BFSA trains foodpanda chefs and restauranters

The Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) organised a training session for foodpanda’s home chefs and restaurant owners of Sylhet with the aim of improving hygiene standards while preparing food and its packaging for the consumers.

BFSA has conducted this training session for all the stakeholders including foodpanda’s high officials with a view to sharing the government’s laws and regulations on hygiene, health concerns, safety, food storage and packaging standards for the consumers, said a press release.

BFSA Secretary Abdun Naser Khan graced the event as the chief guest with the presence of high officials of foodpanda, including Jamal Yusuff Zuberi, Director of Finance; Siddhartha Bhowmick, Head of Business Development; and Avinash Maheshwaram, Head of Marketplace Operations. The session was organized at a hotel in Sylhet last week.

“BFSA has been working tirelessly to ensure safe food at every step of the food chain since its establishment. As part of this commitment, the training programme organised for foodpanda’s restaurant partners will greatly assist online food businesses in preparing, serving, packaging, and delivering food safely for the customers. I would like to thank all concerned for organizing this training in Sylhet. We hope foodpanda will organize this training programme in all the districts in the future and BFSA will be happy to guide and assist,” said Abdun Naser Khan, said Secretary of BFSA.

“I believe the training session on hygiene and safe food preparation conducted by BFSA in collaboration with foodpanda will encourage everyone to adhere to the protocols of a healthy kitchen environment as well as help us ensure consistency in our service quality. foodpanda is constantly concerned with service quality while introducing innovative ideas to enhance the digital lifestyle of the people of Bangladesh,” said Jamal Yusuff Zuberi, Director of Finance at foodpanda Bangladesh.

foodpanda is an online food and grocery delivery platform owned by Berlin-based delivery hero. foodpanda operates as the lead brand for Delivery Hero in Asia, with its headquarters in Singapore. It is currently the largest food and grocery delivery platform in Asia, operating in 12 markets across Asia.