Cottage Foods in the News
2019
Home Cooking for Profit? Sure, just not in New Jersey. — New York Times, August 13, 2019
Updated Cottage Food Law Gives Business Owners More Freedom — KLTV, August 2, 2019
2014
Texans created over a thousand local businesses after Texas eased restrictions on food made at home. – Forbes, September 22, 2014
2013
Battle for Cupcake Sales Faces Looming Deadline in State Legislature – Dallas Observer, May 15, 2013
Passage of bills spells progress for local foods movement – Austin Chronicle, May 8, 2013
State House of Representatives Votes to Pass Texas Cottage Food Bill – Houston Press, May 8, 2013
2011
“Come and Bake It” – Robb Walsh, Houston Press, Feb. 16, 2011
“Push to Legalize Sale of Home Baked Goods” – NBC-DFW, Feb. 18, 2011
“Victory for the Cottage Food Bill!” – Robb Walsh, May 31, 2011
“Take Heart, Buttercream Lovers…” – Lauren Daniels, Dallas Observer, June 3, 2011
“Governor Perry Signs Baker’s Bill” – Annette Falconer, KLTV, June 19, 2011
“Texas Cottage Food Bill Signed Into Law” – Katharine Shilcutt, Houston Press, June 21, 2011
“Perry Signs for Cupcakes” – Lauren Daniels, Dallas Observer, June 21, 2011
“Homemade – and Legal” – Julia Wallace, San Antonio Express News, September 7, 2011
“Law is Icing on the Cake for Home Bakers” – Diane Jennings, Dallas Morning News, October 9, 2011
“Cottage Industries” – Melanie Haupt, Austin Chronicle, November 25, 2011
“The City of Plano Really Doesn’t Want its Citizens Using the New Cottage Foods Law” – Lauren Daniels, Dallas Observer, December 5, 2011
“Risks of Selling Baked Goods From Home?” – NBC-DFW, December 6, 2011
Articles on Propsed Rules for Labeling 2011-2012
“Texas’ Cottage Food Law Passed, But That Won’t Stop the State from Changing It” Dallas Observer
“Don’t Mess With Texas Cottage Food Law” by Robb Walsh
“Proposed Rules Threaten Cottage Food Operators” Austin Chronicle
“Cottage Food Producers Wary of New Rules” Austin American-Statesman
“City of Plano Goes the Extra Mile to Make Texas’ New Cottage Food Law Totally Useless” by Lauren Daniels, Dallas Observer
