Who needs a retail food establishment permit in Florida?
Issued by Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Food Safety, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
Bakeries, coffee shops, ice cream shops, juice bars and grocers are retail food under FDACS, not DBPR. Apply in the Food Permit Center, pass the inspection, then pay; the permit is issued after payment. A coffee shop with full table service may fall under DBPR instead, so ask which agency before building.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Food Safety.
Sources and dates
FDACS retail food establishment permit page and Food Permit Center. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Bakeries, coffee shops, ice cream shops, juice bars and grocers are retail food under FDACS, not DBPR.
Yes. Bakeries, coffee shops, ice cream shops, juice bars and grocers are retail food under FDACS, not DBPR.
No. In Florida it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries and ice cream shops.
No. In Florida it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries and ice cream shops.
No. In Florida it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries and ice cream shops.
No. In Florida it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries and ice cream shops.
No. In Florida it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries and ice cream shops.
No. In Florida it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries and ice cream shops.
Yes. Bakeries, coffee shops, ice cream shops, juice bars and grocers are retail food under FDACS, not DBPR.
No. In Florida it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries and ice cream shops.
No. In Florida it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries and ice cream shops.
No. In Florida it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries and ice cream shops.
No. In Florida it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries and ice cream shops.
No. In Florida it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries and ice cream shops.
No. In Florida it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries and ice cream shops.
No. In Florida it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries and ice cream shops.
No. In Florida it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries and ice cream shops.
No. In Florida it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries and ice cream shops.
No. In Florida it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries and ice cream shops.
No. In Florida it is listed for coffee shops, bakeries and ice cream shops.
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Food Safety.
Step 4 of 6, get the permits for your kind of business. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax and approve the space.
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