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10 questions for onsite dining in the post-COVID world

As some states being to loosen coronavirus-induced restrictions and businesses, institutions and public venues begin considering reopening, their in-house dining operations will face a series of challenges, none with easy answers. Here are 10 that many onsite dining operators will have to consider.

Mike Buzalka, Executive Features Editor

May 7, 2020

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While some states are holding back reopening businesses and institutions to at least the end of May or even further, some others have begun loosening restrictions. Whatever the timeline, individual onsite dining operations will be facing substantial challenges as they make decisions on how to open up, what procedures to follow, what changes to make and what compromises they can—or must—live with.

Some issues are obvious—how do you maintain social distancing in your cafés, for example—while others a little less so. Every operation will have to make determinations that will undoubted evolve with experience and the emergence of best practices—which Food Management will do its best to spread the word about.

Meanwhile, here are 10 questions every onsite dining program facing reopening should consider in their planning…

About the Author

Mike Buzalka

Executive Features Editor, Food Management

Mike Buzalka is executive features editor for Food Management and contributing editor to Restaurant Hospitality, Supermarket News and Nation’s Restaurant News. On Food Management, Mike has lead responsibility for compiling the annual Top 50 Contract Management Companies as well as the K-12, College, Hospital and Senior Dining Power Players listings. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English Literature from John Carroll University. Before joining Food Management in 1998, he served as for eight years as assistant editor and then editor of Foodservice Distributor magazine. Mike’s personal interests range from local sports such as the Cleveland Indians and Browns to classic and modern literature, history and politics.

Mike Buzalka’s areas of expertise include operations, innovation and technology topics in onsite foodservice industry markets like K-12 Schools, Higher Education, Healthcare and Business & Industry.

Mike Buzalka’s experience:

Executive Features Editor, Food Management magazine (2010-present)

Contributing Editor, Restaurant Hospitality, Supermarket News and Nation’s Restaurant News (2016-present)

Associate Editor, Food Management magazine (1998-2010)

Editor, Foodservice Distributor magazine (1997-1998)

Assistant Editor, Foodservice Distributor magazine (1989-1997)

 

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