Draft for attorney review. This is not legal advice. Rules change. Confirm them with the agency linked below, and with your city or county, before you sell.
An ordering website for cooks in California
First month $19.99 on Store or Plus through December 31, 2026, then Store is $50 a month with a 3.5% platform fee on card orders. Plus is $100 a month with a 2% platform fee on card orders. A cook’s own domain is $20 setup plus $25 a year on either plan (.com, .net, .org, or .us). Stripe’s card-processing fee is separate. Pay-at-pickup has no KitchenCheckout fee. Cancel anytime online.
You are responsible for permits, labelling, allergen disclosure, and sales-tax obligations. Rules vary by state and city. KitchenCheckout is the ordering website. It does not issue permits. Card payments are processed by Stripe.
Check your state agency
Check your state agency. The California Department of Public Health cottage-food page did not load in this drafting session on October 7, 2026, so this page does not state a sales cap, a Class A or Class B dollar limit, or an internet-sales rule.
Start with the CDPH cottage-food link below and with your county environmental health department. You are responsible for permits, labelling, allergen disclosure, and sales tax. KitchenCheckout does not issue permits. The FDA state-code table lists California’s retail food contacts if the CDPH page is down.
Sources opened
- CDPH Cottage Food Operations (did not load on 2026-10-07). Attempted 2026-10-07. The page did not return program text. Use it as the place to check, not as a rule this site has confirmed.
- FoodSafety.gov — which agency handles which foods. Opened 2026-10-07. The page (reviewed 2024-11-21) says USDA FSIS handles meat, poultry, and egg products, and FDA handles other foods. Illness reports go to the local health department. This is not a cottage-food permit.
- FDA list of state retail food agencies. Opened 2026-10-07. Use the row for your state, then confirm with that agency and your city or county.