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Guide to Restaurant Sneeze Guards and Food Shields
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Sneeze Guard Essentials
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Keep these points in mind when planning for restaurant sneeze guards and other food shields:
- Check the code on size and placement of sneeze guards
- Plan for fixed and portable sneeze guards and food shields
- Know your budget: Sneeze guard styles range from simple, standard-sized models to pricier custom jobs made to match any restaurant décor.
Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done
Check your local sneeze guard regulations
Codes may vary but the general rule is that buffet sneeze guards sit in front of the average customer's mouth (around five feet high for adults) and leave room for the customer to reach the food in the back of the bar.
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See model specs for buffet sneeze guards from the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Codes often follow the sneeze guard standards created by product certification lab NSF International so one safe way to shop is to look for “NSF Certified” labels.
Choose between ready made or custom sneeze guards
On a tight budget, order sneeze guards and other food shields in ready-made sizes or as part of a package buy for a salad bar. For more sophisticated restaurant design, sneeze guard makers create custom lengths, curves and other looks.
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Try big restaurant supply houses such as Instawares or ACityDiscount for standard sized sneeze guards. ADM Sneezeguards, English Manufacturing and Sneezeguard Solutions are sneeze guard specialists that stock ready-mades and do custom work. Check Business.com for more listings of restaurant supply, sneeze guard and food shield vendors.
Choose portable buffet sneeze guards for catering or moveable stations
Portable food guards can be folded and put in storage bags or hung on racks, perfect for catering or other situations in which you move stations.
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Guards Now! offers a nice selection of portable buffet sneeze guards. The ZGuard sneeze guard modular system can be quickly reconfigured.
Choose the right sneeze guard materials
Glass has a richer look, can be ordered in tempered form to block heat and steam and can be easily cleaned with window cleaner. Acrylic is cheaper, lighter and less breakable but easier to scratch and takes special fluids to clean and protect. Fittings are typically chrome but you can also work with brass or other classier looks.
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See C. R. Laurence Co. for a wide variety of polished and painted metal fittings or Brassfinders for brass food guard holders.
Choose other forms of food shields
Sneeze guards are one of several types of see-through food guards that you'll need for a cafeteria, buffet or fast-food restaurant where customers get close to the food to order or be served.
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Check English Manufacturing’s gallery of food guard styles for ideas on glass food shields for pizza, bakery, candy, and other food shops.
Tips & Tactics
Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide- Wipe food shields often during service and clean thoroughly on both sides between meals.
- For easy cleaning, get sneeze guards that tilt up to wipe, then lock back in place at the correct angle.












