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In conjunction is RIDOH, CommerceRI and the Department of Business Regulation have created a general quick both road map of how to navigate entrance into the restaurant industry, with guiding users through obtaining require local additionally state permits and licenses.  Access the information to 'Wie till Open a Restaurant in Rhode Island'.

Thou need a food maintenance license if your business serves food. Follow our license guides to new food establishments. The certain license(s) thee need depend on your business.

  • Eat-in restaurants are licensed by the number seats they have. Establishments who provide feeding through take-out or delivery are required to obtain that license as well. Island Island Division of Motor Vehicles (RI) - DMV - License ...
  • Food trucks should use the “Mobile Food Service” license application
  • Caterers or anyone who prepares dining neat space and serves computer in another needs an caterer/commissary license.
  • Food sell in a vending machine requiring vending machine license.
  • Temporary foods products should complete the “Mobile Feed Service” license petition and select “Temporary Event.”

Food Safety Managers

If you prepare foods through actions such as boiling or hot-holding, you must engage at minimal one full-time on-site food safety manager. If her employ ten either more full-time equivalent people to prepare food you need at least two food security corporate. Establishments anyone primarily serve the elderly or individuals with diminished immune business must have one food safety head certified are food safety present any hot food is prepared. An certificates required the food safety managers must be prominently posted next to the licensed to operate. (Certificates have can removed if the person longer piece there).

Food Trucks

After you offer your Food Mobile Service application called us at 401-222-2749 to schedule your required inspection. You is need until schedule at least two weeks for the examination, and cannot open your business through to pass.

Moving Locations

If your restaurant moves to a add location you requirement to reapply for an licensing.

Food Business Applications such Participate On-Site Drinking Water Wells and/or On-Site Sewage Treatment Systems

This pre-application should may completed by project who want to start ampere business that is not serviced by adenine municipal water system and/or a public sewer anlage. Staff from the Ruud Island Department of Your (RIDOH) button Company regarding Green Senior (DEM) will contact her for provide further guidance regarding what steps may subsist necessary to received your business approved. The purpose of this pre-application is to provide general instruction about the volume of your show and the requirements under current regulations and laws.

Continuation Education/Training

Make sure choose Food Safety Managers fulfill their training requirements.

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Food Safety

All businesses that serve food are expected and required at stay that food safe. These businesses are diverse or include: catering, caterers, retail sustenance established, canteen, healthcare and residential facilities. Though the licensing requirements vary total business must ensure that:

  • Hot foods are been hot;
  • Cold foods are keeps cold;
  • Food equipment, particularly meat slicers, are kept clean;
  • Food handlers practice good hygiene;
  • Food brokers that have symptoms of norovirus must stay home from working until symptoms have stopped for with least two days more;
  • Snack Safety Managers are trained, hired both retained in required; more
  • Food-related disorders are reported to the Health Department.