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    Title: Wholesale Food Processor/Manufacturer
    Alternate Title:
    Description:

    A wholesale food processor/manufacturer makes food and sells to other businesses for resale.This includes processing or manufacturing raw materials and other food ingredients into food items, reprocessing of food items, or packaging of food. Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA)


    Subject: Food
    Creation Date: 9/11/2008 2:18:35 PM
    Modification Date: 2/13/2023 11:22:42 AM
    Agency Name: Agriculture (MDA), Minnesota Department of
    Agency URL: https://www.mda.state.mn.us/
    Agency Description: The mission of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is to enhance Minnesotans' quality of life by ensuring the integrity of our food supply, the health of our environment, and the strength of our agricultural economy.
    Agency Phone: 651-201-6000
    800-967-2474
    Agency Fax: Agency URL: https://www.mda.state.mn.us/
    Agency Address:
    625 N. Robert Street

    St. Paul
    MN
    55155
    Division Name: Food & Feed Safety
    Division URL:
    Division Description:
    Division Phone: Division Fax: Division URL:
    Audience: Hold Application URL:
    Renewal URL: https://www2.mda.state.mn.us/webapp/erenewal/login.jsp
    Versa URL:
    Requirements:

    A wholesale food processor/manufacturer makes food and sells to other businesses for resale.This includes processing or manufacturing raw materials and other food ingredients into food items, reprocessing of food items, or packaging of food. These manufacturers produce a wide variety of foods in Minnesota including but not limited to seafood items, canned foods, bread products, beverages, and candies.

    Processor/manufacturers are inspected by the Manufactured Food Program within the Food and Feed Safety Division. Businesses (or that portion of their business) making meat and dairy products for wholesale are regulated by the Dairy and Meat Inspection Division.


    Rules:
    Statutes: 28A.04
    28A.08

    Forms:

    Contact the department.


    Fees:

    Fee is based on gross annual food sales or service for the immediate previous
    license or fiscal year or anticipated future gross annual food sales. 

    Gross Annual Food 
    Sales and Service

    License Fee

      Penalties                   Late Renewal

    No License

    Less than $125,000

        $169

          $56

       $112

    $125,001 - $250,000

        $392

         $129

       $259

    $250,001 - $1,000,000

       $590

         $195

       $389

    $1,000,001 - $5,000,000

       $769

         $254

       $508

    $5,000,001 - $10,000,000

       $920 

         $304

       $607

    $10,000,001 - $15,000,000

    $1,377

         $454

       $909

    $15,000,001 - $20,000,000

    $1,608

         $531

    $1,061

    $20,000,001 - $25,000,000

    $1,849

         $601

    $1,220

    $25,000,001 - $50,000,000

    $2,090

         $690

    $1,379

    $50,000,001 - $100,00,000

    $2,330

         $769

    $1,358

    $100,000,000 or more

    $2,571

         $848

    $1,697

     

     

     

     

    Wholesale food processor of meat or poultry products under supervision of the
    U.S. Department of Agriculture

    Less than $125,000

        $112

           $37

         $74

    $125,001 - $250,000

        $214

           $71

       $141

    $250,001 - $1,000,000

       $333

         $110

       $220

    $1,000,001 - $5,000,000

       $425

        $140

       $281

    $5,000,001 - $10,000,000

       $521 

        $172

       $344

    $10,000,001 - $15,000,000

       $765

        $252

       $505

    $15,000,001 - $20,000,000

       $893

        $295

       $589

    $20,000,001 - $25,000,000

    $1,027

        $339

       $678

    $25,000,001 - $50,000,000

    $1,161

        $383

       $766

    $50,000,001 - $100,00,000

    $1,295

        $427

       $855

    $100,000,001 or more

    $1,428

        $471

       $942

     

     

     

     

    Wholesale food processor of meat or poultry products under supervision of the
    U.S. Department of Agriculture               $125                 $40                                                          $50

     

     

     

     

    Wholesale food manufacturer having the permission of the commissioner to use the name Minnesota Farmstead cheese                                  $30                 $10                                                          $15


    Wholesale food manufacturer processing less than 700,000 pounds per year of raw milk
                                                                     $30                 $10                                                          $15

     


    Period of Issuance:

    January 1 - December 31


    Length of Determination: Seven days to one month.
    Other Info:
    Activity: Food
    License Detail URL:

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