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Multi-Site Restaurant Food Safety NSW

Managing food safety across multiple restaurant locations introduces new complexity — consistent standards, central kitchen logistics, and site-specific adaptations. AMES builds group food safety systems that scale.

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Food safety complexity at scale

A single-site cafe needs one Food Safety Program. A restaurant group operating five locations needs five FSPs — each site-specific, each reflecting the equipment, layout, and menu of that location, but all consistent in quality and approach. A central production kitchen supplying multiple sites adds a further layer of complexity: the central kitchen is itself a food business requiring its own FSP, and the transport of food to each site introduces additional HACCP control points.

What AMES provides for restaurant groups

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Group FSP Framework
A master Food Safety Program framework with site-specific adaptations for each location. Consistent standards, site-specific CCPs and monitoring procedures.
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Central Kitchen HACCP
Separate FSP for central production kitchen operations, including cook-chill systems, transport CCPs, and traceability requirements across the group.
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Group Staff Training
Consistent food safety training delivered across all sites. Training records management for the entire group. FSS pathway support for all locations.
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Multi-Site Audit Program
Scheduled internal audits across all locations with consolidated reporting. Identifies systemic compliance issues across the group before external audits.

Food Safety Supervisor requirements for multi-site groups

Each site in a restaurant group must have a certified Food Safety Supervisor in place under Standard 3.2.2A. For groups with high staff turnover, maintaining a pipeline of FSS-certified staff across all locations is an operational challenge. AMES can help establish an FSS certification program for your group, including pre-certification training for nominated candidates at each site.

Contact AMES to discuss your group's food safety requirements, or view our fixed-price packages.

Common questions

Frequently asked questions

Can one Food Safety Program cover all our restaurant locations?
No. Each food premises must have a site-specific Food Safety Program under Standard 3.2.1. However, a group can operate from a master FSP framework that is adapted for each location — ensuring consistency across the group while satisfying the requirement that each plan accurately reflects the specific premises, equipment, and processes at each site. AMES develops this type of group framework for restaurant groups.
How does a central kitchen affect our food safety compliance?
A central kitchen that produces food for supply to other locations is itself a food business requiring its own FSP. The central kitchen FSP must address the hazards of centralised production, including cook-chill processes, transport CCPs, and the traceability system linking batches produced at the central kitchen to the sites where they are served.

Ready to get your food business fully compliant?

AMES Food Advisory provides fixed-price food safety programs across Sydney and NSW. Built on 11+ years of real manufacturing experience at The Arnott's Group.

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