- If your food business will have a retail component
or has a retail store front where food sales are sold directly to the consumer you must contact the MDA Retail Food Program for additional licensing and inspection requirements for that portion of your business. - Many firms have both a wholesale manufacturing and retail component. Both manufacturing and retail inspections will occur but only one license will be issued based on the predominance of sales in dollars between wholesale manufacturing and retail. This one license will allow the firm to do both modes of business when inspected and approved by both inspectors.
- If you have questions about licensing, please contact the MDA Licensing Liaison at 651-201-6062 or MDA.Licensing@state.mn.us.
Retail Operations
- If your food business will have a retail component or has a retail store front where food sales are sold directly to the consumer you must contact the MDA Retail Food Program for additional licensing and inspection requirements for that portion of your business.
- Many firms have both a wholesale manufacturing and retail component. Both manufacturing and retail inspections will occur but only one license will be issued based on the predominance of sales in dollars between wholesale manufacturing and retail. This one license will allow the firm to do both modes of business when inspected and approved by both inspectors.
- If you have questions about licensing, please contact the MDA Licensing Liaison at 651-201-6062 or MDA.Licensing@state.mn.us.
