You’re less likely to give someone food poisoning
- You won’t get a good Food Hygiene Rating score
- It makes customers more likely to buy your food
- It improves the image of the industry”
The image (above) shows the 5* hygiene rating Gower Sea Food Hut – and their trusty Handeman portable hand wash unit for caterers.
5 Reasons why you need a hand washing unit »
Hand wash units for caterers – and their customers – that need no external water supply
TEAL hand wash portable sinks are the perfect solution for the food-related and catering industries. Two models in particular the Handeman Xtra Portable and the WashStand (shown below) are idea for mobile food outlets – they need no external water supply.
Just fill up the tanks with clean water from any suitable container and get washing!
Ideal for all catering related businesses such as Street Food suppliers, retailers, farmers’ markets and kiosks, outside catering, fast food outlets, ice cream vendors, coffee kiosks, sandwich bars and all other forms of mobile catering. TEAL hand wash units are also perfect for customers who use your facilities.
The TEAL range of mobile sinks for caterers »