Shop Review - Monthly

This Food Retail audit checklist can be customized to inspect compliance with Standard Operating Procedures and brand standards: store management, service standards, general shop condition and cleanliness, food preparation procedures, merchandising, health and safety and more.

Shop Review - Monthly



Tasty Food

1. Food handling standards are correct and are being followed


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2. Food production standards are correct and are being followed


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3. Cooking standards are correct and are being followed


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4. Quality check of langar and POS products


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5. Hot Food plan for the day is in place and being implemented


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6. Line check 1 item from the baking selection


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7. Line check 1 item from the yoghourts' selection


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8. Line check 2 hot food item, check the temperature


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9. Beverage quality reflect the 'How to Make' standards


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10. 2 working, calibrated digital thermometers available and in use


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11. All foods in storage suitably protected from contamination and foreign bodies


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12. Stock rotation, FIFO, No out of date products, ingredients, etc.


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13. Foods expiry dates are clearly marked and discarded upon expiry.


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14. Allergens & dietary information


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15. Glass tanks well presented and merchandised


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16. Till counters, fruit rack and other 'Impulse' items well merchandised


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Loving Shops

1. Outside furniture, signage, marketing materials clean and in good repair


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2. Atmosphere: music, temperature, lighting


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3. Shop furniture and fittings clean and in good repair


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4. Correct internal marketing materials in place, clean and in good condition


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5. Till area clean, tidy and well restocked


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6. Coffee machines clean and in good repair


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7. Coffee station clean and well organised


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8. Crockery available, clean and in good condition


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9. Oven, Hot Pie Oven, Microwave clean and in good repair, correct use procedures/standards observed


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10. HSG clean and in good repair, correct use procedures/standards observed


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11. Toilets clean, well stocked and in good repair


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12. Back of house fittings clean and in good repair


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13. Dry store areas and kitchen racking clean and well organised


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14. All refrigeration equipment clean and in good working order


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15. Benches and other food production areas clean and well organised


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16. All utensils and food contact items clean and in good repair


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17. All sink areas, kitchen dishwasher and surrounding areas clean and in good repair


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18. Walk in fridge clean and well organised


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19. All small equipment clean, well organised and in good repair


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20. All staff areas and void spaces appropriately used, clean and organised


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21. Bin rooms clean and organised, correct waste and refuse procedures followed


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22. Handwashing policies adhered to


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23. Any slip or trip hazards dealt with promptly and appropriately


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24. Food and drink consumption policy adhered to


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25. Correct chemicals in use and stored correctly


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26. Correct H&S, Food Safety and other legally required posters displayed + First Aid Kit


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27. No unsafe practices or conditions observed


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28. PPE is available and in use


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29. Cleaning equipment organised and in good repair


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30. Pest control - No evidence of unidentified pest activity


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31. Cleaning schedule in use and up to date


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32. Fire doors closed and unobstructed, fire routes clear of obstruction


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33. Risk assessments completed and up to date


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34. All accidents, incidents and dangerous occurrences reported accurately and investigated


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Business Standards

1. Daily/Weekly coffee checks performed and appropriate action taken.


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2. Due diligence books available and up to date


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3. GM & responsibility holders declaration completed


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4. Deliveries checked, correct and recorded


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5. Chilled & Frozen storage temperatures checked, correct and recorded


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6. Hot food and heating temperatures checked, correct and recorded


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7. Any Product recalls actioned and recorded on the shift handover


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8. Stock controls are in place, correct procedures are followed.


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9. Cash control procedures are followed on the shop floor


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10. Bankings and safe counts are correctly checked and witnessed


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11. Safe checks procedures followed


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12. Walk to the bank' procedure followed (incl. risk assessment)


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Proud People

1. Fully qualified Manager on Duty (MOD) running every shift?


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2. All managers and team leaders aware of weekly/daily communications.


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3. Team morale - does the team look engaged?


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4. Personal hygiene - all personnel are clean, well groomed, wear correct, clean uniform.


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5. Employee's workers registration and right to work (visa) documents available on file and up to date.


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6. New starter documents and files completed.


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7. All employees have attended New Stater Induction?


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8. All lateness and absence been recorded accurately?


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9. Fitness to Work process followed, documents in place and used.


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10. All the vacancies on the system are live?


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11. Are all employee probationary reviews completed?


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12. Are employees with more than 3 months service are on the correct rate of pay?


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13. E-Learning compliance 100%


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14. Leaver's files and management files have been sent to head office?


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15. Holidays are managed sensibly throughout the year.


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Great Service

1. People deployment in line with business needs


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2. Staff transfers happening correctly


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3. Shift plan in use and in line with the business needs - Customers First


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4. Team provide a genuinely warm style of service


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5. There is a good interaction between team and customers


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6. Speed of service being managed well


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7. MBWA is being carried out throughout the day


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