Mobile Food Units

A commissary is a location in which food, food containers, or supplies are kept, handled, prepared, packaged, or stored for distribution to a MFU or other satellite operations.

Some localities have local ordinances that require a commissary for all MFUs. In locations without an ordinance, commissaries are required when the operator cannot demonstrate that the MFU is a fully self contained operation. Examples of activities that may take place at a commissary include food prep that requires more space than the MFU allows, food storage, use of a three compartment sink to clean food equipment, storage and re-stocking of supplies, filling up a fresh water tank, or emptying a waste water tank.