What is a cottage food business?
A cottage food business (or a home-based business) is defined in the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) 10.15.03 as a business that a) produces or packages cottage food products in a residential kitchen; and b) has annual revenues from the sale of cottage food products in an amount not exceeding $25,000. All sales, including online sales, are restricted to within Maryland.
What is a cottage food product?
A cottage food product is a non-potentially hazardous food that is sold in Maryland directly to a consumer from a residence, at a farmers market, at a public event, by personal delivery, or by mail delivery; or directly to a retail food store. Only specific foods are allowed to be produced for sale by a cottage food business.
Happily, the list included whole bean roasted coffee!
From 2019 through 2024, Celtic Cup Coffee operated as a Maryland Cottage Food Business.
Where can I buy Celtic Cup Coffee now?
The Celtic Cup team is excited to be currently roasting coffee at our new Coffee Roastery and Tasting Room in downtown Silver Spring, MD. We are now also serving brewed coffees, teas, and a selection of sweet treats, not to mention offering a carefully curated set of coffee preparation gadgets. Come visit us! [Click here for a map]
To place your custom roasted coffee order for pick-up at our Roastery, click on the button below.
If you’d like to have coffee shipped to you, please see our shipping policy.
To place your custom roasted coffee order for shipping, click on the button below.
For more information, please email info@CelticCupCoffee.com.
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