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Contra Costa County expands opportunities for home-based cooks, food entrepreneurs
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors has unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday that would permit small-scale restaurant and food operations for residents. The county approved Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations (MEHKO) permits for residents that allow people to produce less than 90 meals per week, up to $100,000 in gross annual sales, and be authorized […] The post Contra Costa County expands opportunities for home-based cooks, food entrepreneurs appeared first on Local News Matters .
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According to Local News Matters’s source item, Contra Costa County expands opportunities for home-based cooks, food entrepreneurs, The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors has unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday that would permit small-scale restaurant and food operations for residents. The county approved Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations (MEHKO) permits for residents that allow people to produce less than 90 meals per week, up to $100,000 in gross annual sales, and be authorized […] The post Contra Costa County expands opportunities for home-based cooks, food entrepreneurs appeared first on Local News Matters .
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