Delaware — statewide
Delaware Division of Public Health, Office of Food Protection
In short
Delaware Division of Public Health, Office of Food Protection issues 2 permits we publish for Delaware — statewide, last verified 2026-09-04. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certified Food Protection Manager | Delaware Division of Public Health, Office of Food Protection | No fee | set by the accrediting program rather than by state regulation | 2026-09-04 |
| Food Establishment Permit | Delaware Division of Public Health, Office of Food Protection | $100 a year for a public eating place; ice manufacturers, food processors and vending machine locations pay $30 | annual, non-refundable | 2026-09-04 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Certified Food Protection Manager
No fee is charged by the state, because Delaware does not itself certify managers — every permitted food establishment must have at least one certified food protection manager on site as the person in charge, but that certification comes from completing an accredited third-party program such as ServSafe, priced and issued entirely outside state government. There is no separate individual food handler card requirement layered on top of this manager credential.
Food Establishment Permit
A restaurant, listed as a Public Eating Place, pays $100 a year; a retail food store pays the same $100, while an ice manufacturer, commercial food processor or vending machine location each pay $30. New construction or a substantial remodel also triggers a separate one-time plan review fee scaled by square footage, from $50 for 1,000 square feet or less up to $250 for anything over 15,000 square feet. A nonprofit organization holding IRS 501(c)(3) status is exempt from both fees.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Delaware — statewide
- Phone
- (302) 744-4546
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Delaware Division of Public Health — food establishment plan review and annual operating permit feesDelaware Division of Public Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
- Delaware Division of Public Health — the certified food protection manager requirement, effective April 1, 2016Delaware Division of Public Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
Other Delaware statewide offices
- Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations
- Delaware Division of Revenue
- Delaware Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, Division of Professional Regulation
- Delaware Board of Electrical Examiners, Division of Professional Regulation
- Delaware Board of Plumbing, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Examiners
- Delaware Board of Veterinary Medicine, Division of Professional Regulation
- Delaware Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing
- Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Division of Air Quality
Delaware jurisdictions
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