Catering provides food service at a remote site, such as a hotel, office, or event venue. King County requires that a catering business operate from an approved commissary kitchen. The commissary is an important part of a caterer's operation. It must have dedicated areas for supply storage, equipment cleaning, and food preparation.
Many catering operations lease space at an existing approved commercial kitchen facility. Examples of facilities that you can use are:
Restaurants and other permitted food businesses don't need a separate permit for catering. But, the catering activities must take place in the existing permitted kitchen.
To construct your own catering kitchen, see Permanent food service business permit.
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