California

I live in Sacramento County. I am a Phoenix Arizona transplant where it was not permitted to roast coffee out of one’s home. I was excited to learn that CA actually allows this under the cottage food permit. That said, I have a little different situation. I could roast out of my backyard and leave it at that, but that is not my business model. I am looking to take my roaster mobile. I would like to outfit a trailer with my roaster, enabling on-site roasting for cafes that are looking to have thier own coffee beans/blends roasted. I would like this trailer to be a nice well-refined product delivery tool…so I am looking to have it house my roaster, but also be equipped with an espresso and drip coffee machines so I can serve out of the trailer (at festivals, fairs…etc). I realize that I may be required to keep my business to business vs. business to consumer interactions/encounters separate, but that really would not be very difficult. That said, I am wondering if this business model is even possible. The bottom line is that coffee is cut-throat. I see the best business model being one that allows the business to travel to where the demand is…and I want to fulfill that demand on both a business to business and consumer level. Can this be done and what do I need to make this happen? I am asking because the specialized trailer I am looking to have built will cost me between $45k and $60k. Clearly, I don’t want to have a trailer fabricated and find out that my business model is not permitted or possible. Any ideas or insight, from those who monitor this thread, is appreciated.