Whats the best Kitchen option for you
- 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