Food & beverage businesses for sale in Peterborough
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Buying food & beverage businesses in Peterborough: what is different here
Licensing, inspection and land-use rules are municipal, so they change at the city limits — these are the ones that attach to food & beverage businesses in Peterborough.
The licence attached to this business
Peterborough issues no general business licence — it licenses specific categories instead, and “Bake Shop, Caterer, Restaurant” and “Patio Licences” are the ones that typically attach to a food & beverage business. The rest of the by-law covers “Barber Shop, Esthetics Services, Hairdressing Establishment”, “Auto Centre”, “Mobile Canteen” and 5 more. Confirm which the seller actually holds and whether it is current: the licence is issued to the operator, so it does not transfer with the sale, and reapplying can surface conditions the previous owner had already satisfied.
City of Peterborough — City Clerk's Office→Inspection history is not published
Lakelands Public Health inspects food premises in Peterborough, but does not publish the results. The inspection history has to be requested — from the seller as a diligence item, or from Lakelands Public Health directly. Ask for it early: it is a routine request that becomes a telling one if it is refused.
Lakelands Public Health→The liquor licence does not come with the restaurant
A liquor sales licence is issued by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario to a person or corporation for a specific premises, and it does not transfer with the business. A buyer applies to the AGCO in their own name, which takes time and can lag closing — so who holds the licence, and from when, belongs in the purchase agreement rather than in the handover.
Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario→Confirming the use is actually permitted
A business operating today is not proof the use is legally permitted — non-conforming uses, expired variances and conditions attached to a previous owner all survive a sale quietly. In Peterborough that is confirmed before closing rather than after, through the office linked below.
City of Peterborough — Planning and Development Services→General information, not legal or tax advice — rules change and the authorities above are the current source. Deavo is a listings platform, not a brokerage.
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