Café Services in Schools: Distinguishing Restaurant Services from Food Sales

A school operates a simple café selling snacks and drinks with seating available nearby.
If students consume their purchases in the café area, it is considered a restaurant service.
If students take their purchases elsewhere (even within the school) and receive them in disposable packaging, it is considered food sales, not restaurant service.
Other areas of the school are not regarded as dining areas.
The same assessment applies to restaurant operations in an employer’s premises.

Note that this post was (partially) written with the help of AI. It is always useful to review the original source material, and where needed to obtain (local) advice from a specialist.