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Selling food

If you want to sell food in Wellington City you need a food registration certificate.

Fee changes due to COVID-19

From 1 March 2022 to 28 February 2023, some of our fees for alcohol, food and outdoor areas licenses are changing.

This is part of the Council’s Pandemic Response Plan.

Applying for a food registration certificate

You need a food registration certificate to sell food in Wellington City.

Your food business must be verified within 6 weeks of getting a food registration certificate, and regularly after that.

Food registration certificates need to be renewed before your current registration expires.

Food trucks need a food registration certificate to be able to sell food.

Find out if your stall needs a food registration certificate to sell food.

Find out if your fundraiser or sausage sizzle needs a food registration certificate.

Make a complaint about food safety or hygiene at a business, or about the Council's food safety processes.

Advice and information for food business owners about training, cleaning, pest control and grease traps.

The full list of food safety fees and when they apply.