A food or feed maker could be anything from someone who makes cakes, jams or even dog treats.
Self service help for food makers
We have gathered a wide range of information relevant to your business, some you may already have, some you might need. If you're not sure please get in touch.
The information below is all you need to know to get you on your way with your business.
- Food registration form - Use this form if you are intending to sell food or drinks
- Farms Feed Registration Form - to register your Farm business under the Feed Hygiene Regulations (Regulation (EC) No 183/2005).
- Business Companion - Quick guide and information on the retail sale of pet food
- Business Companion - Guide to manufacturing pet food
- Pet Food Manufacturing Association - A guide and information about labelling your pet food produce
- Pet Food or treats - Information about animal by product operating plat approved premises and information about using by products in pet treats
- Animal and Plant Health Agency - If you are using meat, honey or eggs you will be required to be registered with them
- Business Companion - Advice on the rules on selling goods by weight or measure: quantity, labelling, equipment and inspections
- Business Companion - Guidance on the information you need to provide on colours in the foodstuffs you sell or produce
- Supplying food products in a foreign language - If you supply food products you must ensure that certain compulsory information is given in English
- Date marking - Advice on recognising the importance of date marking of foodstuffs and when lot marking is necessary
- Average quantity goods - An overview of 'average quantity' and what is required of packers or importers of packaged products
- Food labelling: Caterers - The essentials of food labelling for restaurants, takeaways, etc, including some commonly misdescribed examples
- Use of packaging on produce - The legal requirement to reduce, re-use, recover and recycle packaging, and what evidence you need in order to demonstrate compliance.
- Premises approval - Certain types of food premises, generally manufacturers of products of animal origin, such as dairies, meat product manufacturers or fish processors are subject to product specific regulations
- Food safety - Information about your responsibilites as a business
- Food catering and retail advice - General advice and guidance around registering, labelling and packaging, HACCP and so on
- Allergen Training - Free training resource for allergens
- Safer Food Better Business pack - This food safety management pack helps restaurants, cafés, takeaways and other small catering
- Tender opportunities - Information for Trading on Council owned sites across the Duchy
- The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme - (FHRS) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland helps consumers choose where to eat out or shop for food by giving them information about the hygiene standards in restaurants, takeaways and food shops.
- Importing food - When importing food, you need to know about regulations that apply to specific products and more general rules concerning labelling and additives
- Exporting food - Advice about commercially exporting food and feed to countries outside of the UK
- Wine standards - We are responsible for ensuring European Union wine regulations are enforced in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We maintain the UK Vineyards Register
- Alcohol licences - Information on the different types of alcohol licences available and guidance on how to apply for them.
- Alcohol wholesaler registration - Find out if you need to apply for approval to sell alcohol to another business
- Food business start up - This section gives you all the advice you need to start a food business
- Food safety hazards - If you run a food business, you must have a plan based on the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles.
- Labelling for fishmongers - The essentials of food labelling for a fishmonger, including legal names of species and use of the term smoked
- Packaging requirements for Fishmongers - information about the requirements for fishmongers regarding products sold loose and/or prepacked
- Cider duty - Find out if you need to register for Cider Duty as a commercial cider or perry maker and how to submit returns and payments.
- Health and safety for caterers - This site provides information for people working in the catering and hospitality industry on how to comply with health and safety law
- The Nationwide Caterers Association - NCASS is the UK’s only trade association for mobile caterers and street food traders. You probably already knew that.
