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2022 WA Food Code Updates: Certified Food Protection Manager

infinite restaurants - March 22, 2022 19:00 - 9 minutes
Harbor Foodservice's Restaurant Consultant, Andy Cook speaks with WA State DOL's Susan Shelton about the 2022 changes to the Food Code. This episode's focus is on having a "Certified Food Protection Manager" what it means, how to obtain certification, the role of such a person, and how integral ...

2022 WA Food Code Updates: Employee Health Reporting

infinite restaurants - March 22, 2022 19:00 - 10 minutes
WA State DOL's Susan Shelton speaks with Harbor Foodservice's Restaurant Consultant, Andy Cook about the 2022 changes to the Food Code. This episode explores what symptoms need to be reported by employees to employers, why these are important, and what to do with the information. LINK for more ...

2022 WA Food Code Updates: Misc Rules

infinite restaurants - March 22, 2022 19:00 - 13 minutes
Susan Shelton continues speaking with Andy Cook about WA's changes in the Food Code as they wrap up a few miscellaneous code changes around undercooking fresh fish, new rules and circumstances that allows pets in certain dining areas, new temperature rules for hamburger, sausage, & scrambled egg...

2022 WA Food Code Updates: Time/Temperature Date Marking

infinite restaurants - March 22, 2022 19:00 - 7 minutes
Harbor Foodservice's Restaurant Consultant, Andy Cook speaks with WA State DOL's Susan Shelton about the 2022 changes to the Food Code in plain, direct language . This episode's focus is on the new rules on Date Marking, an update to the previously known "Potentially Hazardous Foods" is now bein...

2022 WA Food Code Updates: Vomit & Diarrhea

infinite restaurants - March 22, 2022 19:00 - 10 minutes
Harbor Foodservice's Restaurant Consultant, Andy Cook speaks with WA State DOL's Susan Shelton about the 2022 changes to the Food Code. This episode contextualizes rules surrounding the proper cleaning of Vomit & Diarrhea, the acceptable cleaning products, what goes into "The Kit" and what to co...

Randy Irvine, President of Harbor Foodservice

infinite restaurants - July 24, 2020 21:00 - 54 minutes
Andy Cook speaks at length with Randy Irvine, President of Harbor Foodservice about Leadership, being adaptive, the challenges Covid19 has placed on our industry from a distribution perspective, and the power of "Intentionality"

Jack Timmons from Jack's BBQ

infinite restaurants - July 13, 2020 03:00 - 52 minutes
Andy talks with Jack Timmons, owner & founder of Jack's BBQ located in the greater Seattle area about his transformation from Tech to restaurant ownership by following a passionate interest in Texas style BBQ.  They talk eat doctors (as in people who hold a PhD... IKR!) being adaptive, technolo...

Restaurant Restart Post Covid-19 Based on Data: Part V "Summery & Takeaway"

infinite restaurants - June 08, 2020 00:00 - 23 minutes
Part 5 of 5, Andrew and Mark recapitulate, summarize, and connect insights from the first four episodes and offer actionable insights for restaurant professionals, including:  Addressing diners who don't follow new sanitation norms The importance of frontline restaurant staff Adapting to NW d...

Restaurant Restart Post Covid-19 Based on Data: Part IV "Reopening"

infinite restaurants - June 07, 2020 23:00 - 18 minutes
In part 4 of 5, Mark and Andy examine the data surrounding reopening of dining rooms and the public's attitude surrounding it. [02:12] The split between caution for health vs. concern for the economy   [05:39] Attitudes about a brand's rush to reopen [07:40] Trust levels/attitude by political ...

Restaurant Restart Post Covid-19 Based on Data: Part III "Culinary Appetites"

infinite restaurants - June 07, 2020 21:00 - 15 minutes
In part 3 of 5, Andy and Mark look at the cuisine types, food segments and flavors post quarantine diners yearn for: [1:14] Return to favorites vs. new flavors [4:18] Is health more important than indulgence? [7:35] Culinary cravings by cuisine type Guest Mark Brandau, is from Datassential w...

Restaurant Restart Post Covid-19 Based on Data: Part II "The Desired Guest Experience"

infinite restaurants - June 07, 2020 20:00 - 28 minutes
In part 2 of 5, Mark & Andy focus what tomorrow's guests want to re-experience when they re-enter dining rooms, with extra focus on: [01:58] What (in general) Consumers want out outside of their homes   [11:06] Their desire to support restaurants [15:50] Reclaiming the restaurant experience ou...

Restaurant Restart Post Covid-19 Based on Data: Part I "Consumer Expectations"

infinite restaurants - June 07, 2020 19:00 - 25 minutes
In part 1 of 5, host Andy Cook and Mark Brandau of Datassential focus on consumer expectations regarding the restaurant industry moving forward, with extra focus on: [07:01] General concerns surrounding Covid-19 [11:22] Comfort levels by demographic about dining out [20:31] Priority of Health...