Opening and Closing Checklists

Weekly tick-sheets for the start and end of every day – hygiene, temperatures, stock, allergens, cleaning and security – with a problems log and manager sign-off.

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10pages
Guidance notes included
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Hospitality & food

Opening and Closing Checklists

About this document

What it’s for

Two practical checklists – one for opening and one for closing – laid out as a week per sheet, so the same person can tick each check daily and a manager can review the week at a glance. They are the daily backbone of your food safety management plan.

When to use it

  • Every day the business trades, including events and pop-ups
  • As a training tool for new openers and closers
  • As evidence for your food hygiene inspection

What’s inside

The document is laid out in the sections below. Each one comes with a plain-English guidance note explaining what it does and what to change.

  • How to use these checklists
  • Staff and personal hygiene
  • Premises and pests
  • Equipment and temperatures
  • Food and stock
  • Allergens and front of house
  • Safety and security
  • Food
  • Cleaning
  • Equipment
  • Waste and pests
  • Records and security
  • Manager’s weekly review

How to complete it

  • Delete checks that do not apply and add any of your own
  • Print a fresh sheet each week (or use it electronically)
  • Tick ✓ when a check is fine, or write X and record the problem in the log
  • The manager signs the weekly review box at the end of each week

Key points to check

Our templates are professionally structured starting points for UK businesses, not legal advice. For anything complex, unusual or high-value, have your final version checked by a solicitor.

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Hospitality & food

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