Food Vendor Launch Kit · 2026 Edition
Michigan
One PDF for Michigan: every state-level licence, fee and agency you need to start a food truck, trailer, cart or food stall at a farmers market — with a direct link to the official page behind every number, so you can confirm it yourself instead of taking our word for it. Local permits are set county by county, so the biggest counties are priced in full and every kit carries the directory to find the office that covers you.
Get the Michigan kit — $39The kit is $39, which is the cheapest line item in your launch. The expensive part was never a fee: it is applying for a permit in the wrong order and losing six weeks. Every figure was checked against an official Michigan government source, and when Michigan changes a rule you get the corrected kit at no extra cost.
Instant PDF download · checked against primary Michigan sources
This is a food business kit. If you sell crafts, art or other non-food goods, most of it will not apply to you.
Look inside
Two real pages from the Michigan kit.
Not a mock-up and not a sample chapter. This is the page that carries the direct links, and the Michigan at-a-glance page.
Why this exists
The information is public. It’s also scattered and often wrong.
Every figure in this kit was checked against an official Michigan government source, and that source link sits beside the number. Two things it turned up:
Michigan — mobile food permit
'Statewide' is not 'show up and sell'. MCL 289.6137(2)(c) requires a TFU holder to notify the local health department IN WRITING of every location, date and hour of service, not less than 4 business days before serving — and Kent County's guidance spells out that this includes the county that issued your licence.
Michigan — business entity
LARA killed its old filing system: the MiBusiness Registry Portal went live June 23, 2025, and per LARA's own release 'Annual reports and statements must now be filed online. Paper forms will no longer be accepted.' The old CID+PIN login is discontinued — you now need a MiLogin for Business account, so set it up before February, not on February 14.
What’s covered
Michigan food permits, completely — and nothing you’ll never use.
- Entity filing. The fee, the recurring cost, and the direct filing link.
- Mobile food permit. Which office issues it, what it charges, and the application page.
- Cottage food. Cottage food operation under the Michigan Food Law, MCL 289.4102, as amended by 2025 PA 51 (House Bill 4122, approved December 23, 2025, effective March 24, 2026) — the cap, what registration it takes, and the statute itself.
- Sales tax registration plus the commissary, market, and insurance question lists.
Free guide vs kit
What the kit adds.
| Free guide | Kit | |
|---|---|---|
| The rules, fees and agencies for Michigan | ✓ | ✓ |
| Direct link to every form, portal and fee schedule | — | ✓ |
| The official source printed beside every number | — | ✓ |
| Printable checklist in dependency order | — | ✓ |
| Startup cost worksheet (PDF + spreadsheet) | — | ✓ |
| Commissary, market and insurance question lists | — | ✓ |
Skip the twelve government websites
Every Michigan fee sourced, every form one click away, in the order you need them.
Get it — $39