Halal Guide

Central Kitchens & Cloud Kitchens

Audience: owners of PKS (small and medium enterprise) central kitchens, delivery-only restaurants, operators of rented kitchen space, multi-brand businesses and managers of chain outlets.

What you will learn: choosing the right scheme, mapping certificates by holder and premises, meeting licence requirements, managing a shared kitchen, controlling ingredients, dispatching products safely, running an IHCS/HAS and preparing for MYeHALAL.

Compliance note: A cloud kitchen is not a separate JAKIM scheme. A central kitchen that supplies food premises needs to meet the food/beverage product certification requirements before those premises apply for the SPHM (Sijil Pengesahan Halal Malaysia, the Malaysia Halal Certificate). The certificate of any shared kitchen operator does not automatically cover every tenant or brand.

Article index

  1. Central Kitchens, Cloud Kitchens and Shared Kitchens: What Is the Difference? Know the kitchen models and the scope of certification before renting or expanding the business.
  2. Halal Scheme and Certificate Holder: Who Actually Needs to Apply? A map of certificate holders for central kitchens, outlets, shared-kitchen operators and digital brands.
  3. Licences, KKM Registration and Worker Requirements for Commercial Kitchens The basics of SSM, PBT, FoSIM, food handler training, typhoid and halal governance.
  4. Shared Kitchens: Separation, Workflow and Each Operator's Responsibilities Shared kitchen SOPs, equipment, space schedules, supplier access and the RACI matrix.
  5. Menus, Ingredients, Suppliers and Digital Brands: Controlling Change Recipe registers, multi-brand menus, halal evidence for ingredients and a controlled change process.
  6. Storage, Dispatch and Delivery: Temperature Control and Traceability Connect kitchen, batch, delivery and customer records for trace-back and recall.
  7. IHCS, HAS and Internal Audit for Central Kitchens and Chain Outlets A halal control system that works across kitchens, brands, shifts and branches.
  8. MYeHALAL, Fees and Audit: A 90-Day Preparation Plan for Central Kitchens The steps to apply and the actual budget, without promising approval within any set time.

Overall flowchart

Overview of halal certification for central kitchens and cloud kitchensStart by identifying the entity, kitchen and brands. If you supply outlets from a central kitchen, use the Skim Produk Makanan dan Minuman (Food and Beverage Product scheme) for the central kitchen; if not, check the premises scheme based on the cloud kitchen's activities. Register the locations and the operator's scope. If the space is shared by several entities, check each certificate holder and the tenant controls; if not, check one operator and the menu in scope. Next come SSM, PBT, FoSIM, workers and the IHCS or HAS, then the register of materials, recipes, SOPs, batches and delivery, followed by the self-audit and MYeHALAL. If approved, the SPHM follows the actual scope; if not, make corrections and refer to the decision.YesNoYesNoYesNo

Start: identify the entity, kitchen and brands

Supplying outlets from a central kitchen?

Skim Produk Makanan dan Minuman (Food and Beverage Product scheme) for the central kitchen

Check the premises scheme based on cloud kitchen activities

Register locations and operator scope

Space shared by several entities?

Check each certificate holder and tenant controls

Check one operator and the menu in scope

SSM PBT FoSIM workers and IHCS or HAS

Register of materials, recipes, SOPs, batches and delivery

Self-audit and MYeHALAL

Approved?

SPHM according to the actual scope

Make corrections and refer to the decision
Overview of halal certification for central kitchens and cloud kitchens

Operating templates

These CSV templates are internal management tools, not official JAKIM forms.

Recommended learning order

Read articles 01–02 to set your model and scheme; articles 03–04 for premises readiness; articles 05–07 for operational systems; article 08 for application preparation. Use the templates as working tools, not as empty documents just for the audit.

Main sources

This content was prepared based on sources reviewed on 5 November 2026. Final decisions and requirements are subject to JAKIM/MAIN/JAIN (Majlis/Jabatan Agama Islam Negeri, the state Islamic religious councils and departments) and the latest notices.