Sneeze Guards
Custom sneeze guards in acrylic and polycarbonate for buffets, bakeries, and food counters. Straight, angled, and curved shapes cut to fit.
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Sneeze Guards for Food Service and Hospitality
A sneeze guard is a food safety fixture as much as a physical barrier, required over self-serve buffets, salad bars, bakery cases, and food counters to stop airborne contamination from reaching exposed food. Cut from clear acrylic or polycarbonate sheet, a well-fitted sneeze guard protects food without hiding it from customers browsing a display.
Because food service layouts vary widely, most sneeze guards need to be custom fitted rather than bought off the shelf, matching the exact counter shape, serving angles, and existing display equipment.
Acrylic vs Polycarbonate for Food-Facing Screens
Acrylic sheet is the standard material for sneeze guards in most cafes, buffets, and retail food counters, offering food-safe clarity at a practical price point for indoor use. Polycarbonate is a better fit for busier commercial kitchens and high-traffic buffet lines where the guard is likely to be bumped or knocked during service.
Both materials clean easily with standard food-safe surface cleaners, an important factor for equipment that needs daily sanitising in a commercial kitchen environment.
Standard Shapes and Custom Buffet Configurations
Standard sneeze guard shapes include straight vertical panels, angled guards that slope back over a display for better visibility, and curved or wraparound guards for circular buffet stations. We fabricate all of these to your exact counter dimensions rather than a generic standard size.
For multi-station buffets, we can produce a full set of matching guards designed to work together as one continuous barrier along a serving line, including corner and end pieces.
Compliance and Cleaning Considerations
Sneeze guards should be positioned and sized in line with local food safety guidance for your venue type, generally covering food from above and to the sides while leaving enough clearance for staff to serve efficiently. Smooth, rounded edges and food-safe fixings should be used throughout.
Send us your counter or buffet layout and we will recommend guard height, angle, and material, then cut and finish panels ready to install.
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