Testing Services for HoReCa
A hotel, restaurant or cafe kitchen doesn't get a slow day to catch up on compliance. Service runs every day, and so does the risk. Equinox Labs tests, audits and trains around that reality, so hygiene rating audits, health inspections and guest complaints don't catch you off guard.
Why kitchen hygiene compliance never really pauses
A single kitchen can serve hundreds of covers a day across multiple menu lines, which means a hygiene lapse doesn't stay contained. It reaches guests fast, and shows up in FSSAI hygiene rating audits, health department inspections, or a review before your team even knows something went wrong.
Equinox Labs tests kitchen ingredients and cooking water, runs hand and surface swab checks, supports hygiene-rating and vendor audits, and trains kitchen staff for FoSTaC certification, all from NABL-accredited (ISO/IEC 17025) laboratories, scheduled around service hours, not against them.
Built for hotels, restaurants and cafes
Testing, auditing and training scoped to a working kitchen's pace, not a lab's.
Food Safety Testing
Ingredient and dish testing plus hand and surface swab checks, so cross-contamination risk gets caught before it reaches a guest.
Explore Food Safety TestingWater Testing
Cooking and drinking water tested against BIS 10500, so what goes into every dish and glass meets the standard.
Explore Water TestingAudits
Independent hygiene audits and vendor audits that benchmark your kitchen against the standard, ahead of a hygiene-rating or health inspection.
Explore AuditsFoSTaC Training
FSSAI-empanelled training for kitchen staff, so day-to-day handling holds up to the standard your audits and tests confirm.
Explore FoSTaC TrainingFSSAI Compliance
Licence applications and renewals for every outlet, so a lapsed licence never becomes the reason for a shut order.
Explore FSSAI ComplianceSensory Evaluation
Trained-panel scoring of taste, aroma and texture, so recipe consistency across outlets is measured, not assumed.
Explore Sensory EvaluationFrom scoping to certified report, in four steps
The same rigour whether it's one outlet or a multi-city chain.
Scope Your Outlet
Tell us which kitchens, water points or licences need attention.
Site Visit
Our field team visits during a window that doesn't disrupt service.
Accredited Testing
Samples are tested at NABL-accredited labs against the relevant standard.
Report & Action Plan
You get a certified report and practical guidance on any corrective action needed.
Access the Equinox PortalCompliance that keeps pace with service
Consistent methodology and reporting, across every outlet you run.
NABL Accredited
ISO/IEC 17025 accredited testing means your reports are defensible with FSSAI, health inspectors and hygiene-rating auditors.
Pan-India Coverage
Field teams cover 500+ cities, so every outlet in a multi-city chain gets the same standard of testing and reporting.
Regulatory Fluency
Working knowledge of FSSAI hygiene rating criteria and state health department requirements for hospitality.
A Dedicated Account Manager
One point of contact who understands your outlet calendar and can schedule around peak service.
HoReCa compliance FAQs
We recommend testing and swab checks at least once every six months, and immediately after any kitchen renovation, new vendor onboarding, or a guest complaint about food quality.
Yes, our audit team benchmarks your kitchen and service areas against hygiene-rating criteria beforehand, so you know exactly what to fix before the actual audit.
Yes, our FSSAI-empanelled FoSTaC training covers kitchen staff and supervisors, and can be scheduled around service hours so it doesn't disrupt operations.
Yes, we test water used in food preparation as well as drinking water served to guests, both against BIS 10500.
Yes, our field teams operate in 500+ cities pan-India, and a single account manager can coordinate testing and reporting across every outlet in your chain.