Resources to put you on the right path
View our helpful links and resources below to get you started.
Resources
Multiple kitchens & prep space with pack, ship & store capabilities
- Licensing Portal (Catering, Food Truck, Restaurant, Etc., food permits)
- Mobile Food Permit
- Food Service Catering Guide
- Temporary Food Permit
- Licensing Portal (Bakery, Canned/Bottled, Packaged Food, Etc.)
- Mobile Food Permit
- Manufactured Food Program
- Food Permit Fees
- ServSafe Manager Training
- FRLA Food Handlers
- Food Safety A-Z Resources for Florida
- ServSafe is offering free courses during the COVID-19 pandemic!
- FDA vs USDA – Who Regulates What? (Registrar Corp)
- Recipal (create FDA-compliant nutrition-fact labels, recipe costing & inventory management)
- HACCP Principals and Application Guidelines (FDA)
- Cottage Food Laws (home-based food businesses can make up to $50,000 yearly)
- Food Liability Insurance Program (affordable insurance by FLIP)
- SunBiz FAQs
- Food Safety Modernization Act
- Food Safety and Quality Consultation (Mérieux NutriSciences Corp.)
- Non-Disclosure Agreement
- Food Processing Authority
- Direct Farm Business Guide
- Collier County Business Tax Receipt (required to operate in Collier County)
- What’s required to open a business in Collier County?
- Get your business listed on SWFL Fresh, the University of Florida Institute For Agricultural Sciences website, which helps businesses that use locally grown produce promote themselves