Lish Public Health & Coronavirus Information

    Lish is open for orders.

    The reality facing many businesses has changed. Our “new normal” includes updates to improve safety for your team members and ours, and options to fit your team’s plans to return to your office. 

    Lish meals help to keep your office safe. Our deliveries:

    • Reflect King County Health Department, OSHA, and CDC best practices to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
    • Minimize the need for your team members to leave your office space.
    • Ensure that food deliveries are made by screened personnel trained in and practicing proper safety techniques.   

    Ordering is available online or through your account manager. Please email catering@lishfood.com for assistance with any requests.

    Updates to Meals and Materials

    Lish is prepared to serve your team in the manner you feel is most safe. Our offerings and packaging provide no-contact options.

    Individually Packaged Meals

    In addition to our standard family-style packaging, our chef partners now provide a wide variety individually packaged meals. Search for these meals using the “Individual” packaging type. 

    Individually Packaged Cutlery

    Lish now provides individually wrapped compostable cutlery – the wrapping is compostable too!

    Increased Sanitation

    Lish Catering Leads will use sanitizer spray and wipes to ensure your meal area is sanitized prior to set up.

    Lish Employee Health & Safety Practices

    Our team is made up of employees, not contractors, allowing Lish to do additional safety screening and training. Lish meal programs reduce your team’s exposure to delivery drivers that have not been screened.

     

    Vaccine Policy

    We are requiring that all employees be fully vaccinated in order to enter Lish’s office or any Lish client’s office on or after 10/1/2021, unless a reasonable accommodation is approved. For any employee who is pregnant who is nursing, who has a disability, who has a medical condition that prevent them from safe vaccination, or who rejects vaccination because of sincerely held religious beliefs, a reasonable accommodation may be made. 

    Daily Health Screenings

    Every day Lish employees undergo health screenings, including a temperature check. Employees wear a dated sticker indicating they have passed their health screen. Any individual reporting symptoms or with visible signs of illness will be sent home immediately. WA state food regulations specifically disallow sick workers from handling food. 

    Increased Safety Training

    Lish employees have passed a COVID-19 Safety Training to reinforce proper hand washing, glove and protective equipment use, social distancing, awareness of the symptoms of COVID-19, and self-screening. Lish catering leads are trained on safe food handling practices and must have current Food Handler’s cards.

    Social Distancing

    We are practicing social distancing at Lish. Your Catering Lead is trained to maintain a minimum 6 ft. distance from others throughout your delivery and set-up. Please help us reinforce this safety measure by reminding your team to keep their distance during set-up. 

    Protective Equipment

    Lish employees will now wear an approved face covering/mask as part of their required apparel. We also provide them with personal hand sanitizer. We provide single-use gloves for the handling of food at our chef partners and at your delivery.

    Sick Leave Policy

    Lish employees are offered Paid Sick & Safe Time (PSST) and Paid Time Off (PTO) as part of their benefits. We follow King County Health Department guidelines for returning to work after calling out sick or possible exposure.

    Chef Partner & Food Safety

    Lish meals are prepared in King County Health Department certified kitchens. All of our Chef Partners are required to meet FDA best practices to reduce the spread of COVID-19. 

    Health Inspections

    Chef Partners must provide copies of satisfactory King County Health Inspection Reports for their last two inspections, with Good or Excellent Food Safety Ratings from King County. 

    Kitchen Assessment

    Chef partners must participate in a Lish operational risk assessment inspection of their kitchen, to evaluate that safe food handling practices and measures are in place to avoid foodborne illness (temperature, infected worker policy, proper cookery, food source, cleaning & sanitizing).

    Food Business Permit

    All partners must hold a current Risk Type III permit with King County, which states that they must follow WA state food safety regulations that disallow sick workers from handling food.

    Guidance for Offices

    Governor Jay Inslee’s “Safe Start” plan outlines four phases to reopening Washington’s businesses on a county by county basis. King County entered Phase 2 of Washington’s Safe Start Plan on June 19 and remains in this phase following Governor Inslee’s proclamation indefinitely pausing counties progressing in the reopening phases due to the continued rise and spread of cases statewide.


    In accordance with Governor Jay Inslee’s November 15th updated guidance, all business meetings are prohibited, except for professional training and testing that cannot be performed remotely. Meeting room occupancy limits are 25 percent of indoor occupancy limits or 100 people, whichever is fewer. Food service may be provided to attendees but should be individually packaged or pre-plated meals or snacks.


    Employees in professional services are mandated to work from home when possible. However, if offices must remain open, occupancy must be limited to 25 percent of indoor occupancy limits and if possible, be closed to the public.


    As a food delivery service, Lish remains open as an essential business. We are operating in a limited capacity for businesses who have specific needs for delivery. The Lish office is operating remotely during this time and our Customer Success and Customer Support teams are available to respond to any questions or inquiries.

    Order Cancellations

    As a reminder, our standard cancellation policy will be in effect for any last minute rescheduled orders or cancellations, as follows. Our fees compensate our chef partners for the time and products they invest to prepare your orders.

    Contact Us: Please let us know if you have any questions, concerns or suggestions for the above policies by emailing catering@lishfood.com.