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Platform Kitchen Operations
What is Platform Kitchen Operations (PKO)? 
A Platform Kitchen Operation or PKO is a delivery or to-go food service. The PKO operates out of a permitted Commissary Kitchen in Nevada County and would not have any dine-in or seating capability for customers/patrons. The operation would strictly be delivery or to-go. The food entrepreneur would have a delivery and/or take-out service where orders are completed online or by phone by the patrons/customers, which will allow the PKO to set specific days and times which orders can be placed.
Many of our existing permitted food entrepreneurs that currently operate via a Temporary Food Facility (TFF) or as a Caterer are struggling to find a way to stay in the Retail Food Industry. And many new entrepreneurs are also struggling to find a way to enter the Retail Food Industry. There are also operators of Brick and Mortar facilities that have suffered significant losses due to COVID-19, PSPS (Public Safety Power Shut-Offs), and financial impacts that have led to the unfortunate closure of their food facilities. All of these types of owners/operators can benefit from a Platform Kitchen type of operation.
A Platform Kitchen Operation or PKO is a delivery or to-go food service. The PKO operates out of a permitted Commissary Kitchen in Nevada County and would not have any dine-in or seating capability for customers/patrons. The operation would strictly be delivery or to-go. The food entrepreneur would have a delivery and/or take-out service where orders are completed online or by phone by the patrons/customers, which will allow the PKO to set specific days and times which orders can be placed.
The PKO and the Commissary Owner(s)/other food operations cannot operate at the same time (meaning the brick and mortar restaurant commissary/other commissary users would not be preparing any food during the time the PKO is operating). The commissary permit holder will be required to submit an operational schedule to EH, signed by both the operator of the PKO and the permit holder of the Brick and Mortar/commissary facility showing the agreed upon operation times for the PKO, Brick and Mortar, and any additional commissary operations.
In addition, the PKO (As well as all other users of the commissary), will be required to sign in and sign out on a commissary usage log each time they use the facility. Each commissary user will have their own sign-in sheet and the commissary owner will submit said sign-in sheets to NCDEH quarterly.
The commissary facility will also allow for long-term storage of its users’ food, utensils, and food equipment and provide designated, segregated, and labeled shelving space for said items.
To allow for retail food sales directly to the public, the PKO would be permitted by NCDEH as a Food Facility-0 Seats-PKO. This means that the public may enter to pick up and pay for the to-go food product, or the PKO will deliver the food product ordered to the customer’s home. Dine-in operations would not be permitted for a PKO operation.
The Questionnaire lists the particular requirements that the NCDEH would require for delivery operations as well as other food safety criteria. If you wish to start a PKO operation, and already have an approved commissary picked out, please fill out the questionnaire and contact NCDEH to start your permitting process. If you are just starting out, and want to operate as a PKO, please review the questionnaire and call NCDEH with any questions that you may have. A site visit/inspection of your commissary will need to be conducted to verify the suitability of the facility for your proposed operation. Each commissary/PKO relationship is approved by NCDEH on a case-by-case basis. NCDEH needs to ensure that the proposed commissary has the space and amenities to fit your operational needs.
To Apply for a PKO:
Fees for Platform Kitchen Operation
Review of this Application and Commissary Inspection | $207.40 |
Permit to Operate a “PKO Food Facility-0-Seats”. | $311.10 |
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Trisha Tillotson
Agency DirectorPhone: 530-265-1222
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Community Development Agency
Physical Address
950 Maidu Avenue, Suite 170
PO Box 599002
Nevada City, CA 95959-7902
Phone 530-265-1222Fax 530-478-5799
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