Instructional video explains the correct use of reusable cups.

Some customers bring their own reusable cups and have their "coffee to go" filled into them. There are a few rules to follow to ensure hygiene. We explain them in the video.

Already every second coffee drinker who gets a coffee drink on their way to work uses their own Reusable cups.

Dr. Sieglinde Stähle from the scientific management of the food industry association explains: "Coffee on the go has become an indispensable part of our modern lives. But unfortunately, disposable cups, especially due to their plastic lids, contribute to the accumulation of packaging waste. As the food industry, we want to address this issue in the interest of..." Sustainability actively contribute to reducing single-use packaging at this point. However, the use of reusable cups is not only, as recently discussed, a question of the right material, but it must also be hygienically flawless to ensure food safety and enable food business operators to fulfill their due diligence obligations."

The most important hygiene requirements

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Therefore, based on the recognized Guideline for hygienic handling with customer-owned cups Instructional video created to benefit colleagues in the catering sector as well as in bakeries and other sales outlets The most important requirements explained and gives them concrete recommendations for action. The video is available on the association's YouTube channel. or can be viewed at > this link.

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"This strengthens their competence and the willingness of especially smaller catering establishments to do this Service "To offer it to their customers across the board," said Stähle.

The instructional video is based on a fact sheet for handling reusable coffee-to-go cups, published last year by the German Food Federation, which serves as an industry guideline. The guideline was developed with the participation of the following associations: the German Association of System Catering (BdS), the German Food Trade Federation (BVLH), the German Hotel and Restaurant Association (DEHOGA), the German Society for Home Economics, the German Confectioners' Association, and the Central Association of the German Baking Trade. Guideline is regulated by all federal states and therefore nationwide by the monitoring authorities accepted and therefore gives the responsible food companies special procedural reliability.

You can watch the video on YouTube here.