Cash from Baking??

nexuss

skintbint wrote: »

states month in the post not week

Certainly not £16 a month then for a business like that.What cover are they offering you for that ?

debbie_debt

Pooky wrote: »

Hiya

A friend of mine set up in business last year she does all the local farmers markets.

She needed to have an inspection from the environmental health people, they're very good at telling you what standards you need to work towards and they come out and visit when you're ready and it really is only a basic check.

She does 5 markets a week, they're mostly only half day ones so she does fit 2 in on one day to make it a bit easier but she is up cooking until silly times to make enough stuff, then she's up again early to finish icing and packing stuff and to make the fresh cream cakes/fresh pastry items.

Stall prices average out around £15 per market per week, then factor in your bags/wrappins/baking cases/boxes for transport/ingredients/electricity/gas etc. My friend is running 2 extra fridges and an extra freezer to cope with demand.

On the busy weeks she's selling 30 loaf cakes, 3 tray bakes, 48 cupcakes (muffin sized and iced) 48 sausage rolls, 24 fresh cream cakes, 48 cookies and around 48 scones per market....it's a lot of cooking (for one person to do overnight) and the profit margin isn't great once you've taken out all your overheads. But that said - if you love cooking, like my friend does, then it's an ideal way to earn. (don't forget the quiet weeks though - she doesn't do any markets for 3 weeks after christmas as people just don't want to buy cakes as they've got too much left from christmas)

Hope that's of some help.

Thanks Pooky, thats a brilliant help!

I can't imagine I'd manage near that level of sales, but out of interest have you any idea of the profit she makes per market selling that sort of amount?

Thank you!!

skintbint_2

thanks as i said in my post thats the first quote and when looking at it basically covers very little, as i have never had to get PLI before i am not really sure where to start so i was just searching the net, so now i know i should be a lot less than that i will keep searching

abby1234519

I was considering baking and selling them at uni! But I don't know if its worth it. I love making cakes, I just tend to eat them myself ^^

NJW69

Someone at work makes really fancy cupcakes and brings them into work to sell. They always all go. She will also make to order for birthdays etc and has pictures on a website.

Sheffield_Tiger

You could go for a niche..

gluten/wheat free, vegan etc. Something that Mr Kipling doesn't churn out in supermarkets, and something that people are more likely to pay a premium for, especially if handmade (and clearly labelled on a sticker on the packing)

Look for local health food / "lentil yoghurt knitting" type shops and approach them to see if they would be interested in stocking.

Aim it at a middle class market who may not NEED wheat-free but like anything that is "free" of something except cost, and are quite happy to pay a little extra so they are happy that they are buying local and being green in some way. If they like what they taste, they will return. And tell their friends all about it (they won't be able to help themselves, it advances their tree-hugging status)

abby1234519

Sheffield_Tiger wrote: »

You could go for a niche..

gluten/wheat free, vegan etc. Something that Mr Kipling doesn't churn out in supermarkets, and something that people are more likely to pay a premium for, especially if handmade (and clearly labelled on a sticker on the packing)

Look for local health food / "lentil yoghurt knitting" type shops and approach them to see if they would be interested in stocking.

Aim it at a middle class market who may not NEED wheat-free but like anything that is "free" of something except cost, and are quite happy to pay a little extra so they are happy that they are buying local and being green in some way. If they like what they taste, they will return. And tell their friends all about it (they won't be able to help themselves, it advances their tree-hugging status)

Funnily enough I've had interest from someone already for cakes. I baked some gluten free ones last night and today took them to a friends who had a friend visiting and she gushed over them and demanded I bake a birthday cake for her daughter in March

cazmanian_minx

Strange as it might sound, have a look at eBay. There's a very successful food business I know of that was built up from nothing starting with making everything in the kitchen at home and selling it on eBay. He's now moved into a business unit and is retailing and wholesaling and making a full time living from it. This is his story:

http://www.fudgeheaven.co.uk/index.php?page=ABOUT

(and his Fuffle is absolutely addictive!)

Caz

parapusher

I have baked cakes for charity over many years, and wanted to start selling some to make some extra money. I have started baking for a Country Market (used to be called WI market). Look on this site to see if there is one near you:
http://www.country-markets.co.uk/
It's a good place to start, as they give you all the information you need for labelling etc and send you on a food hygiene course thats a lot cheaper than the local college. It costs 5p to join, and you have to pay 12½ % commission on what you sell.
I hope to also sell at car boot sales in the summer, when I have found out what sort of items sell best.

borders_dude

parapusher wrote: »

It costs 5p to join, ...

What a odd amount to pay.