New York’s food regulations are a maze.

We designed the award-winning tools below to help guide you through the bureaucracy so you can get cooking faster.

We have helped dozens of entrepreneurs navigate the application process for Erie County Health and NYS Ag & Markets (20-C) approval.

We’ve decided to make our expertise available as a resource to the public. No gimmicks, no paywall, no need to sign up. Just try the tools below and get answers right away.

Selena of BreakQuark holding her NYS Ag & Markets inspection report at Clarence Creative Kitchen
Tool 01 · License Finder · 60 seconds

Not sure what license your food business needs?

Two or three questions. Most people who ask us this are surprised by the answer — and it's the reason a lot of good food businesses never get started.

New York's food rules are a maze: Ag & Markets 20-C vs. Erie County DOH, home processor exemptions, mobile permits, fire suppression. Answer a few questions and we'll print you a starting roadmap — then help you actually walk it.

  • Step 1Tell us what you want to make and sell
  • Step 2Get your likely license path & first steps
  • Step 3Book a tour — we'll walk you through the process
CCK License FinderTicket #0001
The owners of Blended and Baked Co. sign their inspection paperwork at the kitchen
What Step 3 looks like

Blended and Baked Co. signing their license paperwork — the inspection happens right here at the kitchen, and we’re standing next to you when it does.

Blended and Baked Co. · Inspection at 9580 Main St., Clarence

Tool 02 · Recipe Check · 60 seconds

Does your recipe need a Scheduled Process Review?

Paste your recipe — ingredients plus how it's made, packaged, and stored — and our free screening tool reads it against NYS Ag & Markets' rules for acidified and shelf-stable foods.

Certain products — hot sauces, salsas, pickles, dressings, anything pH-dependent — need a "scheduled process review" from a food laboratory before Ag & Markets will license them. It's not as hard as it sounds. We've walked many of our members through it.

  • Step 1Paste your recipe and how you make it
  • Step 2See whether a Cornell process review is likely
  • Step 3Talk to us — we'll help you get it done
CCK Recipe CheckTicket #—

🔒 Your recipe stays yours. We never store, see, or share what you paste here. It's processed once to generate your result, then discarded — never used to train AI models.

READING YOUR RECIPE… (takes a few seconds)
Automated screening for general guidance only — not a regulatory determination. Licensing depends on your exact formulation, process, and packaging. Final determinations come from the Cornell Food Venture Center and NYS Ag & Markets. Your recipe is not stored or shared.
A CCK member holds up his Ag & Markets inspection report beside his coffee roaster
On the other side of it

7Beanz Coffee Roasters — licensed under Article 20-C and roasting at CCK.

NYS Ag & Markets · Article 20-C