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Important information for all food vendors

Posted on October 29th, 2009 | No Comments »

Hear ye! Hear ye! All food vendors. Listen up:

Whether you sell one item or a dozen, whether you’re a 30-foot-long concession or a kiosk, whether you sell water or shishkebob with all the fixings, you are required by the State of Florida through its Department of Business and Professional Regulations’ division of hotels and restaurants, to have a temporary permit in order to sell any food item at an outdoor show.

You must apply for a permit for each event (or buy an annual one).

As organizers of the shows, we are required by the DBPR to submit dates and times for each of our shows in Florida. State inspectors will be attending every one of our shows to check for these permits. The state permits cost $91 for each show. An annual permit covers you for every show you do for $1,000 total.

If an inspector finds that you do not have a permit, an inspection will be done at that time and you will be given the forms to fill out. If your concession passes the inspection, you will need to buy the permit in order to remain open. If you do not buy the permit, the inspector will force you to close and leave.

If your concession does not pass inspection, it will be closed down and you will be asked to leave the show. There can be no refunds so it’ll pay to take care of this ahead of time.

The number to call for more information is 850-487-1395. Or check the web site: www.myfloridalicense.com and click on “hotels and restaurants”.

Please take care of this as soon as possible. You must have permits for each show.

Thanks.