Home coffee business
Can you sell coffee from home in Texas?
Texas's updated cottage food law (SB 541, 2025) lets you sell most homemade foods, now including some refrigerated items with registration, up to a generous, inflation indexed cap, with no local permit. It's built for packaged food, not beverage service: roasted beans and baked goods are fine, brewed and made to order drinks are not.
Governing law: Texas Cottage Food Law (SB 541, 2025)
How home coffee sales work in Texas
- Governing program
- Texas Cottage Food Law (SB 541)
- Who administers it
- Texas Dept. of State Health Services, Cottage Food
- What you need
- No local permit; DSHS registration only for refrigerated (TCS) foods
- Annual sales cap
- $150,000 per year (inflation indexed)
- Where you can sell
- Direct to consumers, in person, delivery, and in state mail order
- Food safety
- Food handler's certificate required
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 from home
- Sell baked goods and shelf stable treats up to $150k/year
- Sell in person, by delivery, or by in state mail order
What you can't do
- Serve made to order or brewed coffee drinks from home
- Sell to retail stores or restaurants for resale
- Skip the food handler's certificate
Read the official rules
Texas DSHS, Cottage Food Production →Link last verified 2026-07-28.
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.