The Honest Guide to Cottage Food Software: What Actually Works and How to Pick the Right One
The right order management platform depends on how you actually sell — not just what’s free or most popular. Here’s an honest look at the top cottage food software options for 2024–2025.
Do Food Trucks Need a Commissary Kitchen? Yes — Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing
A commissary kitchen isn’t just a regulatory checkbox. For a new food truck operator, the right commissary relationship can be one of the best early investments you make. This post covers how commissaries actually work, what to look for in a good one, and how to show up as a partner worth working with.
Why a Former Nestlé Food Scientist Chose Local Roots
After years developing products for some of the world’s largest food companies, Christine found herself drawn back to the kind of food she grew up with: fresh, locally produced, and rooted in community.
A Shared Kitchen, a 35-Year-Old Bakery, and One Woman’s Bet on Knoxville
Through Real Good Kitchen, Bailey Foster is giving food entrepreneurs a shot and making sure the places Knoxville grew up on don’t disappear.
The Status of Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations (MEHKOs) in 2026 — And What It Means for Shared Kitchens
Across California, counties are writing and testing the first true home-kitchen-to-consumer regulations, designed to “democratize” food entrepreneurship by allowing certain meals to be sold from a residence. The intent is understandable: lower barriers to entry, expand economic opportunity, and bring informal food businesses into a regulated framework. But as these policies move from paper to practice, the reality is already more complicated, and more consequential, than the early headlines suggest.
The Future of Food Isn’t Bigger. It’s Smaller—and More Human.
The modern food system was built for a very specific household: a family of four, eating three predictable meals a day and buying in bulk. Today’s reality looks very different.
Why Shared Kitchen Insurance is So Complicated and How to Get it Right
Ask five insurance companies what a shared kitchen is, and you’re likely to get five different answers. Shared kitchens don’t fit neatly into any existing
Now is the Time to Plan for the 2026 Shared Kitchen Summit
TL;DR: If you’re planning to attend the 2026 Shared Kitchen Summit, now is the time to start budgeting. **Summit registration is expected to range from
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