Food businesses are required to register and report any significant changes to their operational procedures or structural modifications. This applies to every facility you manage or operate. It does not matter whether the activity involves the processing, production, or distribution of food. Food businesses include all establishments that produce, process, market (either directly or online), transport, etc., food, regardless of whether they are for-profit or not.

Examples of food businesses include:

• Businesses that carry food or dietary supplements only as a minor part of their product range, such as gas stations, pharmacies, drugstores, and fitness centers
• Schools, preschools, nursing homes, and clubhouses that regularly serve food (cafeterias, kitchens, canteens)
• Operators of food vending machines
• Bakeries, cafés, ice cream shops, pastry shops, newsstands, snack bars, and mini-markets
• Producers of food of animal origin
• Fisheries, crustacean, shellfish, and mollusk farms
• Restaurants
• Food wholesalers, transporters, importers, and exporters
• Farms and wineries
• Farms raising or keeping animals for food production
• Food brokers (e.g., online)
• Milk processing and dairy processing facilities
• Mobile food vendors, including food trucks
• Primary producers of plant-based foods, such as fruits, vegetables, grains, and herbs
• Organizations that distribute food free of charge, such as food banks
• Events with food service, party catering, and catering services
• Businesses that sell food online, regardless of whether they
  • on their own website,
  • through other providers, or
  • on marketplaces such as eBay or Amazon.