David Crabill
@david
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David Crabill created the group Venues & Services 10 years, 3 months ago
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David Crabill created the group Food Safety 10 years, 3 months ago
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David Crabill created the group Kitchen & Equipment 10 years, 3 months ago
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David Crabill created the group Business 10 years, 3 months ago
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David Crabill created the group Packaging & Labeling 10 years, 3 months ago
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David Crabill created the group Snacks 10 years, 3 months ago
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David Crabill created the group Other Foods 10 years, 3 months ago
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David Crabill created the group Condiments 10 years, 3 months ago
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David Crabill created the group Canned Goods 10 years, 3 months ago
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David Crabill created the group Other Baked Goods 10 years, 3 months ago
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David Crabill created the group Confections 10 years, 3 months ago
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David Crabill created the group Bread 10 years, 3 months ago
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David Crabill created the group Cake 10 years, 3 months ago
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David Crabill wrote a new post, Stop Worrying About Your Sales Limit 10 years, 3 months ago
I hear something like this a lot:
Hi David, I’m thinking of starting my business making XYZ cottage food products, but my only concern is that my state limits my sales to $5K/$10K/$20K/$50K per year. I really […] -
David Crabill posted a new activity comment 10 years, 3 months ago
Manish, over the past few years I have seen at least 30 businesses try to do exactly that, including ourselves. I do think that, once active, such a platform would be useful to the industry. However, there are definitely major barriers to getting there, especially when it comes to early user adoption. Obviously, if I knew all the answers, I’d just…[Read more]
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David Crabill posted a new activity comment 10 years, 3 months ago
Usually you can advertise your business in any way. The only state I know of that restricts advertising (by preventing online advertising) is Mississippi. However, many states disallow online selling.
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David replied to the topic Pasty pie limitations in the forum Indiana 10 years, 3 months ago
The inclusion of meat, potatoes, or vegetables disqualifies you from being a CFO. I haven’t found that people are resistant to buying from a home-prepared item, but you don’t have to worry about it because you’re forced to use a commercial kitchen to stay legal.
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David Crabill posted a new activity comment 10 years, 4 months ago
No — samosas are not allowed in Florida. You will need to use a commercial kitchen to produce them. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial
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David replied to the topic Pasta in the forum Texas 10 years, 4 months ago
If you’ve remove it from its package, I don’t think you can even sell commercially-prepared dry pasta.
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Very true! Since I do not plan on taking out a loan on this business and do not have the time to pour my life into it, I’m focused on making the first 15 sales. Slow and steady. I’m not a control freak, but as a one-woman show, I am R and D, Packaging, Accounting, Marketing and the Test Kitchen all in one! Luckily, in California we do have a high sales limit, which is nice. Appropo always, thanks!