(TDB) - A study conducted by British warewashing brand Classeq has found that 94% of UK consumers have been served dirty crockery or glasses in a UK restaurant, hotel or café.

The survey, conducted at the Restaurant Show in London, also found that over 97% of respondents would be put-off from eating or drinking in an establishment if they had been served “dirty or cloudy glasses and crockery”.

94% of those surveyed said that they had received dirty crockery or glasses at a UK restaurant, hotel or café while more than 70% said they would not return to that same establishment, and “would have concerns over hygiene and general cleanliness”.

This message is echoed by the recent Cask Report which found that one in three pints in the UK is served “via an unclean beer line” while 40% of beer drinkers would avoid a particular pub which has served them a bad pint.