How to sell food from home
Some of the best food in any city comes out of a home kitchen. If you can cook, you can sell, and you do not need a storefront or a delivery app taking a cut to do it. Here is a straightforward way to start.
1. Check the rules where you live
Most states let home cooks sell certain foods under what are usually called cottage food laws. What you can sell, how much, and where varies by state and county, so start by looking up the cottage food rules for your area or asking your local health department.
This is the one step worth doing first. It tells you which items you can offer and whether you need a permit before you take your first order.
2. Pick a short, repeatable menu
A few things you are known for will always beat a long list you cannot keep up with. Drops, meal prep, party trays, and desserts are all popular ways to start because they are easy to batch and easy to schedule.
3. Give people one place to find you
Orders fall apart when your menu is in one place, your prices in another, and your phone number buried in a comment. A single page that holds your menu, photos, prices, and the ways to reach you removes that friction.
A free CribGourmet page does exactly that. You claim your page, design it, add your menu and links, and share one address. When someone wants to order, they contact and pay you directly, so you keep 100% of every sale.
4. Get discovered by neighbors
Word of mouth is powerful, but it only reaches so far. Being listed in a directory people actually search means neighbors looking for homemade food in your city can find you without already knowing your name.
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