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Mobile Food Unit

Category: Business License

Mobile food unit means a food and beverage service establishment that is a vehicle-mounted unit, either motorized or trailered, and readily movable, without disassembly, for transport to another location for vending.

Application

Please contact licenses@rochestermn.gov for a paper application.

Cost

$200

Governing Rochester Ordinance

RCO 5-21

Lunch and Evening Zone Permits 

Upon licensure, Mobile Food Units are eligible to serve within the downtown area. However, an additional permit is required for this operation. 

Zone Permit Application


Updated 4/29/2026 8:53 AM
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