New business idea

[someonemightlisten]

Hey,

Do you think I could make a hugemongos ( Large ) business by making amazing sandwiches and snacks and selling them to cafes, sandwich bars, farm shops, convenience stores...

The plan is to package them branded to individual outlets...

What do you think?

I can sell, I can make sandwiches!! Surely its a winner right?

 

[ethical PR]

Sorry duplicate

 

[ethical PR]

Of course it will be a winner ....everyone is going to stop using their current suppliers and buy from you

 

[Ashley_Price]

Firstly, what is going to make your sandwiches stand out from everyone else's? Secondly, why should sandwich shops buy from you instead of doing them themselves?

Perhaps you should do a little research before getting too far into this.

 

[Andrew Chambers]

Convince stores maybe, but they'll be all about cost price. The rest will making their own already as that's where the profit/quality control is.

 

[someonemightlisten]

If you owned a farm shop, cafe, or convienance store you would love to save on staff wages and time.

Plus my sandwiches are as cheap to buy as they are for you to make . and we can sticker them with your company name...

And my sandwiches are healthy..full macro breakdown...no crap inside them...insanley tasty...would you like one?

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[Ashley_Price]

Another thing is if you're preparing food for sale, there will be very strict health and safety guidelines you will need to follow. You will have to have your kitchen/food preparation area checked, for example.

 

[someonemightlisten]

Of course it will be a winner ....everyone is going to stop using their current suppliers and buy from you

[emoji2]

Exactly!

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[someonemightlisten]

Convince stores maybe, but they'll be all about cost price. The rest will making their own already as that's where the profit/quality control is.

You dont want to buy a sandwich then?

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[someonemightlisten]

Another thing is if you're preparing food for sale, there will be very strict health and safety guidelines you will need to follow. You will have to have your kitchen/food preparation area checked, for example.

Yeah... I'll make sure the dog doesnt lick the kitchen worktop that day [emoji2]

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[someonemightlisten]

This company seems to being doing well...http://www.adeliefoods.co.uk/ 8000 customers

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[Ashley_Price]

If you want to follow Adelie then you're going to need significant investment. They state themselves that they bought other companies to build their business ("Back in 2006 we shared a vision to create the UK’s best ‘Food to Go’ business and started building Adelie by acquiring some of the best businesses in the industry.")

 

[someonemightlisten]

If you want to follow Adelie then you're going to need significant investment. They state themselves that they bought other companies to build their business ("Back in 2006 we shared a vision to create the UK’s best ‘Food to Go’ business and started building Adelie by acquiring some of the best businesses in the industry.")

Maybe thats your mindset...

Paul Mitchell was started with 700 dollars... I think if you have a passion and drive to make it...whos to hold you back



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[ethical PR]

What market research have you done?
What experience do you have of running a business?
What experience do you have of running a/working in a food business?

 

[someonemightlisten]

What market research have you done?
What experience do you have of running a business?
What experience do you have of running a/working in a food business?

I have set up and sold businesses.

I eat sandwiches

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[ethical PR]

Well there you go then...sounds like you are on to a sure fire winner. Can't see any flaws whatsoever

 

[Mattk1983]

 

[BeMarketed]

The sandwich industry is very competitive, with low margins and a low selling price.

To deliver your goods chilled will cost you a large amount or you will have to buy a chilled van and deliver before 9am-10am most mornings, as after this the sandwiches are not as sellable for their 1-3 day shelf life. The major sandwich manufacturers do not bother with cafes or farm shops as the volume they sell will never make them a profit. E.g. Selling 20 sandwiches at a £0.50 profit per day gives them £10 profit per week.

How are you going to make money at this rate? Or how are you going to sell your sandwiches for more than £1.50 wholesale?

 

[Thermodynamic Man]

20 x £0.50 = £10 per day... not a week...or at least it did when I went to school....cos I worked this out on my abacus

 

[someonemightlisten]

20 x £0.50 = £10 per day... not a week...or at least it did when I went to school....cos I worked this out on my abacus

Nice one I ran out of fingers and toes to count that on...couldnt work it out either

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[Olson]

Good idea. Everyone loves sandwiches

 

[garyk]

Hey,

Do you think I could make a hugemongos ( Large ) business by making amazing sandwiches and snacks and selling them to cafes, sandwich bars, farm shops, convenience stores...

The plan is to package them branded to individual outlets...

What do you think?

I can sell, I can make sandwiches!! Surely its a winner right?

Not humongous, gargantuan maybe....

 

[Carl Mintern]

A)Cost out what you would need to sell your sandwiches for. Include staff costs, delivery, ingredients, health and safety costs, certification etc etc...

B)Find out what you can sell them for.

C) if A<B make a sale. (This isn't achieved simply by A being <B but you know this)

Go for it.

Disclaimer; I almost never eat sandwiches so unlike op cannot profess to be an expert in the field.