License: Food Broker License

<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">A food broker is a business whose principal mode of food sales is buying and selling food but never takes physical possession of the food being bought or sold. They are simply arranging the transaction between the seller and the buyer. Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA)</div> <div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>A food broker is a business whose principal mode of food sales is buying and selling food but never takes physical possession of the food being bought or sold. They are simply arranging the transaction between the seller and the buyer. </p> Food brokers are inspected by the Manufactured Food Program within the Food and Feed Safety Division. <br /> <br /> <ul class="pList" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 2em 25px; list-style-position: outside; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline;"> <li><a href="https://www.mda.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/inline-files/guidelines-fb.pdf" title="Food Broker (English) (PDF: 262 KB / 1 page)">Food Broker (English) (PDF)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mda.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/inline-files/guide-fb-hmo.pdf" title="Food Broker (Hmong) (PDF: 476 KB / 1 page)">Food Broker (Hmong) (PDF)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mda.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/inline-files/guide-fb-som.pdf" title="Food Broker (Somali) (PDF: 474 KB / 1 page)">Food Broker (Somali) (PDF)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mda.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/inline-files/guide-fb-esp.pdf" title="Food Broker (Spanish) (PDF: 473 KB / 1 page)">Food Broker (Spanish) (PDF)</a></li> </ul> </div> None

  • Stand-alone license
  • State exam required
  • Specific course required
  • Continuing education required
  • Experience required
  • Felony convictions prohibited
License information updated 10/13/2021