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A Safer Food Better Business (SFBB) pack is a food safety management system designed to help small food businesses manage food hygiene procedures, keep daily records and demonstrate good food safety practices.

Many cafés, restaurants, takeaways, caterers, food vans and home food businesses use an SFBB pack as part of their day-to-day food safety management.

An SFBB pack is suitable for many small catering businesses, including cafés, restaurants, takeaways, sandwich shops, pubs, food vans, caterers, bakeries and similar food businesses.

It is designed to help businesses put practical food safety procedures in place and keep organised records that staff can follow.

Yes. Many home-based food businesses use an SFBB book to help manage food safety procedures and keep food hygiene records.

Whether you run a home bakery, cake business, small catering business or other food business from home, an SFBB pack can provide a practical framework for managing food safety.

Food businesses must have food safety management procedures in place. SFBB is one recognised way for many small catering businesses to organise those procedures and keep records.

The important thing is that your system is suitable for your business, followed in practice and kept up to date.

HACCP is a system for identifying and controlling food safety hazards. SFBB is a practical, HACCP-based food safety management system designed to help smaller food businesses apply those principles more easily.

You can read more about HACCP guidance from the Food Standards Agency.

A professionally printed SFBB book is ready to use straight away and avoids the hassle of printing and organising the pack yourself.

Our books are produced to a professional standard, making them a practical choice for busy catering environments where staff need clear, organised food safety records that are easy to complete and refer back to.

An SFBB diary is used to record regular food safety checks within your business. This may include opening checks, closing checks, temperature records, cleaning checks and other daily food hygiene records.

The diary helps show that food safety procedures are being followed consistently over time.

Yes. If you already have an SFBB book and only need more diary pages, you can buy an SFBB diary refill without replacing the full Safer Food Better Business pack.

Diary refills are useful when your current food safety diary is full and you want to continue keeping records in the same format.

The length of time an SFBB diary lasts depends on how often your business completes records and how many checks you need to document.

Many businesses order a diary refill when their current diary is nearly full so they can continue recording food safety checks without interruption.

Not usually. Many businesses continue using their main Safer Food Better Business book and simply order an SFBB diary refill when they need more record pages.

You may prefer to replace the full book if your existing copy is damaged, incomplete, heavily worn or no longer suitable for your business.

Completed food safety records should be kept long enough to show that your business has been following its procedures consistently.

Many businesses keep completed SFBB diaries together so they can refer back to previous checks if needed, especially during inspections or when reviewing food safety procedures.

SFBB is widely used by small catering businesses as part of their food safety management system. During an inspection, an Environmental Health Officer may want to see that your procedures are suitable, understood by staff and supported by appropriate records.

A well-maintained SFBB book can help keep those records organised and easy to present.

An SFBB pack can help you prepare for food hygiene inspections by giving you a structured way to manage food safety procedures and keep daily records.

It does not guarantee a particular food hygiene rating, but it can help demonstrate that your business takes food safety seriously and has a system in place.

SFBB includes food safety guidance for catering businesses, and allergen management is an important part of running a safe food business.

You should make sure staff understand allergen procedures and know how to provide accurate allergen information to customers. The Food Standards Agency also provides allergen guidance for food businesses.

If you are starting a café, takeaway, restaurant, food van, catering business or home food business, you will need suitable food safety management procedures from the start.

An SFBB pack can be a practical way to organise those procedures and begin keeping food safety records. The Food Standards Agency also has guidance on starting your food business safely.

Yes. A printed SFBB book is designed to be practical and ready to use. Once you receive your book, you can begin working through the relevant sections, setting up your procedures and completing diary records.

This makes it a useful option for new food businesses, replacement books and businesses that need fresh diary pages quickly.