Grocery or convenience store

We list license applications for retail and wholesale grocery stores in Minneapolis.

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Butcher shop

You need a license to sell meat, poultry or fish in Minneapolis.

Convenience store

You need a license to sell ready-to-eat snacks and drinks in Minneapolis.

Food distributor

You need a license from the City to sell packaged foods to retailers.

Grocery store

You must have a license to sell food and food accessory items.

Grocery accessory store

You need a license to sell only specialty food items or a small amount of food in non-f...

Micro food wholesaler

You must have a license to sell your specialty foods to other retailers.

Staple Foods

We require all licensed food stores in the city to offer staple foods, which are healthy and nutritious. See if your store is required to stock staple foods.
Learn more about the staple foods requirement

Contact us

Environmental Health

Minneapolis Health Department

Email Environmental Health Department

Phone

612-673-2301

Address

Public Service Building
505 Fourth Ave. S., Room 520
Minneapolis, MN 55415

Business Licenses & Consumer Services

Phone
612-673-2080

Fax
612-673-3399

Address

Public Service Building
505 Fourth Ave. S., Room 220
Minneapolis, MN 55415

Office hours
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Monday – Thursday

9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Friday

Food Plan Review Team

Mohamed Yusuf

Jim Donovan

Janna Beard

Email 

Email Mohamed Yusuf
Email Jim Donovan
Email Janna Beard

Phone

Mohamed Yusuf
612-673-2612

Jim Donovan
612-673-2795

Janna Beard
612-673-3529

 

Address

Public Service Building
505 Fourth Ave. S. 
Minneapolis, MN 55415