With severe winter weather in the news this week, it's important to know how to prepare and protect your business. Severe winter storms can wreak havoc on your business, and freezing temperatures, snow, and ice can knock out utilities and even prevent your employees from reaching your bar/restaurant due to poor road conditions.
Always Ready: Natural Disasters, the National Restaurant Association’s guide on how to deal with storms and other weather events, offers best practices to help protect you, your employees, your guests, and your establishment during major storms.
Before the Storm: How to Prepare
As the storm approaches, be ready by doing the following:
- Listen to news for weather advisories
- Review procedures for closing your restaurant early so employees and guests can get home ahead of the weather
- Charge cell phones
- Prepare food and gather water, blankets, battery-powered radios with extra batteries, and other emergency supplies for employees and guests who may be stranded at your restaurant
- Stock up on ice melt and sand, and have an ice pick and shovel on hand
To view the full steps to take to prepare for a storm's arrival, as well as the steps to take during and after a winter storm, visit the National Restaurant Association's full article.
Plan to Attend or Participate in Bar & Restaurant Expo, March 27-29, 2023
To learn about the latest trends, issues and hot topics, and to experience and taste the best products within the bar, restaurant and hospitality industry, plan to attend Bar & Restaurant Expo, March 27-29, 2023 in Las Vegas. Visit BarandRestaurantExpo.com.
To book your sponsorship or exhibit space at Bar & Restaurant Expo, contact:
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