Business
Group Admins
Licensing, inspections, training, insurance, taxes, and zoning — these are all things you need to be aware of when building your business. What challenges are you facing, and how do you manage costs while growing? Ask questions and help others with their business in this group.
Meal sharing websites
This topic contains 2 replies, has 1 voice, and was last updated by 
Amber Tirre 4 years, 10 months ago.
- Posts
DmitryIt seems that most cottage food laws seem rather restrictive, even in states that are less restrictive like Maine. The question I have though is how can websites like mealsharing.com or EatWith exist in the current cottage law industry? I read through their terms and it seems like they don’t even mention food laws. Can someone charge to cook for others if they eat it in their homes? Seems like they’re skirting the cottage food laws.
Correct, it’s almost always illegal for someone to operate a restaurant in their neighborhood, even a small one. When these services get large enough, they have to answer to regulators. One Bay Area service like this (Josephine) recently got shut down by the health dept because they were growing very quickly.
Amber TirreSo the worst that can happen to you is you get shut down till you get permitted and inspected?
You must be logged in to reply to this topic.