Food Service Permit & Pre-Opening Inspection — Cobb County
Your Cobb County Food Service Permit from Cobb & Douglas Public Health is the license to legally operate a restaurant, issued after a passing pre-opening inspection.
What Is the Food Service Permit?
The Food Service Permit authorizes legal operation of a food establishment in Cobb County (including Marietta and the other Cobb cities, all served by Cobb & Douglas Public Health). It follows a passing pre-opening inspection against the 2025 Georgia Food Code.
All new applicants must complete a Verification of Residency / Public Benefits affidavit before a permit can be issued, and at least one Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM) is required on staff.
What SpoonSeal tracks
The document(s) you upload for this requirement, with automatic renewal/expiration tracking (Current, Due Soon, Expired). Where the city publishes health-inspection results (e.g., NYC and Chicago), SpoonSeal syncs them automatically; elsewhere they can be added manually.
Stay ahead of this requirement
SpoonSeal stores your documents, tracks expirations, and reminds you before anything lapses — so you are always inspection-ready.
Get started free →This guide is informational and not legal advice. Always confirm current requirements with the official agency linked above.