Aquaint Blog

Fail an EHO inspection? Here's what happens: a low food hygiene rating, improvement notices, closure powers, unlimited fines, and how to recover and re-inspect.

Looking for a Leafe alternative? See why hospitality teams like Fox Pub and Proud Hospitality switched to Aquaint for compliance and comms.

A practical guide to handling and logging food safety incidents in UK hospitality, from allergen reactions to contamination and temperature breaches.

A complete fire safety checklist for UK pubs, restaurants and hotels. Covers daily, weekly and monthly checks under the Fire Safety Order 2005.

Learn how the due diligence defence under the Food Safety Act 1990 protects UK food businesses, and what records you need to prove it.

Is the paper SFBB pack holding your venue back? Discover why digital compliance tools replace and extend Safer Food Better Business.

A self-audit checklist covering the 5 EHO scoring areas. Score your venue before an inspection and fix issues before the officer arrives.

How to manage allergen compliance in your hospitality venue. Covers Natasha's Law, the 14 allergens, common failures, and why paper matrices fall short.

Learn what COSHH means for your hospitality business, which substances are covered, and how to stay compliant with our 8-step assessment guide.

Cook to 75°C for 30 seconds. Reheat to 75°C. The FSA cooking temperatures every UK kitchen needs, plus time-temperature equivalents and logging rules.

Hot holding temperature in the UK is 63°C or above. Drop below? You get 2 hours. Once. Full rules, timers and corrective actions explained.

UK restaurant fridge temperature: 5°C or below. Freezer: -18°C or colder. The full food safety guide with logging rules, corrective actions and free checklist.

Comparing Food Alert vs Aquaint for UK hospitality compliance. Mobile-first checklists, HACCP temp logs, allergen tracking. No consultancy contract needed.

Comparing Trail vs Aquaint for hospitality compliance. See why brands like Rola Wala, Honest Crust and Brickhouse Social made the switch.

Paper vs digital compliance for restaurants, pubs and hotels. The real costs of paper checklists, what you gain by going digital and how to make the switch.

The daily, weekly and monthly compliance reports every UK hospitality venue should run. Covers food safety, HACCP, temperature logs and team records.

What to include in a RIDDOR report for hospitality venues. Which incidents must be reported, deadlines, required details and how to submit online.

Download a free HACCP plan template built for UK hospitality. Covers all 9 process steps, CCPs, temperature controls and allergens. Updated for 2026.

A ready-made new starter welcome guide for hospitality teams. Covers onboarding checklists, training records and compliance essentials.

The 47-point EHO inspection checklist for UK restaurants, pubs and cafes. Covers food hygiene, safety, structural compliance and scoring. Free checklist.

How the Autumn Budget 2025 affects UK restaurants, pubs and hotels. NI increases, minimum wage rises and business rates changes explained.

Every UK food safety temperature in one free chart. Fridge 0-5°C, freezer -18°C, hot hold 63°C+, cook to 75°C. Free printable kitchen checklist included.

From keg deliveries in the 90s to pharmacy compliance software in 51% of UK pharmacies, to building hospitality's workflow app. Meet the team behind Aquaint.

6 restaurant marketing ideas backed by real examples. From Google review strategies and local SEO to UGC campaigns and social media.

Martyn's Law (the Protect Duty) explained for pubs, restaurants and event venues. Who it applies to, what's required and key deadlines.

Gone are the days of dull loading icons. Aquaint's new update brings animated mascots to your compliance workflow. Here's what changed.

Aquaint has raised 200k in pre-seed funding led by Praetura Ventures. What it means for the product, the team and UK hospitality.

How Aquaint's site scoring works. Compliance task completion, temperature logs and team performance combined into one actionable score.

How Manchester's Drunk Panda Group switched from Trail to Aquaint at Brickhouse Social. Real results from a mobile-first compliance switch.

10 Aquaint features most teams miss. From automated site scoring and training records to GDPR-safe messaging and document management.

The 14 allergens every UK food business must declare by law. Covers Natasha's Law, staff training requirements, record-keeping and free allergen matrix.

7 practical strategies for independent restaurants to protect margins during the cost of living crisis. Covers pricing, waste and staffing.

Dog-friendly venue searches are up 1,166% in 10 years. How to set up dog-friendly areas, train staff and market your venue to pet owners.

The state of gender equality in UK hospitality. Pay gap data, leadership representation, flexible working policies and what operators can do.

How UK restaurants can thrive in unpredictable weather. Seasonal menu strategies, outdoor area management and contingency planning.

UK restaurants print 811 million bills a year. That's 14,437 trees. How hospitality venues are cutting paper waste by going digital.

Step-by-step guide to uploading your own checklists, importing staff lists and using the Aquaint template library. Get started in minutes.