Quick answer
Decide by product form: packaged sauces, soup bases and frozen meal kits sold at retail are food goods, mandatory since October 17, 2024; items shipped only to the chain's own outlets as catering inputs follow the catering transition until October 17, 2026. Brands around Changsha, Hunan verify category and sales form first, then file core SKUs, checking retail and outlet supply separately. BPOM registration follows its own rules and cannot replace halal certification.
Detailed explanation
What the Product Actually Is
- Sauces, bases and meal kits sold in stores or online are food goods, already mandatory.
- Items sent to own or franchised outlets for cooking follow catering, in transition to October 17, 2026.
- A kitchen doing both checks separately; outlet count never replaces product count. Form sets the date and scope on the certificate.
What the Central-Kitchen Audit Checks
- Recipe layers: compound ingredients and carriers traced to suppliers.
- Shared lines: time separation, dedicated utensils and cleaning verification.
- Cold chain: temperature ledgers for frozen and chilled storage and transport.
- Packaging: Indonesian labels, importer information and mark use under current rules. A changing menu does not widen scope; new items use change procedures.
Decision and Sequence
List SKUs with form and date, filing core sauces and fast-repeat kits first. Build SJPH at the kitchen, with outlet rules as extension documents. Give franchisees the number and screenshot, and put extension timing in the contract. Timing depends on files, corrections, audit slots and fatwa progress; actual progress prevails.
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