Cottage Food Act

Cottage food acts or laws have made it possible for thousands and thousands to start and grow a real business from home. Your state likely has a cottage food act that allows you the same.

Cottage foods are foods you can make in your home kitchen and then sell to the public. Finally every state in the country, except one – has some form of a cottage food program.

COTTAGE FOOD ENTREPRENEURS

Usually someone starts this type of business due to financial and employment changes that have left them searching for a low startup cost – opportunity.

For many, cottage foods have been their saving grace and they grow and turn their business into something that would envied by most small businesses.

COTTAGE FOOD ACT – BY STATE

ALABAMA

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ALASKA

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ARIZONA

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ARKANSAS

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CALIFORNIA

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COLORADO

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CONNECTICUT

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DELAWARE

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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FLORIDA

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GEORGIA

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HAWAII

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IDAHO

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ILLINOIS

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INDIANA

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IOWA

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KANSAS

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KENTUCKY

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LOUISIANA

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MAINE

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MARYLAND

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MASSACHUSETTS

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MICHIGAN

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MINNESOTA

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MISSISSIPPI

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MISSOURI

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MONTANA

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NEBRASKA

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NEVADA

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NEW HAMPSHIRE

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NEW JERSEY

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NEW MEXICO

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NEW YORK

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NORTH CAROLINA

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NORTH DAKOTA

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OHIO

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OKLAHOMA

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OREGON

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PENNSYLVANIA

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RHODE ISLAND

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SOUTH CAROLINA

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SOUTH DAKOTA

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TENNESSEE

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TEXAS

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UTAH

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VERMONT

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VIRGINIA

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WASHINGTON

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WEST VIRGINIA

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WISCONSIN

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WYOMING

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POPULAR COTTAGE FOODS

Although some states allow for many foods to be made and sold from your home kitchen, there are a few food items that consistently deliver cottage food business owners the most profits.

Breads – muffins, cupcakes, sourdough, banana, bagels and brownies

Pastries – (that don’t require refrigeration)

Cookies – (see first week cottage food cookie business)

Kettle Corn & Pop Corn – huge profit margins and gourmet flavors are big

HOW MUCH CAN YOU MAKE?

Most states put a cap on what you’re allowed to earn with your cottage food business annually. This supposedly is to encourage you grown beyond cottage food and open a licensed commercial kitchen of some sort. e.g. bakery, restaurant, grill

Other states put no restriction on your income and allow you to grow at your own pace.

Real numbers from cottage food entrepreneurs inside our VendorsUnited group see weekly sales from $550 to over $1000 in their first weeks.

WHAT’S NEXT

If you’re ready, then jump on in. Scroll up and find your state in the list – and click. What you can do and how to get started under the cottage food act – is all there.

Next… come on over to Vendors United and join other vendors who do cottage foods, street food vending, catering and much more. It’s our MASTERMIND group.

RISKY BUSINESS?

Few things in life are this absent of risk. Most businesses cost thousands to start up, but owning your own cottage food business, becoming CEO of your cottage food enterprise is almost completely – risk free.

I say almost because you could invest into some flour, sugar, butter and then ignore all my free info on marketing your business and wind up closing up.

KITCHEN INCOME

At KitchenIncome.com I share tips, tricks, real stories from others and keep you up to date on all things related to owning and operating your kitchen based business. Even expanding!

Do yourself a favor, skip the learning curves and become an instant success! Others have done it already and more are doing it now.

See ya there!