Did you know, if you’re a Bed and Breakfast or Guest House serving a delicious full English breakfast or continental, you need to be registered with Cornwall Council?
If you are starting up a Bed and Breakfast or Guest House here in Cornwall, here is a checklist to help you help you get started:
Check if you need planning or building control
Apply for a licence (alcohol, entertainment, late night refreshment)
Set up a food management system, we recommend our printed Safer Food Better Business pack
Get yourself a food safety and hygiene certificate
Request a quote for your commercial waste
Learn about the food hygiene rating system
Provide allergen information and follow labelling rules
Need advice? We're here to help
No matter how big or small your business is, we are here to support you in complying with regulations.
Contact our friendly Hub Team who will be happy to give you advice:
by phone on 0300 1234 212 (option 4)
by email at businessadvice@cornwall.gov.uk
Alternatively you can contact us online by following the button below.
Get food safety ready with our Bed and Breakfast bitesize guide!
The guide is designed to help the owners of small scale bed and breakfast businesses through legislation relating to food production and health and safety in bed and breakfast accommodation.
Written by an experienced and qualified Food Safety Officer, the guide aims to answer many of the common questions that we are asked and helps to provide the documents that will be of some use to your business.
If you follow and complete this guidance you will have the information you need to create a successful, legal and safe food business.
Self service advice
We have put together some useful links to help you get started in complying with the necessary regulations:
Getting ready to start your food business - advice from the Food Standards Agency
Implement a Food management system
Managing risks and risk assessment at work - an overview from HSE
Meet your duty of care obligations with advice from Right Waste Right Place
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