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title: "CNBC.com: How Restaurants are Preparing Stores and Employees During COVID-19"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/81c9001f-876f-4f75-8202-15ac061c92cd
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/capitalspring/cnbccom-how-restaurants-are-preparing-stores-and-employees-during-covid-19-2712719
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Finance & M&A","Operations"]
published: 2020-04-07T18:13:50.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:27:48.583Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/beab6c8583f6331e66c6f7fa4a0034675724.jpg
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# CNBC.com: How Restaurants are Preparing Stores and Employees During COVID-19

**TL;DR:** CapitalSpring, a financing company for foodservice franchisees, has implemented measures to keep restaurants clean and sanitized during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company has sent out instructions to its restaurants on increased cleaning and sanitizing efforts, including setting timers for employees to complete cleaning tasks.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2020-04-07. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/capitalspring/cnbccom-how-restaurants-are-preparing-stores-and-employees-during-covid-19-2712719).*

## Story

CapitalSpring, founded in 2005, works with foodservice franchisees to help secure financing. Managing Director of CapitalSpring’s Strategic Operations Group, Jim Balis, tells CNBC.com the company has sent out detailed instructions to its restaurants on how to keep up with increased cleaning and sanitizing efforts.

Balis said some of the firm’s directives include “placing kitchen timers in restaurants and setting them to go off periodically for some time limit under an hour. When the timer dings, employees have to complete a specific cleaning task, like wiping down a cash register or soda station.”

CapitalSpring has taken measures to shut down dining rooms in restaurants and is focusing on drive-thru and delivery options.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Capital Spring (investor)
- Jim Balis (person)
- restaurant financing (topic)
- covid-19 measures (topic)
- cleaning protocols (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/capitalspring/cnbccom-how-restaurants-are-preparing-stores-and-employees-during-covid-19-2712719). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/81c9001f-876f-4f75-8202-15ac061c92cd).