Wholesale food

Starting July 27, 2023, all food licenses will only be processed through Denver's Permitting and Licensing Center. After this date, any current license holder who is renewing their license must apply for a "new" license (not a "renewal" license), as the new system will not have a record of their current license. During this transition, the one-time application fee for new applications will be waived for existing licensees, but the license fee will still apply.

Food wholesale is any establishment engaged in the business of selling at wholesale, processing, storing, handling or packaging of food intended for human consumption. If you sell food products directly to consumers (retail) and you also sell at wholesale, you are not required to have both a Retail and Wholesale license for that location. Instead, you must be licensed in the category of your principal or primary business function.

Check the status of a license application

Commissary operation guide(PDF, 112KB)

Food application type flow chart(PDF, 199KB)