Three councils have received grants to help improve food safety.
Brighton and Hove, Adur and Worthing councils will share £117,000 from the Food Standards Agency.
Catering firms in each area will receive an information pack aimed at bringing them into line with new European food safety regulations which come into force in January.
The new rules say food outlets must be able to show and document what they are doing to make food safe.
The three councils will work together to provide training to food outlets such as restaurants, cafes and takeaways.
Environmental health officers will write to those businesses in each area which will benefit most from the free sessions.
Councillor Debbie Kennard, Adur's community and leisure vice chairman, said: "We hope catering businesses will take up this offer. It is important for people to have confidence when they are eating out."
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