Coronavirus Guides for the F&B Industry

What it is, why it’s bad—and how you can help

These two guides are specifically written to help businesses in the F&B industry respond during Coronavirus (aka Covid-19) outbreaks. They are relevant both during lockdowns and when F&B businesses are allowed to re-open.

The suggestions here are low/no-cost and are generally good practice—they have also been evaluated by epidemiologists, public health experts, biologists, and doctors.

Guides

  Coronavirus Guide for Takeout/Delivery Businesses

This is a guide for restaurants transitioning to takeout/delivery during a coronavirus outbreak.

This are the most current PDF versions of the guide.

  • English; comment here;

    •   General Coronavirus Guide for F&B Businesses

    This is a general guide for F&B businesses to reduce their risk of transmitting coronavirus. We’ll update the English version of the guide continually to incorporate comments and new developments as we learn more about the virus and the disease it causes.

    These are the most current PDF versions of the guide.

  • English; received Mar 21, 2020; comment here;
  • Español; received Mar 21, 2020; comment here; translated by Esteban Londoño Jaramillo.
  • 中文 (简体); received Mar 22, 2020; comment here; translated by Larissa Zhou, Lena Zhou, Yan Liu, and Iris Huang.
  • Français; received Mar 23, 2020; comment here; translated by Lucy Crossley.
  • Burmese; received Mar 24, 2020; comment here; translated by San Lin Tun, and Karen Vinalay.
  • العربية; received Mar 24, 2020; comment here; translated by Nadine Nour el Din.
  • Deutsch; received Mar 24, 2020; comment here; translated by Mona Leone.
  • Italiano; received Mar 27, 2020; comment here; translated by Clelia di Casola.
  • Italiano; received Mar 27, 2020; comment here; translated by Clelia di Casola.
  • Ελληνικά; received May 11, 2020; comment here; translated by Iliana Katsaridou.

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