After a recent TikTok video went viral, a mother and daughter have raised over $20,000 to open a Puerto Rican food business.
Rebeca and Judi Valentin launched Coqui Café on Feb. 1 from the community center inside The Fort at the Rail Yard in Green Bay, where they reside. However, just a couple of hours after starting to sell their empanadillas and quesitos, some neighbors called the police, who shut them down for not having proper licensing.
A retail food license or food processing plant license is required to make and sell food items to the public, according to the Wisconsin Food Processing and Food Sales Requirements Food Safety & Licensing Guide. The location also has to be in accordance with the zoning board. The facility must have a commercial-grade kitchen. Using your personal home kitchen is not allowed and operating without a valid retail food license in Brown County may result in additional fees and/or a citation up to $2,500…