Cafés, Bakeries & Small Food Businesses

Practical Food Safety Solutions

Affordable and practical compliance support for independent food businesses.

Food safety programs, internal audits, Food Safety Supervisor and food handler training, labelling advice, council inspection preparation and ongoing compliance support for independent food businesses.

We work with owner-operators across New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia: cafés, bakeries, takeaways, caterers and market stalls, usually starting with a single visit.

Food safety consultant completing a checklist with a baker in a small bakery

Where small food businesses usually need a hand

Practical food safety solutions for independent food businesses.

Opening a new café or bakery

Council registration, a Food Safety Supervisor, a food safety program if your council requires one, and a kitchen set up to pass its first inspection.

Opening Compliance Reviews Food Safety Supervisor Training

A council inspection is coming

A pre-inspection walk-through, the records inspectors ask for, and the quick fixes that avoid a follow-up visit.

Council Inspection Preparation Internal Food Safety Audits

Keeping on top of it day to day

Temperature logs, cleaning schedules, allergen information and labelling that are simple enough to actually keep up.

Food Safety Programs Food Labelling Advice Ongoing Compliance Support

Services for cafés, bakeries and small food businesses

Practical food safety solutions for cafés, bakeries and small food businesses.

Food Safety Programs

A simple, council-ready food safety program written for your menu and your kitchen.

Internal Food Safety Audits

A regular check of your kitchen against what council inspects, before they do.

Food Safety Supervisor Training

The nationally recognised course your nominated supervisor needs.

Food Handler Training

Short, practical training for the rest of the team, on-site or online.

Food Labelling Advice

Allergen declarations, ingredient lists and date marking for packaged and display items.

Council Inspection Preparation

A pre-inspection walk-through and the records inspectors ask for.

Opening Compliance Reviews

Fit-out, registration and food safety set-up for new cafés and bakeries.

Ongoing Compliance Support

A phone call away when something changes: a new menu, a new staff member, a new council letter.

How we support small businesses

From first consultation to ongoing compliance support.

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A quick call

Tell us about your business and what is worrying you.

A visit to your kitchen

We look at what council looks at, and explain it in plain English.

A short fix list

What to do first, what can wait, and what you can ignore.

Done with you

Programs, records and training set up alongside you, not handed over in a binder.

Ready for council

A final check before the inspection, and check-ins after it.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions from café, bakery and takeaway owners.

Do I need a Food Safety Program?

Many high-risk food businesses are legally required to have one. We can help determine your obligations and develop a program tailored to your operations.

What happens at a council inspection?

An Environmental Health Officer checks your premises, food handling, temperatures, cleaning and records, and may ask to see your Food Safety Supervisor certificate and food safety program. We help you prepare for exactly that.

Do I need a Food Safety Supervisor?

In New South Wales, many retail food businesses that handle potentially hazardous ready-to-eat food must appoint a certified Food Safety Supervisor. We can train yours or confirm what applies to your business.

Can you help if I am just starting out?

Yes. An opening compliance review covers registration, set-up and the documents you need before you start trading.

Do you offer staff training?

Yes. We deliver customised food safety training on-site, online or at your workplace.

Let’s Build a Safer Food Business Together.

Whether you’re opening a new food business, preparing for a regulatory audit, implementing a HACCP system or improving your food safety culture, we’re here to help.