How Florida openings show up in public filings
Plain-English explainers on the two state sources behind every Florida New Openings list, and on how we turn filings into a weekly list of places about to open.
How a Florida restaurant license works
How a Florida food-service license works: DBPR's Division of Hotels and Restaurants, license types, plan review, the opening inspection, and how to look a license up.
How to read a Sunbiz business filing
What a Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) filing is, LLC vs corporation, what the record shows, fictitious names (DBAs), how to read one, and why a storefront-style name is a signal, not a promise.
How we spot Florida openings
Our method: two public Florida sources (DBPR food-service licenses and Sunbiz filings), daily reads, metros by county, the three signals, what 'opening' means, and how to get a correction.
Then see the lists
This week by metro: Orlando · Tampa · Miami · Jacksonville · Fort Lauderdale · West Palm Beach.
By category: Orlando restaurants · Tampa restaurants · Miami shops & retail · Fort Lauderdale salons & spas · Orlando coffee shops & bakeries · Tampa bars & breweries.
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