CO food plan / meat processor bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.

A food-plan organizer or meat processor takes customers’ money up front for food delivered later, so a bond historically backed those prepayments. Colorado repealed statewide home-food-plan licensure in 2018, so a bond today is generally a legacy or contractual requirement — whatever amount you’ve been asked for, we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check.

Backs prepaid food-plan and meat-processing customers — money paid in advance for food delivered later
Now a legacy or contractual requirement — Colorado repealed home-food-plan regulation in 2018 (HB 18-1183)
Flat 3%, no credit pull — enter the amount you were asked for and the premium updates
Flat 3%of your bond amount$275minimum premiumNo creditcheck to issue
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How it works

Apply to filed in one sitting.

No underwriting queue for the standard food-plan bond — enter your amount, pay, and you have the executed bond. Here is the whole thing:

TODAY · 5 MINUTES

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Your business details, the bond amount you were asked for, and the effective date — that is the entire application.

INSTANTLY

Issued on the spot

No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.

SAME DAY

Deliver to whoever required it

Submit the executed bond to your contract counterparty or local jurisdiction. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.

The whole pricing page.

Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure you were asked for and the premium updates.

$5,000 bond
$275
$10,000 bond
$300
$25,000 bond
$750
About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What this bond actually covers — and what changed

A “food plan” is an arrangement where a customer prepays for food (often meat, in bulk or freezer plans) delivered over time. Because the customer pays ahead of delivery, Colorado historically required a food-plan organizer (and bonded meat processors handling these plans) to post a consumer-protection bond — so customers could recover if the food was never delivered.

Important and honest: Colorado repealed its statewide home-food-service / food-plan regulatory program in 2018. House Bill 18-1183 eliminated the regulation of home food service plans (repealing Article 35.5 of Title 35 effective July 1, 2018) after a DORA sunset review found the program obsolete — the number of licensees had fallen below ten. So this is no longer a standing statewide license bond.

If you’re asked for one today, it’s typically a contractual or local requirement — or you’re carrying it voluntarily to reassure prepaying customers. There’s no current statutory amount, so enter the figure you were asked for; we issue at a flat 3% with no credit check. Meat processing itself remains regulated (custom processing under Title 35, Article 33), but that program does not impose this prepaid-customer bond.

Home-food-plan licensure repealed — HB 18-1183 (2018)Colorado’s home food service / food plan regulatory program was repealed by HB 18-1183, which eliminated regulation of home food service plans (repealing Article 35.5 of Title 35) effective July 1, 2018, following a DORA sunset review that found the program obsolete. There is no current statewide food-plan license bond mandate; confirm any amount with whoever is requiring the bond. Custom meat processing remains regulated under Title 35, Article 33, which does not impose this prepaid-customer bond.

You need this bond if you are

A food-plan organizer a client or counterparty still asks to bond prepaid plans
A meat processor whose contract or jurisdiction requires a consumer bond
Carrying a bond voluntarily to reassure customers who prepay for food
Subject to a local requirement that conditions your operation on a surety bond

Five minutes, issued on the spot.

Submit the application with the bond amount you were asked for — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to deliver.

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FAQs

Common questions.

If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.

Does Colorado still require a food plan bond? +
Not as a statewide license requirement — Colorado repealed home-food-plan licensure in 2018 (HB 18-1183), after a sunset review found the program obsolete. A bond today is generally a contractual, local, or voluntary requirement rather than a state mandate.
How much is it? +
A flat 3% of the bond amount, with a $275 minimum. Because there’s no current statutory amount, you enter whatever figure your contract or jurisdiction asked for, and the quote updates.
Is there a credit check? +
No — this bond is issued with no credit pull. Larger bond amounts may get a quick soft-pull review, which never affects your credit score.
What does the bond protect against? +
It backs customers who prepaid for food not yet delivered — if the food plan isn’t honored, harmed customers can recover against the bond. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety; it’s a guarantee, not insurance for you.
What amount should I choose? +
Ask whoever is requiring the bond for the exact figure — there’s no statewide default since the program was repealed. If you’re carrying it voluntarily, a figure that roughly covers your outstanding prepaid balances is sensible. Send us the request and we’ll confirm.
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Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount you were asked for and deliver it the same day.

Your premium @ 3%$275
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