Okay, Here I go again. Some of you know that I make a wonderful food product. I make Peanut Brittle and Agava Peanut Brittle.
Last year I had a state of Colorado wholesale food license to sell it in the state of Colorado. With this license, I could sell in stores and do most of the craft events in the state. Some of the events had specific county rules, however.
Now I want to do the 4th Avenue Street Fair in Tucson this December and the Green Valley Farmers Market, in Green Valley, Arizona.
Now for those of you in the know, you know that this is a big undertaking. You have to have the booth, make sure it is weather secure, the tables, the signage, the product, and all the supplies. But, what is the worst of this whole experience is getting the licensing!!!!!
There is an audio interview from the 4th Avenue Merchants Association from last year about selling food at the Fourth Avenue Street Fairs. The interview kinda makes it seem as if the process is fairly easy for food vending.
Somehow I “think” not. I kinda get the feeling that Pima County and Tucson don’t want any more food vendors and that will do anything they can do to prevent me from selling my Peanut Brittle. So here we go again, this is “exactly” why I have done this before. I have a wonderful product.
So first they tell me online I need a Temporary Food Establishment License BUT first I need a Business License before I can get the Temporary Food Establishment license. Of course, they are not telling me – or even suggesting WHERE I get the Business License from.
WATCH for my next post – and if you know something about this stuff – leave a comment. I am thinking that if I can get through the maze – maybe we will tackle another city and state next. That is if it doesn’t kill me.
It’s always fun to jump thru those hurdles. We are working on getting our booth set up at the Sturgis Motorcycle rally. Actually most the licensing is outlined on their website but what gets me is that ANY CAR/TRUCK that “transports business materials” is considered a COMMERCIAL vehicle, and as such, needs a COMMERCIAL VEHICLE LICENSE. Even if you are from out-of-state, and even if you are just using a car to haul trinkets to a show. Sounds like a big deal, right… I mean, you’d think that if they are going to make this law that is so far-reaching, that it would be expensive? Nope… 2 week temp permit is like $11. Seriously? It probably costs the state more to input the info and mail the permit…