Home baker and cook guide
How to sell homemade food in Georgia
Georgia removed the state cottage food license requirement in 2025, but operators must still follow product, training, water, labeling, and local requirements. Start with the official program below, then confirm the rules for your product, preparation setting, and local jurisdiction.
Official resources last reviewed 2026-07-21. Rules can change.
Official Georgia resources
Open the official pages below for registration, labeling, allowed foods, and temperature rules. This app collects your application only. After approval, classify every meal when you publish.
What the official pathway currently emphasizes
- Only qualifying non-potentially-hazardous foods may be produced in the domestic kitchen.
- An ANSI-accredited food-handler course is required, and private water systems need the specified annual testing.
- Operators must follow cottage-food and FDA labeling requirements; a state identifier may be used through the registration process when available.
- Updated law allows broader sales including retail stores, while local zoning and venue policies can still apply.
A practical preparation sequence
- Confirm the product is non-TCS and allowed.
- Complete food-handler training and any private-water testing.
- Prepare compliant labels and obtain an identifier if using one instead of an address.
- Check the latest HB 398 implementation updates and local business rules.
Questions to answer before listing
- Which foods may be produced in your proposed kitchen?
- Does the product require refrigeration or temperature control?
- Are registration, training, inspection, testing, or permits required?
- What must appear on the product label and customer disclosure?
- Where may you advertise, sell, deliver, ship, or arrange pickup?
- Do county, city, zoning, tax, or tribal rules add requirements?
Prepare your local kitchen page
Once you understand the applicable pathway, create a kitchen profile, describe your general pickup area, upload real food photos, and post specific preorder windows. Kitchen Counter-Measures does not approve a product on behalf of a regulator.