Licenses and Permits

You have gone through the Cook Up training, you have a business plan, what next?

You need licenses and Permits to start operating! For this you need to have some things decided before you start the process of achieving these permits and licenses. 

What you need to determine is your business name - which you will have done through the Cook Up program. 

Second thing you need is to determine the structure of your business, is your business going to operate as a sole proprietor, is it going to be incorporated or is it a partnership. 

For more details on how to choose a business model and pros and cons read here (internal link)

• Business Name Registration 

• Food Handler Certification

• Some additional course, recommended but not required are as follows:

• Allergen Training for the Foodservice and Food Retail Industry - https://www.traincan.com/allergen-training

• Gluten-Free Training for the Food Service and Hospitality Industry - https://www.traincan.com/glutenfree-training

• Board of Health Inspection Certificate

• Insurance

• Business Permit

These are the basic documents you need to start a food business. You may need other licenses depending on the type of business, for example, a liquor license or Import/Export etc  - use Bizpal.com to find out.

Once you have all these licenses and permits you are already to roll!

Need further clarification, see what others are discussing here (link to discussion section).