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Food Industry Licenses

Food Industry Licenses

Generally, someone selling food will need a license. The type of license (and who manages the license) depends on where you are selling it, what type of food you are selling, and whether that product is sold for consumption as part of food service or retail.

 

  • Refrigerated shelves stocked with fresh and frozen food at a supermarket

    Food Establishment

    Retail grocery store, gas station, convenience store, retail bakery, food warehouse
  • A pub room during daytime.

    Food Service

    Restaurant, cafeteria, food truck, trailer, tent, commissary
  • Dairy Industry

    Dairy Licenses and Permits

    Producer, hauler, warehouse/distributor, receiving station, and others.
  • Nighttime view of a brightly colored ferris wheel lit up

    County Fairs

    Food vendors often need a transitory food license or a temporary food license. Learn more here.
  • Brightly colored vegetables ready for sale at a farmers market: cauliflower, cucumbers, tomatoes and peas.

    Farmers Markets

  • Rows of bottled water before selling

    Bottled Water

    Bottled water manufacturers, water dispensing machines, and firms selling bottled water
  • Chickens free feeding in a field

    Shell Egg Processor

    Anyone who cleans, candles, grades, sorts, or packs eggs for sale