Jenna Boriolo
@wildflourcookie
active 1 year, 6 months ago
David Crabill replied to the topic One-Time Bake Sales in the forum California 9 years, 4 months ago
Most charitable bake sales are exempt from the requirements of food businesses. http://forrager.com/faq/#nonprofit
Anyone starting a bake sale like that should contact their health dept.-
David Crabill replied to the topic CFO law , tax id for NY for online business in the forum Cookies, Brownies, & Bars 9 years, 4 months ago
The map links to the law page for NY: http://forrager.com/law/new-york/
That page gives a fairly detailed overview of the law and should answer many of your questions. You cannot start an online business from your home kitchen, and if you wanted to start a CFO, you would need to get registered by the ag dept. To start an online food business,…[Read more]
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M Chi started the topic One-Time Bake Sales in the forum California 9 years, 4 months ago
Hi David,
What is the law re: one-day church, school, charities bake sales in CA?
Thanks for all you do for the community :)
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M Chi joined the group California 9 years, 4 months ago
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David Crabill replied to the topic Meal sharing websites in the forum Business 9 years, 4 months ago
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.
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David Crabill replied to the topic Social security tax in the forum Business 9 years, 4 months ago
Self-employment tax includes social security tax. That’s the tax you pay in your quarterly estimated tax payments as a business. If you earn under a certain amount, you don’t need to pay quarterly.
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David Crabill replied to the topic CFO kitchen in the forum California 9 years, 5 months ago
Getting a CFO license means that you can ONLY use your home kitchen. You do not need to get your kitchen inspected unless you want to sell indirectly (via a third party, like a store). http://forrager.com/law/california/
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LINDA joined the group Business 9 years, 5 months ago
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David Crabill replied to the topic Facebook help in the forum Marketing 9 years, 5 months ago
It depends, but I think in most cases, it’s a good idea. Or put the prices on your website and link to that from Facebook. It’s not always possible to have fixed prices on certain items, but if you have specific rates, you might as well be transparent about that. For the price-sensitive customer, they’ll appreciate it, and for others, it will (at…[Read more]
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Grace Smith posted an update in the group Venues & Services 9 years, 5 months ago
Am new here, not too good at navigating site yet…..just wondering about how to handle deliveries to customers…..not sure if I want people coming to my house all the time to pick up items…..time is everything and I don’t see how it could ever be profitable if everytime someone picks up it turns into a “visit”??? Also the time involved if you…[Read more]
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Grace Smith joined the group Venues & Services 9 years, 5 months ago
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David Crabill replied to the topic License to sell food in VA in the forum Business 9 years, 5 months ago
Yes, you need a license and you need to use a commercial kitchen. http://forrager.com/faq/#commercial
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Angel Story joined the group Marketing 9 years, 5 months ago
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LOV Bakery replied to the topic Anybody want to share a wholesale food account? in the forum California 9 years, 5 months ago
Hi David,
Sorry – I missed your last response! I’d be happy to discuss. Please email me at lovbakery@gmail.com. -
Jade joined the group Cookies 9 years, 5 months ago
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David Crabill replied to the topic delivery in the forum California 9 years, 6 months ago
I don’t understand it either.
You’ll have to check with zoning laws before you can establish a pickup area, and you may have to get some kind of permit.
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I left some more info in my response to your comment on the law page, but basically, the relationships you establish with customers are everything. My suggestion would be to wait until this is actually a problem before worrying about it.