Determine the Food Business Type

Leverage your skills and resources to create your food business type.

Determine the food business type

Determine the type of food business you want to start.

  1. Restaurant or café: A place where people pay to sit and eat meals that are cooked and served on the premises.
  2. Food truck: A large vehicle equipped with facilities for cooking and selling food.
  3. Private label: Goods that are retailed, packaged, and sold.
  4. Catering: Providing food and drink at a social event or other gathering, typically as a professional service.

Start small: cottage food businesses can be the seed to a thriving food enterprise. A cottage food business is one that is operated within a home. You may start selling at pop up markets in your town or online. Learn about Massachusetts' Cottage Food Laws.

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