Food Safety Audits

RADAR offers intelligent, cloud-based certification solutions to improve the operations and compliance of hotels/restaurants in the hospitality sector in Portugal. By obtaining a certificate of compliance, restaurants can demonstrate their proactive commitment to food safety to customers and external inspectors, gaining a competitive edge in a highly regulated sector.

TÜV Rheinland certification services include independent audits and inspections tailored to the needs of each individual restaurant, guaranteeing compliance with hygiene and operational regulations and standards. The main benefits include:

• Customer confidence: Demonstrates commitment to high standards of hygiene and safety.
• Competitive advantage: Certified restaurants attract more customers and partnerships.
• Regulatory compliance: Reduces the risk of fines by ensuring compliance with local regulations.
• Operational excellence: Drives continuous improvement in restaurant operations.

Digital transformation is revolutionizing audits in the hospitality sector, particularly in restaurants and hotels. Radar provides an intelligent certification platform that helps the catering sector comply with food safety standards, including ASAE regulations, while promoting proactive food safety measures in the EU.

It improves operational control, ensures proactive food safety measures and promotes customer confidence by simplifying inspections and stock management - while at the same time increasing restaurant operation’s competitiveness, accuracy and safety.

Radar’s main benefits include greater operational efficiency through standardized processes and structured checklists in line with requirements. By taking advantage of digital tools for internal controls and real-time data management, stakeholders can improve communication, resource allocation and problem solving, and thereby strengthen customer confidence and regulatory alignment.

Radar's main features:

• Personalized checklists: A detailed checklist with questions and sub-categories ensures thorough evaluations in line with industry standards.
• Data-driven audit reports: Automatically generated reports present predefined performance indicators and performance evaluations in key sub-categories and provide relevant information.
• Food Safety Certification: A certificate of compliance that attests to compliance with food safety regulations, helping to build trust with customers and fulfil applicable legal requirements.

Food safety is essential in the hospitality industry, significantly affecting public health, customer confidence, business reputation and long-term growth. ASAE (Portugal's Food and Economic Safety Authority) enforces regulations on labelling, hygiene and food safety in a traceable way, in order to guarantee safety throughout the food chain.

TÜV Rheinland supports this process by certifying restaurants in accordance with international and sector-specific standards, providing a structured approach to managing food safety, quality and operational efficiency. This proactive management tool prepares quality managers and restaurant owners for external food safety inspections, helps avoid fines and promotes the trust of customers and regulators, guaranteeing operational success in the dynamic hospitality sector.

In the midst of increasing regulatory demands, TÜV Rheinland's Smart Certification Services equip restaurants to improve operational efficiency, ensure HACCP compliance and remain audit-ready. By using structured checklists, demonstrating performance and generating certificates of compliance, restaurants can reduce costs, build trust with customers and regulators and gain a competitive edge in the dynamic hospitality sector.

Our RADAR software simplifies more than 100 essential food safety, compliance and operational management tasks in one easy-to-use solution. This comprehensive approach not only helps restaurant owners and quality managers maintain high standards and consistent dining experiences, but also promotes operational resilience and sustainability. With RADAR, restaurants can confidently navigate food safety regulations and increase customer confidence by streamlining their processes.

TÜV Rheinland provides intelligent auditing and digital certification services, initiated by Activetech, offering a comprehensive framework for organizations. RADAR is a powerful tool for monitoring operations, detecting non-conformities and ensuring regulatory compliance. Accessible to all team members, it increases efficiency and collaboration in the following ways:

• Improve Food Safety and obtain a Certificate of Conformity: TÜV Rheinland's Smart Certification Services use digital tools to align with global food safety benchmarks and Portuguese regulations, helping companies obtain a Certificate of Conformity that reduces risks and strengthens the confidence of customers, regulators and stakeholders.
• Simplify operations and efficiency: Radar consolidates more than 100 tasks - covering food safety, inventory, compliance and much more - into a single, easy-to-use platform to improve efficiency, operational resilience and team collaboration.
• It also generates detailed audit reports with key performance indicators (KPIs) for defined subcategories, providing companies with actionable information and metrics to drive performance improvements.