Ruapehu District Council (RDC) wants to see every food premises operator in the region be able to display an A grade certificate.
A new food premises grading system comes into effect in mid-November and is being introduced to shops, restaurants and cafés throughout the district.
They will be given either an A, B, D or E grade which will need to be prominently displayed for customers to see.
RDC believes that the grading system for food businesses will better enable people to make a more informed decision when choosing a restaurant or buying food.
Team leader of environmental health and liquor Phoebe Harrison said that RDC are "pulling out all the stops" to work with food premises operators to help them get an A rating.