3 Ways Color-Coded Wiping Products Make Foodservice Kitchens Efficient & Safe

Reusable rental rags. You never can really know where they have been or what messes they’ve cleaned. And even if they are thoroughly laundered, rental rags can still contain traces of germs, bacteria and other contaminants from previous uses. For food service pros like restaurants, school cafeterias, prison commissaries and food production companies, there is a better and safer option when it comes to cleaning up and wiping down.

See how color-coded foodservice towels can make kitchens of all types more efficient and reduce the risks of cross-contamination.

Reduces Risk of Cross-Contamination

Some ingredients should never mix in a recipe—like chocolate and onion. The same holds true for messes left behind from ingredient prep, cooking and plating. Using color-coded, disposable foodservice towels makes it easy to see which towels should be used around raw meat (pink towels) and which should be used around produce (green towels). Blue foodservice towels are anti-microbial and can be used for sanitizing and disinfecting. This is ideal for wiping down tables and surfaces in the front-of-house. Since foodservice towels can be uses again and again, the color shows users how each was used before and how it should be used next.

Increases Efficiency

In a fast-paced foodservice environment, every second counts. And whether in a five-star eatery or a school cafeteria, quickly wiping down surfaces in between tasks is crucial to keep them clean and safe. Color-coded cleaning towels make it easy to, at a glance, identify what each towel should be used for. Their built-in crumb-catching design can clean up surfaces better and the poly-based materials allows a single towel to be used throughout the day, drying out between uses.

Easier to Educate Staff

Staffing a kitchen can bring many challenges. From head chefs to bussers, a kitchen staff can be composed of people from different age groups and educational backgrounds and speaking different languages. Simplifying the training process can reduce mistakes and downtime while ensuring the kitchen runs smoothly, even during the dinner rush. By using visuals like color-coded towels, staff can easily understand what towels to use for what wiping tasks regardless of experience, training or even a language barrier. Clean Task® Foodservice Towels are packaged in a Quarterfold format so they can be stored right in the kitchen without taking up too much valuable space.

Clean Task® Foodservice Towels from Sellars come in three easy-to-understand colors for different kitchen tasks. Ideal for cleaning food prep areas, tables, and more, Clean Task® Foodservice towels can be used again and again throughout a shift and disposed of once fully saturated. Contact our team to learn more or request a sample.