Mobile food businesses

A mobile food premises is one that includes:

• a vehicle from which a person sells unpackaged food by retail
• a food vending machine.

It does not include:

• a food transport vehicle that is only used to transport food for a business for off-site catering
• a food delivery vehicle.

A mobile food business is only required to have one food business licence in one council area where they intend to operate. This one licence allows them to operate in any Queensland Council area.

Details of the licence must be displayed at mobile premises, so the details are easily visible to customers

Mobile food businesses have to comply with the Food Act 2006 and the Food Standards Code the same as a fixed premises.

A register of mobile food businesses is publicly available and contains licence details of each mobile food business.