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Insourcing vs. Outsourcing

Outsourcing your sanitation needs offers numerous benefits, including saving time, lowering staffing expenses, and improving operational efficiency.

Uncover the Hidden Costs of Insourcing Sanitation Services

At first glance, managing sanitation in-house may appear cost-effective. However, hidden costs—like recruiting, training, and turnover—can quickly add up. In addition, staffing challenges often lead to decreased productivity, audit failures, and slower production, making insourcing more costly in the long run.

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Weighing the Pros and Cons of Insourcing vs. Outsourcing Your Sanitation Services

Insourcing
Outsourcing
Management
Decreased productivity and lack of focus amongst staff
More free time for managers to focus on revenue-generating activities
Cost
Variable, hard, and soft costs such as recruiting and hiring, onboarding and training, pre-employment screenings, benefits and severance packages
A single predictable cost
Overhead
Must recruit, train and maintain employees and boost morale
Immediate access to a skilled and dependable cleaning team with no recruitment, training, or retention costs
Staffing
Struggling to stay fully staffed
100% fully staffed all of the time
Talent
Non-career cleaning professionals who use sanitation as a stepping stone to other opportunities
Career cleaning professionals
Time
Huge Investment
Minimal investment
Quality of service
Not consistent, varying degrees of sanitation compliance
Consistent sanitation levels achieved 100% of the time
audits
Constantly worrying about maintaining compliance, passing sanitation portion of audits, and the risk of being shut down
100% confidence in passing the sanitation portion of your audits

Outsource Your Sanitation Needs to TEC Services

We deliver high-quality sanitation solutions customized to meet your unique needs. Our expert team ensures compliance with audit requirements and food safety regulations while optimizing staffing and production. With a holistic approach, we address every aspect of your facility to drive efficiency and long-term success.

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