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Article Excerpt
At a business meeting in February, Mike Cashion met a caterer that, he soon realized, was operating illegally in the metro Jackson area.
Cashion, executive director of the Mississippi Hospitality and Restaurant Association (MHRA), reported the caterer to the Mississippi State Department of Health. He was surprised when, three months later, a local newspaper featured the same caterer.
"When the article hit, my jaw dropped," said Cashion.
When Cashion contacted the state health department about the story, he was told that the business was indeed operating legally from a bakery located in the kitchen of the owner's mother's home, a day care center, which has a food permit. However, the facility can only be used for catering operations when the center is closed, after 6 p.m., and on weekends.
"The article blatantly said he wasn't doing that," said Cashion. "Since the article...
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