Starting Up a Catering Business Booklet
Download a free booklet for people setting up a restaurant, café or other catering business, whether you are taking over a business that already exists or starting a new one.
Get practical advice on a wide range of topics including registering premises, food hygiene, health and safety, VAT and record keeping.
The booklet, called Starting Up - Your First Steps to Running a Catering Business, is published by the Food Standards Agency in association with Business Link and HM Revenue and Customs.
Download or Order Booklet
You can download the booklet online from the Food Standards Agency website, including in a wide range of other languages, or order A5 size printed copies free of charge - telephone 0845 606 0667 or email foodstandards@ecgroup.co.uk
Go to Related Pages to find out more about the topics the booklet covers:
Where you work - about your premises, registration, licences, layout, facilities, equipment, health and safety, fire safety
Managing food safety - management procedures, staff, suppliers, transport
Good food hygiene - the '4 C's' - cleaning, cooking, chilling, cross contamination, personal hygiene, staff illness, storage, inspections
Rules about menus - displaying prices, charging VAT, describing food, labelling food, alcohol
Paperwork and finances - VAT, record keeping, paying employees
Law - the new food hygiene regulations from 1 January 2006
What help can I get? - Safer Food, Better Business food safety management pack, other free publications, useful contacts, checklist