Food Facilities

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A food facility is defined under Section 113789 of the California Retail Food Code as an operation that stores, prepares, packages, serves, vends, or otherwise provides food for human consumption at the retail level, regardless of whether there is a charge for the food. Food facilities include permanent and nonpermanent food facilities, such as restaurants, commissaries, fast food establishments, coffee shops, mobile food facilities, vending machines, certified farmers' markets, microenterprise home kitchen operations, temporary food facilities such as those at events, catering operations, etc.

Food Facility Resources

The following resources help food facilities comply with State and City regulations as well as adopt zero waste practices to save money, conserve resources, and reduce landfilled waste. For trash, recycling and compost collection services, please visit the Businesses & Schools page.

Foodware Ordinance
Disposable Foodware Regulations
Reusable Success Stories
Mandatory Food Recovery and Donation

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