Daily Drop-Off Lunch BuffetSmart FridgeWeekly Team Meal DeliveryRemote Employee Meal DeliveryWholesale MealsWho We ServeAbout UsFAQContactBlogWholesale Portal ↗Meals for Individuals ↗Get Started
About / Our Kitchen & Food Safety

One kitchen, one set of standards.

Every meal MHP Food Service delivers is cooked in-house in Rancho Cucamonga. No third-party commissary, no broker handoffs, no white-label sourcing. This page is for the buyer who needs to know what we are operationally — the team, the standards, the documentation your facilities and procurement reviewers need.

Get in touch ↗ Skip to compliance →
The MHP Food Service kitchen in Rancho CucamongaCatering trays prepared at the MHP kitchen for a Southern California workplace
Trusted by Southern California workplaces

Operations at a glance

2015
Founded as a consumer brand; the food service team grew from it
1
In-house kitchen — Rancho Cucamonga, in the heart of the Inland Empire
4
Programs out of one shop: catering, Smart Fridge, weekly meal-prep, wholesale
0
Third-party commissaries, broker handoffs, or white-label sourcing
Christine, founder of MHP Food Service
Who's behind it

Founder-led, owner-run.

MHP started in 2015 with Christine and a clear standard for real food, prepared fresh, by people who care about it. The food service business grew out of that consumer brand, using the same recipes, the same sourcing standards, and the same daily standards. The team that cooks for your workplace is the team that answers when you call.

  • One kitchen, one menu rotation, one set of standards
  • Bilingual team — English and Spanish
  • In-house production, no commissary handoffs
  • Same kitchen, same recipes, every week
Read the founder story ›

Four programs, one shop.

Every program runs out of the same kitchen, off the same menu rotation, by the same team.

Daily catering trays prepared at the MHP kitchen
Daily catering

Hot-held buffet trays

Prepped the day before, finished the morning of delivery. Protein, two starches, two vegetables, salad. Never reheated from frozen.

Sealed single-serve meals stocked in the MHP Smart Fridge
Smart Fridge

Single-serve, sealed, labeled

The same menu rotation as the buffet, portioned and packed for grab-and-go. Tap-to-open access, on-cadence restock.

Weekly meal-prep boxes from the MHP kitchen
Weekly meal-prep

Pre-portioned for the work-week

Same recipes, same kitchen, packed for one delivery per week. Take-home benefit for teams that want it as a perk.

MHP catering tray staged in a workplace break room for service
Food safety, in practice

Hot food hot. Cold food cold.

Most food-safety incidents in workplace catering happen in transit and on the holding line. We deliver to the start of your service window — not three hours before — so hot items go directly from insulated transport to service, and cold items stay cold until they are plated.

  • Hot-held items leave the kitchen above 140°F
  • Cold-held items leave below 40°F, in commercial insulated transport
  • Service timed to your window — not held on a counter for hours
  • Smart Fridge units run with real-time temperature monitoring

Certifications and standing requirements

What we carry, keep current, and can show your team.

ServSafe certification

Kitchen leadership and on-line staff carry ServSafe Food Handler and Manager certifications, renewed to California Retail Food Code intervals. Copies of current certifications available to your facilities or procurement team on request.

Commercial general liability

We carry general liability and commercial auto coverage. Your organization can be added as an additional insured on a COI for any catered or fridge program. Standard COI turnaround is about a week from request.

Local health permits

Our Rancho Cucamonga kitchen operates under San Bernardino County Environmental Health Services as a Permitted Food Facility, with current inspection records available on request.

California Retail Food Code

Every kitchen process — receiving, prep, cold-hold, transport — runs to CalCode standards. No regulatory shortcuts, no off-permit production.

Smart Fridge installed outside a controlled production area at a Southern California medtech site
For regulated production sites

Cleanrooms, plants, controlled areas.

Medtech, biotech, food and beverage, and pharma manufacturing clients have controlled-environment rules. The program adapts: sealed single portions, dock or break-area staging, no driver entry into controlled areas, COI on file before first service.

  • No driver entry to cleanrooms or controlled areas
  • Sealed single portions where buffet service is not permitted
  • COI on file before the first delivery
  • Smart Fridge sited outside the clean zone

Documentation we can send your team

Available to your procurement, facilities, EHS, or vendor-management team on request.

Certificate of Insurance

Customized to your organization as additional insured, with current coverage limits. Standard turnaround is about a week from request.

ServSafe certifications

Current Food Handler and Manager certifications for kitchen leadership.

Health permit and inspection records

San Bernardino County Environmental Health Services permit, plus most recent inspection record.

Vendor onboarding packet

For sites with a formal vendor-onboarding process: W-9, references, sample COI, and standard service terms in one packet.

About this page

Written by the MHP Food Service team and reviewed by Christine, founder of MHP Food Service. Founded in 2015, MHP has been operating workplace food programs — daily catering, Smart Fridges, and weekly meal delivery — across Southern California ever since. AI is used to assist drafting; every page is reviewed and edited by a real person on our team before it ships.

Testimonials

Real teams, Real partners.

Real words from our partners we prepare for every week.

★★★★★
“Thank you for your assistance with this service! I continue to receive positive feedback every day about your services.”
Lt. Kristina CochranSanta Monica Police Department
★★★★★
“We're on our second agreement with MHP. The team adapts to our headcount changes, works with us on menu adjustments, and shows up consistently every week. One of the easier vendor relationships we've had.”
Diana De AlbaHuman Resources
★★★★★
“The fridge seems like a hit here! Everyone loves it and it's such a great option for staff to have a healthy meal on site.”
Spencer LovittFacilities Coordinator
Trusted by Southern California workplaces

Need a COI or a quote?

Tell us your organization name, additional-insured language, headcount, and site. COIs turn around in about a week; quotes in a day or two.

Get in touch ↗