WHY WATER MATTERS FOR BARS AND CATERING VENUES
Drink News
During the festive season, when it’s cold outside but the heat’s turned up in your bar, club or restaurant, it’s not just the customers who need to keep cool. For your team, installing a water cooler for the back-of- house or by the bar could make all the difference.
The British Water Cooler Association (BWCA) has launched a hydration fact sheet called Why Water Matters for Catering and Foods Service Workers, reminding us that working in professional kitchens and food preparation areas or even behind the bar, mean that workers can easily become dehydrated. This is not just bad for their moods and their health; it can impair performance and even lead to accidents as a result of a lack of concentration.
The document reminds us of the benefits offered by water coolers. The BWCA is the leading Association representing those who supply and distribute water coolers and related products and services. They set standards of hygiene and safety for their Members through mandatory audits.
Why Water Matters... describes the best means of providing on-site hydration and gives useful advice on using and choosing a water cooler.
Phillipa Atkinson-Clow, BWCA General Manager, says: “Staff are a key resource for any catering or food service business so it’s important to keep them hydrated, alert, efficient and happy. With this in place, business is likely to thrive and something as simple as a water cooler can make a big contribution to the health and well-being of staff.”
Even a small fall in hydration levels can mean a drop in concentration. Phillipa Atkinson-Clow adds: “Failing concentration levels can lead to mistakes, headaches, irritability, lethargy, or just an overall lack of alertness as well as longer term and more serious health problems. For those working in
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busy food preparation areas, a lapse in concentration can lead to expensive mistakes or even prove to be dangerous.”
The Fact Sheet also explains why you should pick an accredited BWCA Member and how to select one via:
www.bwca.org.uk/find-a-member For staff, a quick visual guide on checking whether they are correctly hydrated is available and as this is a colour-coded chart, the guide is useful even for those for whom English is not a first language. Visit:
www.bwca.org.uk for more information about the Association and its Codes of Practice.
To receive the free fact sheet write with
‘Water Matters for Catering’ in the subject to:
info@bwca.org.uk
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