Intertek Hong Kong Supports Laclary's Hygiene Dining Club Programme

22 Apr 2021

Screening and Verifying Diners to make the world a better place… one restaurant at a time

Since the outbreak of Covid-19, many caterers in Hong Kong have experienced a severe downturn in business, causing temporary or permanent closure. Many local Food and Beverage outlets have been struggling to prove themselves to the public that they put the safety and wellbeing of customers as a priority, thus facilitate practically hygienic measurements to gain the trust of customers.

Intertek Hong Kong has partnered with Laclary to support their “Hygiene Dining Club” programme – a restaurant hygiene application designed by Laclary to reassure diners of the cleanliness of restaurants and cafeterias, and to allow food caterers to demonstrate the highest standards of hygiene.

Laclary is an online platform that offers daily sanitation updates and information on menus, ambiance, and price of restaurants to the public. It also maintains cleaning records of eateries for consumers to review before making their dining decisions. Throughout the process, Intertek verifies that restaurants are meeting hygiene practices according to our Intertek Hygiene Inspection programme.

In addition to hygiene practices, participating restaurants can also showcase daily real-time cleaning records or signature dishes. With third-party inspection and verification, food corporations can safeguard their reputation and have smoother control of their operations all through the supply chain.

Laclary Founder and CEO Anina Ho says: “Our vision is to use blockchain technology to aid restaurants as well as the general public during this pandemic, to lessen businesses’ economic losses due to contaminated products and help consumers make informed purchasing decisions that are proven best for them. Potential diners will be able to select the safest of dining locations and receive discounts at participating restaurants, meaning that diners will be able to eat out safely and inexpensively. Thanks to Intertek’s commitment to the highest standards of inspection excellence throughout the whole inspection process.”

Intertek Hong Kong General Manager, Food, Denis Leung added: “Intertek has always been very confident of our Hygiene Inspection capabilities; the cooperation with Laclary has inspired us to re-visit all aspects of our services to support our drive for continuous improvement. Adopting many innovative, real-time measures in our services demonstrates our ongoing commitment to bringing quality, safety and sustainability to life especially during the pandemic.”