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APRIL. 2021 | VOL. 16
Reopening - how to save time, money
and reduce stress
Preventative maintenance is key as the The industry is relying on its
hot beverages industry relies on efficient equipment more than ever
equipment more than ever.
In the face of the financial implications
It’s fair to say that the pandemic has brought about through the pandemic, it
confronted the hot beverages industry with is more important than ever to have
unparalleled challenges. While operators efficient and fully functioning equipment
have been adapting to new measures, they to ensure a smooth business operation
have also been dealing with uncertainty and to avoid costly down time.
around job security, the extra issue of less
time and staff to complete their usual BRITA recently conducted independent
workloads and the financial challenges research among hot beverage decision
associated with tighter budgets. makers to identify the key challenges
presented by the pandemic and drill
Although the majority of challenges down into how this is impacting the
presented have been completely out of industry’s equipment.
businesses’ control, equipment maintenance
is one area that hot beverage operators can The results?
address in order to help save time, money It’s no surprise that damaged equipment
and reduce stress. has a huge effect on the stress levels
among staff. However, our research also
showed that many are still working with
equipment that needs replacing or
repairing.
The reality is that repairs, or the complete
replacement of equipment, will have huge
implications on operations and stress
within the workplace, at a time where
operators are already under pressure. A
fifth of hot beverage staff admitted that
broken equipment would cause stress in
the workplace and 40% say broken
equipment would impact business’
profits.
