Why we're building this
The 4 you got last time was a compliance bug, not a kitchen problem.
The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme scores three things — structural, confidence in management, and food hygiene practice. Most independents lose points not because the food is unsafe, but because the paperwork wasn't where the EHO could find it. Allergen recipes weren't versioned. The cleaning rota was on a whiteboard. The temperature log was in a notebook that "must be somewhere".
CafeGuard fixes the paperwork problem so the kitchen can stay focused on the food. We don't tell you how to cook. We make sure that when the EHO walks in unannounced, the binder isn't the reason you drop a rating.
We want every independent operator to walk into inspection day knowing what their rating will be — because the file is already complete.
— The CafeGuard product team