How to Start a Home Food Business the Right Way

What you'll learn

The definition of Cottage Foods & Home-based Food Processing
A basic understanding of producing food from the home kitchen
Common requirements of cottage food and home-based food processing laws
The difference between non-hazardous food and hazardous foods
Licensing and Zoning Requirements for Home Food Processors
What to include in a basic Business Plan
Basic Product Labeling Requirements
Home Kitchen Inspections and Best Practices
The Home-based Food Production Startup Process
Locations for selling home made food products
Using social media to locate customers

Requirements

There are no course requirements or prerequisites for the course

Description

How to Start a Home Food Business the Right Way: Key Lessons for Home Food Processors and Cottage food Operators is a new course for anyone interested in learning about the process of making foods from the home kitchen. The course covers the 12 steps to start a home-based food business and includes information on cottage food rules and requirements, the Food Freedom Laws and the Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation currently allowed in California.

Are you ready to start your home-based food business?

Let's take a deep dive into the following:

Verifying your product

Using a home kitchen for processing

Safely producing foods

Licensing and zoning

Safe water requirements

Developing a business plan

Labeling requirement

The rules and processes for starting your food business

Promotion of your products

Finding your target audience

Taking your product to market

Social media basics and best practices

The course is comprehensive and designed to walk you through the introductory stages of home food processing. I encourage you to return, ask questions and get help with the development of your home-based food business.

See you in class!

Who this course is for:

Anyone interested in starting up a home-based food business
Anyone with a passion for selling their homemade food product
Anyone who has dreamed of starting up a part-time food business
Home bakers, jam-makers, and other producers of non-potentially-hazardous food products
Rural and Urban farmers who want to sell their specialty food products
Rural and Urban farmers