In the food and hospitality industry, cleanliness isn’t just a standard — it’s a non-negotiable. Unfortunately, nothing screams unhygienic louder than a cockroach (commonly known as Lal Baig in Pakistan) scuttling across the floor during lunch service. No matter how delicious the food is or how beautifully your restaurant is decorated, the sight of a single cockroach can ruin it all — within seconds.
Here’s why cockroaches can be public relations nightmares for restaurants and cafes — and how you can protect your brand from this reputation killer.
1. Customers Share Bad Experiences Instantly
In today’s digital age, customers don’t just complain — they go viral. One photo or video of a cockroach in your restaurant, shared on platforms like Instagram, TikTok, or Google Reviews, can spread like wildfire. A single post can cause hundreds of potential customers to avoid your business.
Search engines and review sites don’t forget. Once your business is associated with poor hygiene, it’s hard to recover.
2. Health Authorities Can Penalize or Shut You Down
Restaurants in Pakistan are subject to inspections by food safety departments. Cockroaches indicate unsanitary kitchen conditions, drain issues, and poor food storage. Health officers may issue fines, warnings, or even temporary closures if they find evidence of an infestation.
This not only affects your day-to-day operations but also becomes a public record, further hurting your image.
3. Loss of Trust and Repeat Customers
Trust is everything in the food business. If a customer sees a cockroach, they’ll assume:
The kitchen is dirty
The staff lacks hygiene standards
The management is careless about food safety
Once trust is broken, it’s very difficult to win that customer back — and worse, they’ll tell their friends not to visit too.
4. Online Ratings and Bookings Drop
One negative review mentioning cockroaches can drop your Google rating or FoodPanda score significantly. Lower ratings mean fewer online orders, fewer table bookings, and a direct hit to revenue — all because of a single insect.
What You Can Do to Protect Your Restaurant
Hire a professional cockroach control service in Rawalpindi, like Apex Core, for regular pest inspections.
Keep your kitchen, drains, and garbage areas clean and sealed.
Train staff to report any pest sightings immediately.
Schedule monthly or bi-monthly pest treatments, especially during summer.
📞 Book Professional Cockroach Control in Rawalpindi
At Apex Core, we help restaurants, bakeries, and cafés maintain a pest-free, reputation-safe environment. Our gel bait treatments, sewer line sprays, and drain fogging solutions are odorless, safe, and highly effective.
📱 Call us now at 032 9988 6666 or email [email protected] to schedule your inspection.