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[vc_row kd_background_image_position=”vc_row-bg-position-top”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Restaurant businesses face a rare kind of pressure \u2014 an extremely short product lifespan. Restaurant maintenance is here to ensure no technical difficulties compromise food production, preservation, or presentation.<\/span><\/p>\n

No matter what stage you are in your restaurant business – early days or with years of experience – it is never a bad time to learn how to improve your restaurant operations and battle <\/span>decreasing profit margins<\/span><\/a> by streamlining and optimizing your restaurant maintenance activities.<\/span><\/p>\n

But first, let\u2019s start by looking at what restaurant maintenance typically covers.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row kd_background_image_position=”vc_row-bg-position-top”][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

The scope of restaurant maintenance\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

The scope of a restaurant\u2019s maintenance needs will vary depending on the establishment\u2019s size, the variety of food served, and the style of cooking. However, we can broadly group all restaurant maintenance considerations into two categories.<\/span><\/p>\n

#1) Miscellaneous maintenance activities<\/span><\/h3>\n

This encompasses all the maintenance tasks and activities that, though important, are fairly straightforward. These activities are also carried out on a very frequent basis, i.e. daily or weekly. They include activities like cleaning\/disinfection, janitorial work, and trash removal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These activities typically do not require specialized maintenance training, skills, or equipment to complete; a detailed preventive maintenance program is also not needed here. However, the tasks in this group have an immediate impact on the first impressions that customers have when they enter your building.<\/span><\/p>\n

#2) Restaurant equipment maintenance<\/span><\/h3>\n

Like any other production facility out there, your machinery and equipment are critical for smooth production and operations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

From faulty heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC units) that result in uncomfortable customers, to faulty ovens that prevent your cooks from preparing their dishes promptly, malfunctioning equipment and breakdowns can seriously impact the entire customer experience at your facility.<\/span><\/p>\n

Therefore, it\u2019s always ideal to optimize equipment maintenance processes following\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

OEM recommendations<\/span><\/a> combined with a <\/span>proactive maintenance strategy<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

This second category of maintenance work will usually be the responsibility of specially trained <\/span>maintenance technicians<\/span><\/a>. To mention just a few, the equipment they\u2019ll oversee includes:<\/span><\/p>\n