Hygiene Policy

1. We have implemented hand sanitising for all customers both in restaurant and at the entrance of our restaurants prior to entry.
2. Staff wash and sanitise their hands for 20 seconds at least every 20 minutes.
3. Specific training modules for staff have been launched, and staff have been trained practically in the workplace.
4. Every restaurant has educational best practice notices for our staff and drivers, in accordance with the World Health Organisation and the Department of Health’s regulations.
5. Every staff member, including our delivery drivers, are screened for symptoms every day, with temperature checks done prior to staff entering the restaurant.
6. We have implemented a NO CONTACT system which ensures that our customers do not come in physical contact with our staff. This includes :
   1. No contact takeaway
   2. No contact collection
   3. No contact kerbside delivery (select restaurants)
   4. No contact home delivery (select restaurants)
7. 3rd Party drivers are screened with temperature checks and the register is completed. Drivers showing symptoms or a high temperature are not permitted inside and cannot deliver. The 3rd party delivery company is immediately notified.

1. No.
2. Gloves are at higher risk of carrying pathogens than properly washed hands.
3. Wearing gloves creates a false sense of security and has potential to lead to staff relaxing the strict hygiene standards we uphold at Wimpy.
4. The person wearing gloves cannot feel dirt or greasiness on their gloves, which means that they change gloves less often than they would wash dirty hands.
5. The wrong sized glove could tear or puncture leading to food contamination due to exposure to skin.
6. Contamination from the gloves themselves could cause cross contamination if the glove had touched any other surfaces.
7. Wearing gloves in our hot and steamy kitchens may cause perspiration on the hands and lead to ideal conditions for bacterial growth on the skin under the gloves.

1. Wearing of cloth face masks or face shields is a legislated requirement for all Namibians.
2. No one is permitted to enter our restaurant premises (including our own staff, delivery teams, suppliers, or inspectors) if they are not wearing a cloth mask / other acceptable masks such face shields.

1. Sanitizing hand dispensers or bottles are available for drivers, staff and customers.
2. Restaurants display posters promoting regular handwashing and sanitising.
3. Staff have access to places where they can wash their hands with soap and water.
4. Drivers are equipped with personal hand sanitisers for regular use on delivery trips.

1. Staff members, when they are feeling unwell or showing signs or symptoms of Coronavirus, should stay at home and quarantined until symptoms have cleared.
2. Our staff are working in separate teams which have zero physical contact. Should one of our team members start to show symptoms, the entire team will be isolated and sent for testing.
3. Depending on the severity of the case, we might have to close our doors to sterilise the restaurant and reopen with approval from the Department of Health.

1. Cleaning schedules are followed daily.
2. All food contact surfaces are cleaned and washed, as and when necessary: during and/or immediately after the handling of food so that contamination of the food that meets any such surface is prevented.
3. Daily deep cleaning. This requires all equipment and surfaces to be thoroughly washed with soap and water.

1. Our restaurants pride themselves in the strict personal hygiene practices supported by the Food Safety Policies, under the regulation of the national Department of Health (Regulation 638).

1. Floor markers indicating 1.5-meter safe distance between workstations and for customer queues are in place.
2. Depending on the size of restaurant and the number of floor markers that assist with social distancing, we only allow a limited number of customers inside the restaurant at a time.
3. We have implemented No-Contact Delivery & No-Contact Kerbside Delivery services for all restaurants that are able to offer these services.

1. Due to the strict physical distancing practices we have put in place in our kitchens, our restaurants are operating with a very limited number of staff which means that we have had to rationalise our menu to optimise our speed of service.

1. Under Level 4, only restaurants that can offer delivery services are able to operate.
2. Under Level 3, takeaways are allowed and hence a larger portion of our restaurants will be able to open.
3. To see which restaurant is open in your area and what their trading hours are, download the Wimpy App or visit www.wimpy.co.za

1. In order to continue to combat the effects of COVID–19 all restaurants that are open for Delivery only will implement a strict No Contact Delivery procedure with all deliveries.
2. This procedure ensures to protect both our drivers and our customers. This means that customers will be able to receive their meals with making no physical contact with the drivers.

1. All delivery bags are sanitised and wiped down before each order is packed.
2. Online payments are encouraged, as this means zero contact at all; however, our process still caters for those who choose to pay with a card or cash.
3. Our drivers carry a personal hand sanitiser bottle with them at all times.
4. Upon arriving at the customer’s delivery address, the driver will knock on the customer’s door / ring bell.
5. The driver will stand back away from the customer at a safe distance.
6. When the customer comes out, the driver will sanitise their hands and remove the meal from their delivery bag.
7. The driver will place the meal on top the delivery bag in front of the customer, while still maintaining a safe distance.
8. The customer will pick up their meal and check the content of the order.
9. If payment needs to be made by card, the driver will wipe down the card machine and prepare it for the transaction. The customer then will simply tap, insert or swipe their card. If a PIN is required, the driver will hold out the card machine towards the customer so that the customer can enter their PIN without having to handle the card machine.
10. If payment needs to be made with cash, the driver will have confirmed the exact change amount needed before arriving. The change will be placed in a sealed and sanitised money bag. The customer will pick up their meal that was placed on top of the delivery bag, check the meal, and then place the cash on top of the delivery bag. The driver will pick the cash up, and replace it with the change for the customer to pick up.
11. The driver will then sanitise their hands and pick up the empty delivery bag to leave.

NO CONTACT DRIVE THRU FAQs – ALERT LEVEL 3

1. A process where a customer can remain in their vehicle and order from the restaurant without any physical contact between the customer and restaurant team.

1. Yes, the usual Drive Thru process will be followed where the customers will place their order, pay and collect their meal from the allocated windows.
2. NO CONTACT DRIVE THRU offers our customers the experience of Drive Thru without physical contact at the payment and collect windows, by use of regularly sanitised trays to handover cash, card machines and meals.

1. In addition to our team members regularly washing their hands with soap and water, all our team members sanitise their hands with alcohol-based sanitiser.
2. All team members wear face masks, and team members who are customer-facing also wear a face shield as an extra precaution.
3. Team members who are customer facing also have hand sanitiser available for both themselves and to offer to customers before and after handling food parcels, cash or card machines.

1. We offer no contact card and no contact cash payment options for all Drive Thru’s.

1. No. Drive Thru orders can only be placed by customers in the Drive Thru queue at the restaurant and cannot be placed in advance.
2. Customers who wish to place their orders in advance should check on the Steers APP or website for their closest Steers restaurant that offers KERBSIDE DELIVERY.

1. No. Drive Thru is for Steers customers only.
2. Customers who wish to order from Wimpy should do so using the Wimpy APPs and opt for KERBSIDE DELIVERY instead.

NO CONTACT TAKEAWAY FAQs - ALERT LEVEL 3

1. A process where customers can order their meal in-store over the counter to take away.
2. Customer is to stand in queue at allocated social distance floor markings at 1.5m apart.
3. Customer will place their order over the counter with the cashier, make payment, then wait in the allocated waiting area after being ushered by the staff member at the door.
4. When the meal is ready, a team member will bring the meal on a tray to the customer in the waiting area, maintaining a safe distance and no physical contact.

1. Yes. Social distance floor decals are placed 1.5m apart on the floor and this serves the purpose to determine the number of customers allowed in restaurant.
2. There is a designated waiting area for TAKEAWAY customers after placing their order and for those who have pre-ordered for collection.
3. Social distancing is applied at takeaway waiting area where a compliance officer will coordinate the 1.5m distancing between customers.

1. There may be a difference in the menu offerings across our various menu channels. Menus will be available at the restaurant for customers ordering for takeaway.
2. Posters and/or QR codes are placed in and around the restaurant to encourage customers to download the menu to decide their order ahead of entering the restaurant to reduce the time in the restaurant.
3. There will be no takeaway menus available for the customers in order to limit contact.

1. In addition to our team members regularly washing their hands with soap and water, all our team members sanitise their hands with alcohol-based sanitiser.
2. All team members wear face masks, and team members who are customer-facing also wear a face shield or work behind a Perspex sneeze-guards as an extra precaution.

1. We offer no contact card and no contact cash payment options for all TAKEAWAY orders.
2. The customer can preferably opt for the no contact tap option when paying by card.
3. Should the customer be paying by card, the card machine is sanitised before and after each transaction; sanitiser spray is also available for the customer at the counter.

NO CONTACT IN-STORE COLLECT FAQs- ALERT LEVEL 3

1. A process where customers place their order online or by phone call to pick up their order at the restaurant.

1. Customers who ordered for collection will join the takeaway queue to reach the counter to make payment for their order.
2. Customers who have paid online will be fast-tracked to the front of the queue to receive their order.
3. The customer will either be allowed to enter the restaurant for collection, have a team member bring their order to them or alternatively pick up their order from a dedicated collection area/ table.

1. Yes. Social distance floor markings are placed 1.5m apart on the floor and this serves the purpose to determine the number of customers allowed in restaurant.
2. There is a designated waiting area for TAKEAWAY customers after placing their order.
3. Social distancing is applied at takeaway waiting area where a compliance officer will coordinate the 1.5m distancing between customers.

1. There may be a difference in the menu offerings across our various menu channels. Menus will be available at the restaurant for customers ordering for takeaway – this will be displayed in and around the restaurant but NO takeaway menus will be permitted during this phase of lock down .

1. In addition to our team members regularly washing their hands with soap and water, all our team members sanitise their hands with alcohol-based sanitiser.
2. All team members wear face masks, and team members who are customer-facing also wear a face shield as an extra precaution or work behind a Perspex sneeze-guard.

1. We offer no contact card and no contact cash payment options for all TAKEAWAY orders.
2. We encourage customers paying by card to make use of the tap option to take extra precaution.
3. Should the customer be paying by card, the card machine is sanitised before and after each transaction; sanitiser spray is also available for the customer at the counter.