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Restaurants and Food Service

🏠 Home Cooking & Cottage Food

Restaurants and Food Service

Resources for opening a food-based business: from food carts to home-baked goods

Who needs a food handlers' certificate?

How do I get my employees a California food handler certificate?

Who needs a Food Safety Manager Certification?

🎉 Catering & Community Events

How do I sell food at community events?

🏠 Home Cooking & Cottage Food

What is considered cottage food/what can I cook and sell from my home kitchen?

How do I sell food I make at home?

🚚 Food Trucks, Carts, & Trailers

Mobile versus Stationary Food Businesses

How do I open a mobile food business (carts, trucks, or trailers)?

How do I open a stationary food business (carts, trucks, or trailers)?

📍 Physical Location

How do I open a restaurant?

📓 Industry Resources

Restaurant/Food Service Industry Guides and Resources