Grocery store application

You can apply for a grocery store license.

What to know

Definition

A grocery store is a retail business that sells food for preparing and eating at home. This includes:

  • Meat, poultry, fish
  • Fruits and vegetables
  • Breads and cereals
  • Juices
  • Dairy products

Apply for grocery store license

Application requirements

To submit this application, you must provide the following:

  • Completed application form
  • License fee
  • Completed floor plan form
  • Certified food protection manager 
  • Background check
  • Copy of the menu
  • Completed food plan review form
  • Sewer availability charge

Application

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Contact us

Environmental Health

Minneapolis Health Department

Phone

612-673-2301

Address

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

Business Licenses & Consumer Services

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

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