Home coffee business
Can you sell coffee from home in Ohio?
Ohio's cottage food law is unusually open: no registration and no sales cap to make and sell listed nonhazardous foods from home. Roasted beans and baked goods qualify; brewed and made to order drinks require a licensed food operation.
Governing law: Ohio Cottage Food Law
How home coffee sales work in Ohio
- Governing program
- Ohio Cottage Food
- Who administers it
- Ohio Dept. of Agriculture, Division of Food Safety
- What you need
- No registration required for listed cottage foods
- Annual sales cap
- No annual cap
- Where you can sell
- Direct to consumers, plus some retail
- Food safety
- Not required for cottage foods
What you can sell from home
Cottage food covers shelf stable items only. Brewed, cold brew, and made to order drinks need a commercial or permitted kitchen.
Facts reviewed July 28, 2026. Cottage food and food freedom laws change often and interact with local zoning and HOA rules. Confirm the current program, cap, and links before you sell.
What you can do
- Sell roasted coffee beans and bags with no registration
- Sell baked goods and shelf stable treats with no sales cap
- Sell direct and through some retailers
What you can't do
- Serve made to order or brewed coffee drinks from home
- Make foods off the cottage food list without a license
- Ignore labeling requirements
General guidance only, not legal advice. Cottage food and food freedom laws change often and interact with local zoning and HOA rules. Confirm with your state agency and local zoning office before you sell.