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What is a food truck?

By | July 15, 2012 at 6:01 pm | No comments

A food truck is literally a mini-restaurant on wheels. It is a mobile kitchen, canteen or catering truck that sells food and/or drinks to the public. Food trucks usually park in a high-traffic areas; urban centers, downtown office complexes, carnivals, festivals, parks, and...

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Approved Cottage Foods: What can I sell?

Approved Cottage Foods: What can I sell?

By | October 20, 2011 at 9:56 am | No comments

The type of food approved by your state cottage food law will vary from those in other states. These products are usually limited to non-potentially hazardous food products that are not time and/or temperature controlled to assure food safety; namely foods that can safely be...

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What are kitchen incubators?

What are kitchen incubators?

By | October 20, 2011 at 9:36 am | No comments

A kitchen incubator is a licensed, inspected commercial kitchen facility that allows food processors who cannot use their home kitchen to prepare food product. A food processor may use a kitchen incubator because their state does not have a cottage food law or their home kitchen...

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What is a Home-Based Baker?

What is a Home-Based Baker?

By | October 20, 2011 at 9:31 am | No comments

A home-based baker is someone who bakes non-potentially hazardous food product that can be sold in their community. Home-based bakers across the United States usually operate their home bakery business in compliance with their state cottage food law....

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What is a Cottage Food Law?

What is a Cottage Food Law?

By | October 20, 2011 at 9:28 am | No comments

A “Cottage Food Law” is the legal tool employed by a state government to establish a legal arrangement for low risk food production prepared at a home residence....

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