No persons with any illness symptoms (cough, congestion, fever, sore throat, runny nose) should be preparing or delivering food. Nor should anyone who lives with someone who has been diagnosed with COVID be involved with your preparation.  

Food

Please make a complete meal. These folks don’t need to crash mid-shift.

• Ideally, a meal contains: Protein, Starch and Vegetables

• Please include some vegetarian meals

• Allergens: please no peanuts. Note other major allergens on menus

• Salads are welcome, with dressing in a separate container

• Make hot food that is easy to microwave 

Safety

• Check that all employee’s temperatures under 99.6 degrees before starting a shift (Compliant with Austin Public Health)

• Please cook all food to proper temperatures and then chill before packaging. The hospitals have microwaves and are able to reheat food on-site.

• The doctors and nurses will not be eating the food immediately, but on staggered breaks throughout the 12-hour shift. The food should be ready for them to reheat as needed.

• Please wear gloves while preparing (take photos to share on social media of clean preparation).

• Package each portion in its own box/container, no shared plates/dishes.

• Label all containers

• Seal all boxes with tape or a decal (can be your logo)

• Provide a complete menu with ingredients and allergy listings (no peanuts please)

• Include disposable utensils and napkins

• Bag or box the meals in the clean, sterile environment and limit the number of people handling form your kitchen to the delivery vehicle as much as possible

• The less additional surfaces in your packaging and humans involved the better.

• Should an employee of your restaurant get sick, NOTIFY US IMMEDIATELY.

• Please wear gloves and masks when delivering