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NSF Food Safety Advanced: For Peace of Mind in the Places You Love

Our NSF Food Safety Advanced audits are bespoke audit programs which we deliver behind the scenes, to support a consistent food safety and brand experience in your go-to food places. Learn what we do to help your favorite food outlets strive to stay on top of their game.

Food safety: the foundation of a great experience

Food safety isn’t just about cleanliness — it’s about caring for your health, reducing risks, and striving to make sure every bite is thoughtfully handled. Whether you’re celebrating with friends, or sharing a meal with family, you deserve an experience that feels consistently reassuring and is thoughtfully delivered.

What is NSF Food Safety Advanced?

When you visit your favorite coffee shop, quick service restaurant, hotel or convenience store, you expect the same standard every time — no matter the location. That’s why we partner with top food brands to deliver NSF Food Safety Advanced. Our expert teams work to check that their food safety and your customer experience are being managed just the way each brand intends.

Ideal for: Established brands, often franchised outlets, with many, many outlets and sophisticated food safety programs.

What it covers: A fully customized audit based on the exact food safety and brand standards—where, when, and how leading food outlets and brands want it.

We check everything we’re asked to, behind the scenes—cleanliness, training records, food storage and contamination prevention, temperature control, pest control, allergen management and hygiene practices. We coach staff as we go, helping them put things right in the moment, and recording everything for future improvements too.

Then together, we closely review all the results, to examine where any future risks might be. We do our very best, working in partnership with leading brands to make positive future improvements.

The extra eyes and ears working to give you a consistent service: Whilst we’re onsite, we also check that other standards aren’t slipping – Our top priority is food safety, including monitoring for pest activity, ensuring proper temperature control, and observing hygiene practices.

Beyond that, we assess the overall cleanliness of the store, verify that equipment and tools are well-maintained, and ensure that brand standards are consistently met—from store presentation to the guest experience.

Think of us as an extension of your favorite store working to drive the same high-quality experience – everywhere – that you deserve.

Why it matters: Because food safety isn’t just about avoiding illness—it’s about trust. These audits contribute to ongoing efforts intended to help reduce food safety risks, uphold high standards and promote clean and careful preparation.

Look for the NSF Food Safety Advanced badge on the door, window or inside the store for that extra layer of comfort.

A Food Safety Advanced badge means that on a specific date and time, an NSF Auditor visited the premises and checked the site met the specific food safety requirements and brand standards identified by the brand.

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How NSF Can Help You

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