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OCCUPATION RISK PROFILE

Cafés & coffee shops

A hospitality profile focused on food and drink preparation, customer footfall, premises, equipment, staff and interruption dependencies.
Published by DIBNI · Last reviewed 30 August 2026 · Editorial standards

QUICK ANSWER

What differentiates one café from another?

Risk can change according to cooking methods, hot equipment, seating capacity, takeaway or delivery activity, alcohol sales where relevant, opening hours, staff numbers, stock, refrigeration and how dependent the business is on one location or key item of equipment.

PROPOSAL INFORMATION

Describe how the business operates

  • Food and drink prepared or sold.
  • Cooking methods, extraction and hot equipment.
  • Turnover, seating capacity and opening hours.
  • Employees, temporary staff and delivery activity.
  • Premises ownership or tenancy and customer areas.
  • Stock, refrigeration and key equipment.
  • Online ordering, cash handling and security.
  • Claims, fires, injuries, contamination incidents or interruptions.

CONTROLS

Show the controls behind food, fire and premises risk

Useful evidence can include cleaning schedules, temperature controls, fire-safety arrangements, extraction maintenance, equipment servicing, staff training, slip prevention, security, allergen procedures, incident records and business-continuity arrangements.

Describe the café before thinking about the policy

DIBNI acts as an introducer. Any advice, recommendation, placement or policy terms remain matters for the receiving insurance professional and insurer.

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