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title: "What information should I send before opening a taproom?"
description: "Describe the premises and service model: seating, tastings, food preparation, events, delivery, and whether alcohol is produced, sold, or served."
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# What information should I send before opening a taproom?

Describe the premises and service model: seating, tastings, food preparation, events, delivery, and whether alcohol is produced, sold, or served. [Commercial Insurance Guide](https://www.insurance.ca.gov/01-consumers/105-type/95-guides/09-comm/commercialguide.cfm)

Include the lease clause, expected visitors, staff duties, hours, vendors, and any event contracts. Ask whether the requested limits and endorsements match the actual locations and activities. [Commercial Insurance Guide](https://www.insurance.ca.gov/01-consumers/105-type/95-guides/09-comm/commercialguide.cfm)

If you will wholesale or import alcohol, separately verify the applicable permit path; TTB’s wholesaler/importer guidance does not resolve every retail or service role. [Wholesaler/Importer/Exporter](https://www.ttb.gov/ttb-audiences/industry-members/wholesalers)

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## More Food and Beverage Questions

- [Does product liability pay for a food recall?](https://spot.insure/industries/food-and-beverage/does-product-liability-pay-for-a-food-recall)

## Coverage to Discuss

- [Product liability](https://spot.insure/coverage/product-liability)
- [Commercial property](https://spot.insure/coverage/commercial-property)
- [Tools, equipment and inland marine](https://spot.insure/coverage/inland-marine)
- [General liability](https://spot.insure/coverage/general-liability)
- [Workers’ compensation](https://spot.insure/coverage/workers-compensation)

## Sources and Further Reading

- [FSMA Final Rule for Preventive Controls for Human Food](https://www.fda.gov/food/food-safety-modernization-act-fsma/fsma-final-rule-preventive-controls-human-food) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Food Safety Plan and covered facility sections
  FDA overview of preventive-control requirements and their facility scope.
- [FDA Finalizes Guidance on Mandatory Recall Authority](https://www.fda.gov/food/hfp-constituent-updates/fda-finalizes-guidance-mandatory-recall-authority) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Constituent Update, November 5, 2018
  FDA description of its mandatory recall authority; not insurance evidence.
- [Wholesaler/Importer/Exporter](https://www.ttb.gov/ttb-audiences/industry-members/wholesalers) — Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. Applying for a Permit, lines 23–25
  TTB permit guidance for applicable alcohol wholesaler and importer roles.
- [Commercial Insurance Guide](https://www.insurance.ca.gov/01-consumers/105-type/95-guides/09-comm/commercialguide.cfm) — California Department of Insurance. Commercial Insurance Guide, revised June 14, 2024: purchasing coverage, commercial property, inland marine, boiler and machinery, commercial general liability, and workers compensation.
- [Employer information](https://www.dir.ca.gov/dwc/employer.htm) — California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Workers’ Compensation. Opening section, employer obligation and out-of-state employer paragraph
- [Launch your business](https://cdn.www.sba.gov/counseling/launch-your-business/) — U.S. Small Business Administration. Pick the type of business insurance you need; product liability row



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Updated 2026-09-28. [Editorial Policy](https://spot.insure/editorial-policy).

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