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You must register with your local authority to run a food business.
Find out when you need to charge VAT and at what rate if you supply food and drink for the purposes of catering or as a takeaway.
You may need to get a licence to trade in the street in England and Wales - restrictions, fines, penalties
How to get refrigerated or heated vans, trucks and trailers approved to transport perishable food in or out of the UK, and the documents you need to have.
How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
You may need a licence from the local council to work as a street trader in Scotland.
Find out if a restaurant, takeaway or food shop has good food hygiene standards.
If you run a food business you must have a hazard analysis plan (HACCP) to meet food safety and hygiene standards
Food hygiene training helps street vendors serve safer food.
We are responsible for improving and protecting the environment. We aim to grow a green economy and sustain thriving rural communities. We also support our world-leading food, farming and fishing industries. Defra is a ministerial department, supported by 34 agencies...
This paper reviews what is known about the informal economy’s role in the food system focusing on informal retailers
Employment Tribunal decision.
An update following the UK Farm to Fork summit held at 10 Downing Street on 16 May 2023.
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