Finding the right cleaning tool can cost stores nearly £4,000 every year in lost time. Here’s how to update your shop-floor strategy to ensure your staff can meet customer expectations, and food safety regulations, while saving time and money.
How much time do employees spend simply looking for the right cleaning tool?
Vikan surveyed 110 food retail professionals and found that around 60% spend five minutes or more searching for cleaning tools every day.
In a store with 10 employees, that can add up to more than 300 hours of lost time per year – or around £3,939 in labour costs. Across a 250-store chain, the annual cost could reach £0.98 million.
But inefficient tool management isn’t just a labour issue. As food retailers face increasing regulatory pressure and rising customer expectations, the way cleaning tools are selected, stored and managed can also affect food safety, consistency and audit readiness.
Standardised tool programmes – including dedicated storage and colour-coded segregation – can make tools easier to find while helping minimise cross-contamination and cross-contact risks across departments. Hygienically designed tools that are fit-for-purpose can further support effective cleaning and food safety efforts.
Inside this report, you’ll discover:
- What makes a cleaning tool hygienic
- How standardisation can improve efficiency and consistency
- How colour-coding can help minimise contamination risks
- Solutions for sanitation challenges across different retail departments
Read the full report to learn how the right tool programme can support safer, more efficient sanitation across your stores.
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