Food Safety & Health Code Compliance Audits

Food safety compliance audit services evaluate restaurants, food processing facilities, and food businesses for health code compliance, food safety protocols, and regulatory adherence.

With foodborne illness affecting millions annually and health code violations resulting in closures, food safety audits generate revenue of $110,000-$350,000 annually with profit margins of 38-52%.

The business requires food safety certified auditors, comprehensive health code checklists, industry-specific standards knowledge (HACCP, FDA), and documentation systems.

Services include restaurant health code pre-audits, food processing facility inspections, food safety protocol evaluation, HACCP compliance verification, and corrective action planning.

Pricing typically $300-$700 per restaurant audit, $800-$2,500 for food processing facilities, billed to food businesses.

Success factors include food safety certification (ServSafe Manager, HACCP), detailed health code knowledge, identifying critical violations, providing actionable improvements before official inspections, and building relationships with restaurants, food processors, and food service consultants.

Most audits assess food storage and temperatures, cross-contamination prevention, employee hygiene, cleaning and sanitation, and pest control.

The business serves restaurants preparing for health inspections, food processing facilities, food service management companies, and institutional kitchens.

Auditors typically have food safety certifications and restaurant/food industry experience.

Marketing focuses on restaurant owners, food processors, food service management, and culinary consultants.

With food safety regulations strict and health code violations costly in 2025, food safety audits offer specialized opportunities for food safety experts helping food businesses maintain compliance, prevent violations, and ensure safe food handling.