Wholesale

As of September 1 2025, non-refrigerated foods can be sold at wholesale through a "cottage food vendor."

COTTAGE FOOD VENDORS

  • Must register with DSHS.
  •  It is the 3rd party seller that must register with DSHS as a “cottage food vendor”, not the cottage food producer.
  • The cottage food vendor and the cottage food producer must have a contractual relationship (contracts do not need to be in writing).
  • Cottage food vendors must sell food directly to the consumer at a farmer’s market, farm stand, food service establishment (restaurant), or any retail store.
  • The cottage food vendor must display in a prominent place near the location where the food is offered for sale a sign with the following disclosure “THIS PRODUCT WAS PRODUCED IN A PRIVATE RESIDENCE THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO GOVERNMENTAL LICENSING OR INSPECTION.” (yes, the sign must be in all caps like the statute.)
  • Any food you are selling through the cottage food vendor must include on the label the date the food was made.

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Examples of food you can sell through a cottage food vendor:

  • Baked goods not requiring refrigeration
  • Jams and jellies
  •  Candy
  • Coated and uncoated nuts
  • Fruit butters, jams, and jellies with a pH of 4.6 or less
  • Fruit pies and pecan pies
  • Popcorn, cereal, granola, trail mix, snack mix
  • Canned, acidified salsa with a pH of 4.6 or less
  • Pickled fruits and vegetables with a pH of 4.6 or less
  • Fermented vegetables with a pH of 4.6 or less
  • Roasted coffee or dry tea
  • Dry mixes
  • Marshmallow cereal treats
  • Dried pasta
  • Pretzels
  • Tortillas
  • Doughnuts
  • Cake balls
  • Maple syrup/cane syrup
  • Vanilla extract
  • Unroasted nut butters
  • Ghee
  • Energy/protein bars
  • Dehydrated fruits and vegetables
  • Mustard
  • Vinegar
  • Hot cocoa drink mix
  • Dried herbs/spice mixes
  • Dried soup mixes
  • Seasoned salt
  • Trail mix
  • Fudge and divinity
  • Cookie kits (cookies + icing + sprinkles)
  • Dry pancake/waffle/baking mix
  • Pineapple upside-down cake
  • Freeze-dried foods that don’t contain meat