Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

serving the state of wisconsin since 1839

DATCP works to assure safe food, healthy people, animals, plants and environment, vibrant agriculture and fair business practices.

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Starting a Food Business

General Information

Food business startups can be complicated. The most basic statement we can make is that you cannot operate a food business out of your home kitchen. (There is a very narrow exception for home-canned acidified foods if your sales are $5,000 a year or less.) We will be adding information here in the near future to help startup food businesses.  

You can find the food safety inspector for your area in this list. Look for the county, and then the township, where your business would be located.