Ethnic Foods Madison Inc licensed for retail food sales on East Washington Ave
Rule Changes Madison, WI localPublic Health Madison & Dane County lists a new retail food establishment license at 3554 E Washington Ave
Overview
Public Health Madison & Dane County's license list includes Ethnic Foods Madison Inc as a retail food establishment at 3554 E Washington Ave. The entry is one permit on record. It does not show the store has opened or holds every approval it needs.
The address is on Madison's East Washington corridor, which added food businesses this year. The Madison Public Market opened July 23 at 202 N. First St., and Forage Kitchen has a license on record for 1868 E. Washington Ave. La Hispana Grocery, another international grocer, has a store further east at 4512 E Washington Ave.
Why it matters
If this license leads to an open store, Madison's east side gains another international grocery option on East Washington Ave.
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Organizations Involved
The agency that licenses and inspects retail food establishments in Madison and Dane County.
The business licensed at 3554 E Washington Ave in Madison.
Timeline
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Ethnic Foods Madison Inc license appears on Madison list
Latest LicensingPublic Health Madison & Dane County lists the retail food establishment license for 3554 E Washington Ave.
Scenarios
Ethnic Foods Madison opens a store on East Washington Ave
Discussed by: No public forecasts exist for this business; a license on record is the first step before most food businesses open
Ethnic Foods Madison Inc completes the remaining approvals and begins serving customers at 3554 E Washington Ave. That would show up as storefront activity and as the address appearing in directories and in the public inspection list.
Ethnic Foods Madison license stays dormant, no store opens
Discussed by: A plausible outcome for license records that never progress to an operating business
The license remains on record but the business never opens. No inspection activity or customer-facing presence appears at the address, and the license lapses or is not renewed.
