• Home Kitchen
  • Part Time Shared Kitchen
  • Equipped Full Time Kitchen
  • Restaurant
  • Food Truck
  • Factory / Food Production Facility
  • Co-Packer
  • Start Up Costs
  • 1000
  • 2000
  • $15,000- $40,000
  • $100K-$500K
  • $100K-$150K
  • $100K-$1M
  • ?
  • Monthly Cost
  • ?
  • $600 to $2,400
  • $3,600 to $9,000
  • $5,000 to $50,000
  • 3000
  • $10,000+
  • ?
  • Allows Pick-ups and deliveries
  • Max $100,000 (MEHKO)
  • YES
  • YES
  • YES
  • YES
  • NO
  • NO
  • Dine-In and Walk-ins
  • NO
  • NO
  • NO
  • YES
  • YES
  • NO
  • NO
  • Farmers Market (Shelf Stable only)
  • Max $75,000
  • YES
  • YES
  • YES
  • YES
  • NO
  • NO
  • Hazardous Food, Refrigerated, Meat, Dairy… (Other than pick-ups / delivery)
  • No
  • YES
  • YES
  • YES
  • YES
  • YES
  • YES
  • Street Vending (requires a cart with sink)
  • Max $100,000 (MEHKO)
  • YES
  • YES
  • YES
  • YES
  • NO
  • NO
  • Wholesale: baked goods, jams, jellies, granola, and candy only
  • Max $75,000
  • YES in a CDPH kitchen
  • YES
  • NO
  • NO
  • YES
  • YES
  • Wholesale and “CPG” Consumer packaged goods
  • NO
  • YES in a CDPH kitchen
  • YES
  • YES
  • YES
  • YES
  • YES
  • Catering, meal planning
  • Max $75,000
  • YES
  • YES
  • YES
  • YES
  • YES
  • NO
  • Special Licensing: Cannery, juicing, pet food, Ice Cream
  • NO
  • YES in a CDPH kitchen
  • YES
  • NO
  • NO
  • YES
  • YES