Fall is the season of apples and pumpkin spice, so Maria Shriver, co-founder and CEO of MOSH, a mission-driven company that looks to educate consumers on how what they eat and drink impacts their mental and physical health, recommended starting a home-based bakery to leverage seasonal ingredients and help consumers celebrate traditions.
“Home bakeries fall under the cottage food industry, which has regulations varying from state to state,” she said. “Though these are often limited to shelf-stable products, meaning they don’t require refrigeration, they also have rules regarding who you can sell to and sales limits.”
To make your items stand out, Shriver suggested checking out GoogleTrends or following baking-related hashtags on Instagram to find out what’s hot when it comes to bakery products.“While most cottage bakeries make cookies, cakes, muffins or bread, you can get creative with ingredient mash-ups, using traditional flavors in unexpected ways,” she said. “Making your baked goods unique will have customers lined up for more.”
