By denay | 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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By Jessica | 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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By Jessica | 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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By Jessica | 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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By Jessica | 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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