Guides

• Taking online orders for a home bakery in California

  How a home baker or cottage-food cook can take pickup orders and card payments online, and where to check California rules first.

• Preorders and payments for a pop-up or taco stand, without an app

  Take scheduled preorders and card payments for a pop-up, taco window, or BBQ stand from one web link. No customer app download needed.

• Catering deposits and online ordering for small caterers

  How a small caterer can list tray packages, collect a deposit online, and take event orders from one link with KitchenCheckout.

• Cottage-food notes by state