Our choice fell on this business for the following reasons: firstly, now the owners of cafes-restaurants on the “wave of inflation” shamelessly raise food prices. At the same time, dishes prepared "on the conveyor" are not as tasty as homemade ones. Therefore, office lunches, which are usually cheaper, are popular.

Secondly, in connection with financial crisis massive layoffs began. The "weak link" of society - women and pensioners - was the first to suffer. Just for this category, the home cooking business is most suitable: here, any housewife will not feel like a “teapot” - after all, she has many years of cooking experience for her family. We hope that our experiment on introducing into the "tasty business" will help you professionally organize the delivery of lunches to offices and earn good money on it.

HOME COOKING FROM A TO Z

SEARCH FOR CUSTOMERS

First, I called several metropolitan firms on the principle “not far from home”, it turned out that the employees of one of the firms eat in a cafe, and the other has a hired chef who cooks at home and brings to the firm everything that the employees order. I got into a conversation with the manager and found out that it is hardly possible to find such a job over the phone, it is better to go personally to future customers, right in the office.

The guards often didn’t let them in without prior agreement, but when they heard the cherished “I’m talking about dinners for your company”, she noticeably became kinder. The first attempt failed - I forgot to remove the manicure, and this alerted the administrator: they say, with such nails you will cook for us. Realizing the mistakes, trying on the image of a home cook for myself - I gathered my hair, took off my jewelry, removed my manicure - I repeated the search at another company. It turned out, but the interview process itself!

BROWSE

The conversation with the applicant was entrusted to the manager and the secretary of the director, so the interview itself dragged on, the girl was interested in why I want to cook and where I used to work. And the manager focused on my professional skills - how long have I been cooking, what kind of kitchen, where do I buy groceries, when I had a medical examination. Asked, estimated about an hour. They agreed that they needed to inspect the conditions of storage and preparation - that is, they wanted to see my native cuisine, I had to invite them. "Cramped, but clean" - the verdict is positive.

Very young people are not hired for such work - they do not trust, but those who are over 70 are most often refused: at this age it is already difficult to cope with such a load. The most promising age for "tasty work" is from 35 to 60 years. If in the documentary arsenal, in addition to the passport, the identification code, there is an unexpired sanitary book - it's already good. I was taken from probationary period- a week! I did not leave any documents and did not sign anything. Agreed so - payment in cash after the fact.

WHERE TO BUY CHEAP PRODUCTS

Prices in supermarkets and in stationary food markets are not much different. It turns out that home cooks are purchased once a week and at different prices. Where is this paradise?

In the fish pavilion, I bought two carcasses of fresh-frozen pink salmon and asked the saleswoman from which warehouse she receives products, they say, my husband is spoiled, he eats fish only from certain manufacturers. The girl named both the status of the supplier and the address. About 15 minutes of work on the phone (at 09 I asked for a frozen fish warehouse, some contacts can be found directly on the Internet through a search engine), and I contacted the warehouse, introducing myself as a small wholesale buyer-seller. Large wholesale starts from 70-100 boxes of fish, small - from 1-5 (depending on the liking and mood of the storekeeper). Each box contains 10 kg of filleted carcasses and the price is below the market.

With vegetables, the profit is much cooler, and there is no need to invent stories, it is enough to carefully go around several markets from 8.30 to 12.00 on weekdays.

Cheap chicken is bought in bulk directly at the poultry plant (through a search engine on the Internet you will find their coordinates). As for pork and beef, you can buy it in bulk through intermediaries: when meat is brought to the market (at 5-6 in the morning), go to the meat pavilion, and you can get to know each other there. Wholesale involves buying carcasses (which require special freezers for storage), so it's easier to buy 10kg from the market.

Wholesale warehouses of disposable tableware are about the same.

KITCHEN IN SECTION

An ordinary refrigerator turned out to be too small for so many products. Neighbors came to the rescue, they have a huge family refrigerator and spacious freezers. I thawed fish and meat “dry” (without water, so the taste and quality of meat is preserved) for about 4 hours. While one is defrosting, the other can be cooked. I started with roast chicken with prunes. I fried the chicken pieces in the chicken, prepared a dressing from onions with carrots, combined, seasoned with salt, pepper, spices, and added prunes and garlic at the end. With cutting the carcass and slicing vegetables, cooking took about 1.5 hours. The clock showed the beginning of the first night, when the fish finally thawed.

I had to tinker with pink salmon - whatever one may say, but women do not like to clean fish, and they do not know how. I cleaned, cut each piece so that it was 100 gr. Then I boiled it on a tiny fire (the fish was languishing). Portioned pieces laid out in a separate dish, and the broth was filtered through a sieve and combined with gelatin. Finished pouring the fish by 02.00 at night. Steaming portions cooled on the table and significantly reduced the working area. With baked fish, the process is simpler, but longer. I put pickled onions, mayonnaise, grated cheese and olives on the fish, and then I just controlled the process. A small fire cannot be increased - the fish releases juice along with onions and is simply stewed. If you speed up cooking, the liquid will evaporate quickly, and the fish will turn out dry and tasteless. The first part of the experiment ended around 04:00 am.

The menu for the ordered buffet was half cooked at night, and I continued the salad theme from 9.00 in the morning, and starting at 10.00, I started packing the products. The final chord is the peeling of 4 kilograms of potatoes for mashed potatoes, which I cooked just before leaving. In total, it took me about 10 hours to prepare all the dishes. If you add the time spent on the purchase, then everything about everything took me a day.

I packed all the prepared food in disposable containers, took large grocery boxes from the supermarket and put portions in them. As a result, it turned out - three large packages and two small ones - one with a pot of hot mashed potatoes, the second with distributing utensils and bread.

The dinner itself went, as they say, with a bang: there was enough food, and they liked it, although one girl was especially interested in how fresh the salads were and looked at the jellied fish with curiosity. An unexpected minus was the absence of two people - they got sick, so I took their portions home. In general, the impression of the experiment is mixed - on the one hand, satisfied, well-fed people and a good income, and on the other, the fuss with the purchase and the long cooking process. To be honest, such a job is not for everyone, even if you really love the culinary craft, you need something more - probably some kind of inner craving to feed people.

LUNCH FOR 25 PEOPLE

1. Fish baked with cheese - 200 g serving (2 kg of pangasius fillet, 50 g of vegetable-olive oil, onion, 0.5 kg of egg mayonnaise, 1 kg of hard cheese, olives), 12 servings.

2. Jellied fish - 350 g portion (2 kg pink salmon in carcasses, onion, carrot, gelatin, seasonings, lemon, herbs), 13 servings

3. Mashed potatoes (4 kg of potatoes, a pack of butter, eggs, milk), 25 servings

4. Vegetable salad - 200 g serving (0.5 kg of tomatoes, 0.5 kg of pepper, 0.5 kg of cucumbers, 0.5 cabbage, herbs, 0.5 kg of mayonnaise), 13 servings

5. Cucumber salad - 150 g serving (2 kg pickled cucumbers, pickled onions, pickled peas, olives), 12 servings

6. Roast chicken with prunes - 250 g serving (2 kg of chicken, carrots, onions, garlic, mayonnaise, seasonings, herbs, prunes, vegetable oil), 10 servings

Total purchase costs: about 900 rubles.

Taxi: 150 rubles

TOTAL COSTS: 1050 rubles

The cost of one serving: 200 rubles X 25 people = cash desk - 5000 rubles

Net profit per day: income minus expenses: 4000r

Net profit for 4 days, taking into account 2 large customers: 32,000 rubles

Many novice businessmen think about home production. Such a desire is fully justified, especially in connection with the realities of the present time. We already wrote an article about . In this article, we will look at many home production ideas and give our comments on each idea. We will also ask you to offer your home-made ideas in the comments under the article to complement the article.

Advantages of home production

1. Eliminates the need to spend the lion's share of income on rent of premises. This is home production. This issue is especially problematic for start-up entrepreneurs, for whom rent can eat up most of the profits.
2. Such production may initially be informal. Of course, this is only a temporary measure, which, nevertheless, will help you get on your feet and gain a foothold in the chosen industry.
3. Ability to adjust production volumes. All expenses will rest against the cost of raw materials. This allows you to change the volume of production depending on the demand for the proposed product.
4. Minimum investment size.
5. Opportunity to profit almost immediately.

All this allows you to multiply the chances of success and significantly reduce risks. Next, the most popular and profitable business ideas for production today will be presented. At the same time, they will be divided into blocks depending on the ability to work in an apartment or the need to carry out all the work in a private house.

Production at home in an apartment

In this block, the direction of home production is allocated, which can be done right in your apartment. For greater convenience, we have divided ideas into thematic blocks.

Food

One of the most popular industries today is the household. Such a demand, first of all, is due to the fact that the offered goods are everyday goods.

Fragrant pastries without leaving home

It is not necessary to have a special education to cook homemade delicacies. Many women who cook well are successful in this business. To work, you need quite a bit: a mixer, kitchen utensils. Any attentive housewife has all this in the kitchen. Additionally, you can purchase special equipment with which you can knead the dough. A conventional oven for small volumes will be enough. Particular attention should be paid to baking recipes and their external execution. Taste and aesthetic qualities must be at their best in order for buyers to become interested in the product. You can later sell pastries on the street or fulfill orders from restaurants and coffee houses.

homemade jam

Necessary expenses: from 7-8 thousand rubles.

For such production, additional equipment may not be required. For normal operation, you need: pots, jars with lids of various sizes (preferably small ones, as they will be easier to sell), a seamer. As for raw materials, there are two ways to go: either buy products in stores or markets, or take everything you need from your own garden. It should be noted that the profitability of such a business in winter is about 30%. But in the summer it is less profitable to sell jam. Therefore, the blanks made in the summer can be kept until winter and sold at a better price.

Pickles

Necessary expenses: from 10-12 thousand rubles.

Vegetables and mushrooms can be used as a base. The former can be grown independently or purchased at a bargain price from farmers, the latter can be collected in the forest or purchased in the markets. To work, you will need your own stove, cans, lids, a seamer and the actual raw materials. By the way, it is not necessary to be limited to cucumbers and mushrooms. The following dishes are quite popular today: sauerkraut and pickled cabbage, Korean carrots. It is worth thinking in advance about the sale of products. If the production is still quite small, you can offer to buy something to your acquaintances, friends, neighbors.

Production of semi-finished products

Here, an option is considered when an entrepreneur is engaged in the manufacture of sausages, sausages, dumplings, dumplings from meat purchased from farmers or meat processing plants. If the businessman plans to raise animals himself, then he will need a country farm in which he will keep livestock. In this case, you will need to obtain permission to sell at the Sanitary and Epidemiological Station. All actions will have to be coordinated with them too.

Therefore, semi-finished products are the most acceptable option. At first, it is better not to make the assortment large. About 30 titles will be more than enough. It is worth taking care of the recipes. The tastier and more unusual the product, the greater the demand for it will be.

For work, you will need ordinary kitchen utensils. Particular attention should be paid to the choice of knives, meat grinders. You will need a separate freezer for storing finished products and simple meat.

Homemade phyto tea

Necessary expenses: from 4-6 thousand rubles.

Today, people are increasingly monitoring their health and well-being. That is why the demand for "healthy" products is growing rapidly. Various herbal teas are no exception. At the same time, special tools and costs are not required for work. Herbal preparations can be done independently in the summer, leaving for nature. Missing ingredients can be purchased at the pharmacy. In this case, the sale is best carried out in a dry form. You can also think about the beautiful packaging of goods - buy special bags, print labels with the manufacturer's phone number, the name and composition of the collection. It is very important to keep the proportions. A variety of recipes and the addition of spices, aromatic herbs will only increase demand. For work, you will need measuring scales, containers and raw materials.

Packing of bulk goods

Necessary expenses: from 10-15 thousand rubles.

In this case, the sales volume will largely depend on how the packaging is designed. What can be packaged? Nuts, seeds, cereals. You can buy these goods at the base or some warehouse, pack them at home and offer your neighbors to buy a package of goodies at a bargain price. If you go to a more serious level, you will need a more detailed and professional approach to the creation of packaging. At first, you can do this manually. And gradually look for large customers who will be ready to buy products in bulk.

Needlework

This block includes such formats of production that require special skills or talent from the entrepreneur.

Decorative ornaments made of polymer clay

Necessary expenses: from 8-10 thousand rubles.

The main advantage over many stores will be the individuality, the uniqueness of the items offered. From a technical point of view, the process is quite simple. To work, you need special boards, knives of different sizes, material, small decorations in the form of sparkles, beads, buttons, chains and other things. In order for a product to be in demand, you need to invest imagination, enthusiasm and skills in your products. Low cost helps to get a decent income for handicrafts.

Handmade jewelry boxes

Necessary expenses: from 3-4 thousand rubles.

There are many options here. They can be made from wood, shells, sequins, beads and other decorations. In this case, all costs are reduced to the purchase of the necessary raw materials. Interesting ideas, schemes can always be found on the Internet. Particular attention should be paid to the upholstery of the inside of the box, handles. If the product is quite large, it makes sense to insert a mirror in size into it. It is worth taking care of the creation of special fasteners for storing rings, earrings, chains.

Handmade stained glass windows

Necessary costs: from 14-18 thousand rubles.

Similar decorations are used today to decorate the interior. Stained-glass windows are attached to walls, partitions, windows, doors. At the same time, competition in this industry is not so high. Of course, skill is required to work. Artistic ability is also welcome. This work is quite laborious, but the pay will be impressive. Depending on the technique, you may need: oil paints, epoxy resin, glue, gelatin, dyes. The drawing is applied to colored glass. This is usually done not with brushes, but with thin needles - it is with the help of them that the contours of the image are drawn, and only then they are painted.

Handmade soap

Necessary expenses: from 8-15 thousand rubles.

Today, many people buy such products. Usually they are bought as a gift for some holiday. It is during the pre-holiday periods that the demand for this product is very high. To make soap you will need: essence (base), aromatic oils, decorations, special shapes, fragrances. It is worth thinking about the recipes in advance. It is better to make the first batch very small and use it yourself. You can earn even more by beautifully packing souvenirs. This will require special paper, ribbons, bows, ties. You can attach a contact phone number to the presentations so that the recipients of the gift can buy soap if they like it.

Production of frameless furniture

Necessary expenses: from 5-6 thousand rubles.

In this case, we are considering an interesting novelty - the production of bean bags. These are such soft pear-shaped chairs. Each time they take the form of the body of the seated person. A similar product in stores costs about 6 thousand rubles. At the same time, the cost does not exceed a thousand. For production, you will need a sewing machine, material, filler, thread. It is better to sell such products via the Internet. But it is also necessary to offer goods to acquaintances as soon as possible.

Montessori hand toy

Necessary expenses: from 4-8 thousand rubles.

It is also called a business board. Such products are in great demand among young parents. It is very important in the manufacture of these toys to think through all the details - from packaging to the quality of each detail. When creating your own model, you can borrow one of the existing ideas. In this case, you will not need a certificate allowing the use of an object of intellectual property, since the business board is the subject of folk art. To create such toys, you do not need expensive equipment, and the materials are quite inexpensive. One such product can be sold for 5-15 thousand rubles. The best way to sell Montessori toys is online. Delivery by Russian post will not be so difficult. For work, you may need a variety of parts, a board on which they will be attached and tools for fastening.

Atelier at home

In fact, it is no different from the usual, except perhaps in production volumes. At the same time, the seamstress will receive all the profit, which can significantly reduce the final cost of the product. For work, special knowledge, skills, and work experience will be required. The demand for the master may mean that he will initially have regular customers who may bring a few more people with them. For work you will need: a sewing machine, a place for cutting, overlock, knives, scissors, supplies, buttons, lace, ruffles, locks, zippers and more. At the same time, materials can be purchased at the expense of the customer or work with already selected ones. Author's items of high quality are highly valued today.

Handmade souvenirs

Necessary expenses: from 6-50 thousand rubles.

Here you can work in one of two directions: handmade or the manufacture product business . In the second case, we mean promotional products applied to different surfaces (pens, T-shirts). The first format has a more seasonal focus. At the same time, consumables in the form of fabrics, beads, wood, and other things may be needed for work. But for working with promotional souvenirs, the initial costs will include the purchase of professional equipment. Everything will depend on the choice of direction. You can work with:

• ceramic surfaces (decal or silk-screen printing);
• plastic;
• fabric (embroidery, thermal drawing);
• metal (engraved with a laser).

In this case, you may need various machines, presses, MFPs, printers. Such equipment is cheaper to buy in China.

Decoupage

Necessary costs: from 13-15 thousand rubles.

You can decorate with this technique a lot of items, including furniture, napkins, tablecloths. Almost anyone can do this. It is only important to be diligent and be patient. Over time, skills improve the quality of work. That's when you can do decoupage for sale. For work you will need: glue, brushes, sponges, paints, primer, sandpaper, a special decoupage tool, blanks from different materials (wood, cardboard, glass, etc.) and decor items. You can sell such products to friends and acquaintances. Your best bet is to ship online. You can even start only from your city, and then expand production.

Gift magnets

Necessary expenses: from 7-9 thousand rubles.

To many, this type of business seems frivolous due to the low cost of products. In fact, you can make very good money on this. Important factors there will be originality of manufactured products and their aesthetic component. You can work in several directions at once:

• magnets with inscriptions;
• fun and funny products;
• educational magnets for children or even whole sets;
• calendars with magnets;
• holiday magnets for certain holidays.

At the same time, not so much is needed to organize such a production. First, you will need the magnets themselves, on which the main structure will be attached. But the surface can be designed as you like - make something out of wood, plastic, draw on glass, engrave, use polymer clay.

Ideas for men to produce at home

The ideas below are most typical for men. That is why we singled them out in a separate block. This does not mean that a woman cannot engage in these activities.

Glass engraving

Necessary expenses: from 20-35 thousand rubles.

If it comes to hand engraving with the help of special devices, then such production can be placed right in the apartment. If you plan to use a special compressor and stencils, then it is better to deploy activities in a separate house or garage. Main advantage this business is its exclusivity. Not many people do this kind of work. You can do this as a hobby and get pretty good money for it. In addition to tools, you will also need material on which inscriptions and drawings will be applied.

Production of belts and accessories from leather

Necessary expenses: from 25 thousand rubles.

This product is popular among people of all ages. The demand for the idea also lies in the fact that the accessory will be made by hand, which adds to it exclusivity and originality. For work, you will need leather, special hole punchers, machines for sewing edges, jewelry. The profitability of this idea is at least 300%. As a material, you can use the skin of pigs, for example. You can buy it from local farmers for 200 rubles (price for one belt). In this case, sales can be carried out via the Internet.

Production of keys

A mini-workshop can be arranged at home. The payback of this business attracts many entrepreneurs. At the same time, the production technique does not require any additional skills. To be able to work with different types of keys, you will have to purchase machines of different types. For the first time, 4-5 different ones will suffice. Each of them can cost about 14-70 thousand rubles. It is better not to buy Chinese-made machines, as they often break down a year after they start using. You will also need material for making duplicates. As an accompanying production, you can repair watches, locks, clothes. This idea is highly lucrative. The margin for one duplicate can be about 500-1000%.

Seasonal production at home

This section includes those types of production that are considered seasonal. This means that the rest of the time you have to do something else to make a tangible profit.

Making bath brooms

Necessary expenses: from 20-25 thousand rubles (the cost of the car is not included).

You can harvest brooms from July to August. But you can sell them at any time of the year. In other months, it is not recommended to engage in the manufacture of brooms, as they will be of lower quality. Today, most people buy the following types brooms:

• birch;
• oak;
• lime.

It is on them that the emphasis should be placed. You can add medicinal or aromatic herbs to them. In order to safely use forest resources, it is necessary to conclude an appropriate agreement with the forestry. The collection of material can be done directly in the forest, and drying - in a separate room. This can be done at home, if there is a separate room for this. Do not exclude the option of leaving the city in your own home. The profitability of such production is about 100-150%. For work, you need an ax, a car for transporting goods, materials for a bunch of brooms.

Making felt boots

This business idea is to process sheep wool and make felt boots from it. This type of production is seasonal, as warm footwear is mainly needed in December-February. The rest of the time the business brings in significantly less income. This type of footwear is especially relevant for residents of villages and cities in the northern region. In addition, it is possible to increase the cost of the final product due to the exclusive design and decor. In the summer, if you wish, you can make rugs for cars, slippers, bags. For work you will need: pure wool, carding machine, felting machine, bedding, rolling pin. The creation process is quite difficult. Before you do this, you should study the relevant literature, watch training videos.

Making kvass at home

Necessary expenses: from 50 thousand rubles.

If the production is small, you can limit yourself to an apartment. Larger events are best done in a separate private house. This business is especially profitable during the hot season. Today, the following types of kvass are most popular in Russia:

• bread;
• fruit;
• berry.

Small-scale production can do without special equipment, but large-scale production will require the purchase of: barrels or stationary racks, kegs, bottling equipment, containers, coolers. You can sell goods on the street. Then you will need a special stand and a chair. It is possible to supply wholesale products to coffee houses, summer bars.

Production in a private house

This block includes ideas that will definitely require your own private house to separate the work area. In addition, such classes require a larger area than the previous ones. Mostly they all need a strong male hand, but there are exceptions.

Ideas for men

The ideas below are most typical for men. If desired, women can also establish production in these areas. However, without male power, production and marketing is unlikely to succeed.

Furniture manufacturing

Necessary expenses: from 55-60 thousand rubles.

This type of production is beneficial due to a number of factors. Firstly, it does not require large investments to work. Secondly, the term for the goods is very high. At the same time, resources are nearby, and there is no seasonality for products, which allows you to work with maximum efficiency all year round. Parts for production can be purchased from factories. In this case, it will not be possible without: a drill, a puncher, drills, a hammer, a saw, a screwdriver, a jigsaw and some other tools. For work, you will also need chipboard, countertops, facades and fittings to bring furniture into a salable condition. You will also have to think about the glazing of your products. Glasses can be ordered in special workshops or cut by yourself if you have special equipment.

Own carpentry production

Necessary expenses: from 90 thousand rubles.

Such a workshop should have an area of ​​​​at least 50 m 2. The height of the ceilings should be more than usual - about 4 meters. Electricity must be provided. For the work of the carpentry workshop, it is necessary to collect documents that should be submitted to the fire safety service. In addition, you will have to purchase a number of equipment, including: a jointer, a number of power tools, end and circular saws, chisels, mallets, hacksaws. It is very important to think over the range of goods that will be produced in the workshop. It can be small accessories in the form of door handles, and wooden figurines, souvenirs, toys and much more. It is also necessary to think about how the tree will need to be processed before it is sold directly. You can make tables, stools, tables from cheap materials, adding exclusivity to them with the help of exotic ornaments. The average business profitability is 20-25%.

Production of veneer doors

Necessary expenses: from 85–90 rubles.

This variety can be attributed to the carpentry workshop. And yet, the production of doors is usually done separately. Such production is put on stream. At the same time, the costs and necessary tools are the same as in carpentry. The most important thing in this industry is to find your customer. It is possible to work with wholesalers. In this case, it is worth considering cooperation with construction and finishing firms.

Mirror tiles

Necessary expenses: from 65-70 thousand rubles.

This type of production is considered highly profitable and very cost-effective. Manufactured products can be used for interior decoration. And it looks after such a restyling is very interesting and impressive. You can work in this industry according to the following scheme: buy ready-made mirrors, cut them to suitable sizes and process the edges using special tools. For work you will need: a glass cutter, a table, an emery wheel that allows you to process tiles. Later, it will be possible to buy a special machine, which will significantly increase the speed of tile production.

Brick production at home

Necessary expenses: from 200-300 thousand rubles.

To work, you will need a fairly large room, so you need to carry out your activities in a private house. To work, the entrepreneur will need: a special machine (automatic semi-dry pressing press) and molds for production. The following consumables are required for manufacturing: sand, water, cement and dyes, clay. Some of these items can be purchased in bulk from suppliers. Such a business can pay off within six months. The maximum profit of a small mini-factory can reach about 200 thousand rubles. You can produce the following types of bricks:

• silicate;
• facing;
• color.

Production of artificial marble from concrete

Necessary expenses: from 150 thousand rubles.

Such material is popular with companies that produce furniture. Such marble is quite specific, it is not so easy to establish its sales. Profitability can vary greatly depending on local prices for raw materials and finished products. As Supplies using polyester resin and a special filler. You will also need special machines, which are not so cheap. The cost of one m 2 is about 200-250 rubles. The same volume of finished products can be sold for 14 thousand rubles on average. Therefore, the profitability is about 600–700%. Income is tangible even with small volumes of production.

hand stamping

Necessary expenses: 10-15 thousand rubles.

This type of business is suitable for those who have little or no start-up capital. No specialized equipment is required for operation, which significantly reduces initial costs. In addition, the technology of such stamping allows you to produce parts of different sizes, designs and geometries. An entrepreneur can easily expand the assortment presented in his production. The quantity of goods can also vary depending on the needs of the consumer. True, profitability is not as high as, for example, in the production of bricks or artificial marble. First you need to study videos and master classes on working in this industry.

Manufacturing of metal structures

Necessary costs: from 40-45 thousand rubles.

This type of production is relevant due to the fact that individual housing construction is developing very actively at the present time. Under metal structures is meant the manufacture of various gates, gates, visors, protective grilles and other attributes. Moreover, it will not be difficult to sell such products due to the constant demand for it. For work, it will be necessary to purchase equipment for cold forging of individual structural elements. This will increase the efficiency and profit of the enterprise. Having experience in the industry will be a big plus. Sales channels should be sought in construction companies, repair offices and teams.

Production of foam blocks

Necessary expenses: from 60-80 thousand rubles.

This type of production is also very popular with start-up entrepreneurs. Such interest is associated with a high demand for goods, and hence the easy sale of foam blocks. In addition, such a business is very profitable, and the investment pays off in just a couple of months. Foam concrete is very popular due to the presence of the following properties:

• thermal insulation;
• soundproofing;
• high strength (not inferior to stone structures in this).

For the manufacture of block forms, you do not need specialized equipment - everything can be done by yourself from plywood. At first, a concrete mixer can be rented. Later, you can buy additional equipment that facilitates the work process.

Production of dry construction mixtures

In this case, the assortment can be chosen by the entrepreneur himself. It should be understood that each type is designed for a specific type of work. The main consumers are repair and construction teams and companies. That is why it is better to think about cooperation with them in advance and offer your services for the delivery of goods. It is very difficult to talk about the demand for specific types of mixtures in Russia. In order not to get into trouble, it is better to carefully study the features of the dry building mixes market in your region before starting work, and only then proceed to production.

Production of paint and varnish products

Necessary expenses: from 30-35 thousand rubles.

This type of production was profitable for Russian market at all times. Finishing work without their use is not complete. The following items can be included in your range:

• putty;
• dye;
• glue;
• enamel and more.

Income from such entrepreneurship can be significant. The main thing is to first study the market, find out about your competitors, the level of demand for each type of product, and only then establish production. The undoubted advantage of this business is a quick payback. To work, you will need knowledge of how to manufacture a particular type of product.

Production of indoor fountains

Necessary costs: from 20-25 thousand rubles.

This idea came to our country from China. At the same time, such production does not require large investments. Today, various decorative elements using water, including fountains and waterfalls, are in high demand. They have not only an aesthetic appearance, but also moisturize the air, make the atmosphere in the room more calm and harmonious. For the manufacture of fountains, you can use the following types of materials:

• a rock;
• glass;
• wood;
• clay;
• bamboo and more.

You can come up with a design yourself or look at the ideas available on the Internet. Similar products can be sold in souvenir shops, shops. For work, specialized equipment is not required, but skillful hands will be very useful.

Wooden stairs

Necessary expenses: from 60 thousand rubles.

This business requires minimal investment. At the same time, it can bring good profits. Stairs do not belong to the category of cheap products, but the demand for them is quite high and stable. Buy them not only to perform functions, but also aesthetics. That is why stairs made of natural material are especially popular. They are decorated with carving, patting or gilding. It is better to engage in their production on order, having discussed in detail all aspects of the future project. One flight of stairs costs about 100 rubles, which once again confirms the high profitability of the project. For work, you will need carpentry equipment, wood, small tools.

Ceramic products

Necessary expenses: from 50 thousand rubles.

Here, first of all, clay dishes are meant. In this case, you can work on the basis of various:

• raw materials;
• coatings;
• destination of goods.

They use ceramic products in everyday life, they also decorate apartments and houses. Handmade costs much more than those made in large factories. Much depends on the originality of the idea, appearance utensils. The more aesthetic it looks, the greater the demand for it will be. To work, you will need a special design for working with clay (potter's wheel or machine tool), material. You will also have to think about how to paint it, what ornament or pattern to add. From above, the dishes will need to be coated with a special varnish that is safe for humans.

Making irrigation systems with your own hands

Necessary costs: from 35-40 thousand rubles.

This idea is still quite innovative today. She came to Russia from China, but has already managed to win a certain part of the market. Drip irrigation systems can significantly save water consumption. You need to sell products in agricultural land, where it will be in great demand. These can be exclusive custom-made systems or quite ordinary options. It takes a lot of knowledge to get the job done. It is very important to understand how the system works, how watering and water flow are carried out. Many tools are not required. Pipes must be soldered, gaskets inserted.

Sauna stoves

Necessary costs: from 90-100 thousand rubles.

Skills needed to work welding machine and material for the manufacture of goods. You simply cannot do without a good welder. You can engage in custom-made manufacturing or create an assortment based on standard parameters. The main clients will be the owners of houses in the villages, in summer cottages. Some of these stoves are installed in garages and simple country houses. It will not work to sell in bulk, it is better to work pointwise, because one furnace has a rather impressive cost.

wood carving

Necessary expenses: from 30-35 thousand rubles.

Such products attract the attention of customers due to their exclusivity and nobility. There are very few woodworkers today. But the demand for wood products is constantly increasing. You need to understand that mastering the technique will not work right away, because it is quite complicated. It will take a lot of time and diligence to make really high-quality and beautiful things. It is also important to have knowledge and creativity. Any product is a reflection of the soul of the master, which is why they are so expensive. Crafts can be sold via the Internet or exhibited in handmade stores. Wooden souvenirs are very popular among the population. To work, you will need high-quality material, a jigsaw and some other carpentry tools.

Anti-freeze production

Necessary expenses: from 40 thousand rubles.

This product is especially necessary for a motorist in the cold season. Make it easy. In doing so, you can earn good money. In the future, a mini-factory can turn out from a small production workshop. The most important thing is to find distribution channels. These can be auto parts stores, car enthusiasts inside the cooperative. Stable demand will provide a stable income. You will need a variety Technical equipment. At first, you can buy used, and only then increase the scale of production and establish a whole production line. According to the same principle, it is possible to establish the production of antifreeze. The creation of both substances implies certain chemical reactions which require equipment and knowledge.

Manufacturing of monuments

Necessary expenses: from 300 - 400 thousand rubles.

To begin with, it is worth aiming at this ritual service. Others can be added later. For work, you will need a workshop with an area of ​​​​70–200 m 2. There should be special tables for engraving, a grinder, a place for draining, a polishing machine, pouring. As materials are used: cement, marble chips, fittings and so on. The presence of a hoist or hydraulic trolley will be an undoubted advantage. It will not do without cutting wheels, puncher, hammers, carts, engraving tools, tile cutters and much more. It is necessary to find reliable suppliers and those who will print photos on metal-ceramics. Without technology, there is nowhere, so you need to either hire knowledgeable people, or delve into all the intricacies of production yourself.

Production of products

Growing vegetables and fruits

Necessary expenses: from 10-15 thousand rubles.

This type of production is best organized outside the city if you plan to work on a large scale. Here you can go in two ways: grow food in open beds or in greenhouses. In the first case, the costs will be minimal, and in the second - a large yield. Today, many people try to buy products from small producers. Such interest in such products is due to the fact that they are not harmful to health, as they do not contain pesticides, GMOs and other harmful substances. To work more will require their own physical labor. You won’t be able to make a profit right away, because the products must grow before they can be sold.

mushroom cultivation

Necessary costs: from 20-25 thousand rubles.

To organize such production, you will need to coordinate your work with the authorities. Quite stringent requirements are imposed on the cultivation of mushrooms. As a fertilizer, it will be necessary to use compost, which will have to be purchased from local farmers. Today the most popular mushrooms are:

• Champignon;
• oyster mushrooms.

Moreover, champignons require very careful care. Growing them is not easy. But the income is more tangible than when growing vegetables and fruits. It will be possible to sell a certified product both to large supermarkets and to individuals. The latter can be set at a higher price than the former.

cheese making

Necessary expenses: from 500 thousand rubles.

I must say that this industry is very promising in terms of generating income and further development. For legal work, you will need to obtain various licenses and certificates for finished products. You should first equip a mini-workshop for the production of cheese. It will not do without a veterinary certificate (it can be obtained from a milk seller). The following types of cheese are especially popular:

• hard;
• semi-solid;
• soft;
• brine.

At the same time, including one of the varieties in your project, you need to understand that each requires special equipment. Therefore, it is better to start with one type, and expand your production as you get good profits. There are quite a few requirements for cheese that must be observed. You need to study them, view GOST.

The work will require a fairly large area (about 350 m 2). There should be:

• manufacturing facility;
• fermentation shop;
• salting shop;
• refrigerating chambers.

You will need the following equipment: boilers, tanks, presses, starters, sterilizers, pumps, containers and much more. Such a business requires serious capital investments, regardless of the size of the enterprise.

How to sell manufactured goods

There are many ways and all of them are purely individual, depending on your knowledge, skills, financial capabilities, etc.

• You can sell your products in social networks and on your website on the Internet by making a website and running advertising.
• You can put up ads around the city and advertise in newspapers.
• You can sell through friends to shops in the city.
• You can independently open a shop or a tent in the market.
• You can sell small wholesale, finding such orders through friends or on the Internet.

And many other options. Look at your situation individually and try to find your customers using different sources. And you will definitely find them.

Conclusion

That's all the small business ideas for home production that came to our mind! The main thing is that you can find something for yourself. Only then can you achieve results in this business.

In conclusion, I want to ask you to supplement the selection of these ideas in the comments under the article and ask your questions.

Modern people are characterized by excessive employment, which excludes the possibility of having a large amount of free time from work.

Every minute spent usefully, or for the benefit of your family, is highly valued. In order to save this time, many are willing to incur additional expenses by paying for various kinds of services - buying ready-made food, dry cleaning, washing cars, cleaning rooms, etc. If everything is clear with dry cleaning and car washing: we choose these types of services according to their cost, then in matters nutrition, it is important to pay attention not only to price, but also to quality.

The health of consumers depends on this moment. The cheapest option is fast food. However, it promises problems with digestion and, in general, aggravation of the general state of health. An alternative is to eat at home-cooked restaurants. However, this option involves high costs, which is not always convenient for the budget.

Hence, there is a demand for budget home cooking. The opportunity to order a ready-made homemade dinner to take home will please a large number of busy people. Others can use this chance as an idea to start their own business.

How to start a homemade food business?

To organize this type of business, there is no need to look for start-up capital. It is enough to be able to cook tasty and varied food and the ability to organize home delivery of groceries. That is, in fact, entrepreneurial activity selling homemade food is a great idea for family business. One of the family members can carry out the purchase of goods, the other - to cook, the third - to deliver. Orders can be taken via the Internet or by phone. The manufacturer of homemade lunches can deliver its orders both to home and to the office. The manufacturer's offer includes breakfasts, lunches, dinners, as well as special orders (dishes for special occasions).

For a business like this, customer reviews are a must. They will form a general idea of ​​the company. In order for those who wish to use the services of a healthy food company to read the reviews of existing customers, it is enough to create a page on the Internet - a website or an official group on a social network.

The ideal option is a social group. The event is free. On the official page of resources such as VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, etc., you can share contact information, the cost of goods and services, forms of payment, delivery method. Here you can organize a photo album with images of set meals, special orders and other culinary masterpieces of the company. On this page, consumers of goods and services of the culinary business will be able to leave their feedback and wishes. This will be an incentive both for the entrepreneur, who will try to get positive feedback from customers, and for the customers themselves, who want to try delicious homemade food.

Business Equipment

To prepare high-quality homemade food for the purpose of commercial profit, it is not at all necessary to rent a special room. At first, it is quite convenient to equip your kitchen. One oven and stove will be enough. Orders can be delivered in disposable plastic containers. You can deliver orders throughout the city or individual districts - it all depends on the desire and capabilities of entrepreneurs.

To expand your home food delivery business, the desire to grow is essential. All clients are different. Because their culinary preferences are different. To please the widest possible audience, you should master different types of cuisines, try and offer customers new recipes and directions. For example, offer dietary, vegetarian or balanced meals for athletes.

When interacting with customers, it is important to take into account special wishes. The general offer should not contain exotic seasonings and spices. This will attract the most capricious consumers of ready-made food.

In the future, if there is high demand, you can try to expand the business by increasing the production capacity installed in a separate room and hiring employees. Ideally, if these are professional chefs and confectioners.

* Calculations use average data for Russia

From 20 000 ₽

Starting investments

80 000 - 510 000 ₽

50 000 - 400 000 ₽

Net profit

200%

If you want to open a business with minimal investment, then take a closer look at the idea of ​​​​delivering home-cooked meals. This is a great business option for women and aspiring entrepreneurs.

Many catering establishments have verified that business lunches are a very profitable business. But this was until 2016, when people actively visited various cafes and restaurants. In 2016, orders for business lunches halved. RBC specialists note that the reason for this is a decrease in purchasing power. Restaurant business lunches costing 300 rubles are not affordable for people. But many people have lost the habit of bringing lunch to work in home containers. So such a time can be considered as a period of opportunity, which is great for starting your business for the delivery of ready-made business lunches.

Food delivery is pretty profitable business. All more people refuse daily "containers from home". Some people have no time to cook, others find it inconvenient to carry food containers with them to work. Still others just want to eat a hearty, freshly prepared lunch. The fourth will not go to the nearest cafes and canteens, because they want to save money or do not want to leave the office. One way or another, the delivery of business lunches simplifies the life of office workers, and gives the entrepreneur the opportunity to earn.

The idea behind the hot lunch delivery business is to cook delicious meals at home and have them delivered right to your doorstep. workplace clients. And at the same time offer low prices - a full meal can be bought for 170 rubles. A business lunch in the office will be the best option for local employees. It's convenient, tasty and cheap. These three main criteria for choosing a business lunch should be combined in one project.

What are the advantages of a business lunch delivery business:

The business of delivering business lunches does not require large investments.

For successful business the delivery of ready meals does not require special knowledge and special skills. It is enough to be able to cook deliciously and be careful.

Suitable for home business, women's business and requires relatively little working time.

It is a promising direction of public catering, has the possibility of expanding business.

Provides a decent level of profit.

To open a business for the delivery of ready meals, you need a minimum start-up capital - you can meet 20 thousand rubles. For profitability, it is best to organize the full cycle of the enterprise - from cooking to food delivery to the client. It will be a huge plus if a novice entrepreneur knows how to cook deliciously and will do it on his own. By combining both the investor and the contractor, it will be possible to save significantly. You can prepare meals in your own kitchen and without the involvement of assistants. On the initial stage the entrepreneur will be able to cope with the entire volume of work alone.

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For a lunch delivery business, you do not need to take out loans, save for a long time to open, and risk large sums. In fact, the only thing you risk is your time. It will take about 2 months to start the business. The most important thing in this matter is creativity, decency and clear planning.

How to plan a lunch menu for the office

The most important thing in this business is delicious food for the office and a varied menu that will appeal to customers. We recommend that you provide a menu for the days of the week: the product will not have time to deteriorate, and customers will appreciate the variety. In addition, by offering new dishes every day, you show that you are selling fresh, not yesterday's leftovers. This inspires confidence.

The menu can include various cereals, meat and fish dishes, dumplings, soups, potato side dishes, salads, pastries. You can sell set meals that include hot + second with a side dish or salad. And you can offer each dish separately.

Study the offers of competitors. Start with inexpensive cafes and restaurants, canteens offering a business menu. Then, when you have roughly decided on the offices where you will sell your hot meals, study the menu of catering establishments that are located next to the office buildings. Collect as much information as possible about what dishes are offered and how much the order costs. This will allow you to set the optimal price and correctly compose your menu.

How to calculate the cost and set the price for food delivery to the office

To set the optimal price for products, you should calculate the cost of its preparation. And for this you need to draw up a detailed recipe for each dish and calculate its cost, taking into account the cost of the ingredients. For example, you are preparing a vegetable salad. Ingredients: 1 tomato (150 g) and 2 cucumbers (350 g). The cost of 1 kg of tomatoes is 100 rubles, and 1 kg of cucumbers is 125 rubles. Thus, the cost of vegetable salad is calculated by the formula: 0.15 * 100 + 0.35 * 125 = 58.8 rubles.

In addition, you should take into account the time spent on preparing a particular dish (it takes not only your work time but also energy saving). Also, the cost of business lunches should include the cost of packaging and transportation costs.

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To determine the price, you do not need to carry out complex calculations. It is enough to determine the cost of products and provide for a certain margin on products that will cover all costs. The approximate markup on products will be 200%. On average, 1 serving of a full meal should cost, on average, 170 rubles. Before setting a price, study the offers of competitors. To attract customers, offer prices slightly lower than your competitors. This is the law of starting a business. Don't chase high returns. Earn your client's trust first.

How to register a business for the delivery of food to the office

It is better to start a business for the delivery of ready-made meals in the format of home cooking. This does not require renting a room and buying equipment. You can also avoid SES checks and other bureaucratic procedures. But we still recommend legalizing your business if you plan to develop it in the future and avoid unpleasant situations.

First instance - tax office. There you should fill out the form of the PD form (tax), pay the state duty of 800 rubles, and also write an application for inclusion in the EGRIP. Next, you should obtain permission from the SES, issue a sanitary book (you can get checked at the nearest clinic). In general, the execution of a package of documents will take about a month and will cost 2-3 thousand rubles.

How much money do you need to start a food delivery business

To answer this question, you need to calculate the amount of initial costs. To organize a business, you will need utensils for cooking, disposable tableware and bags for transportation. Let's consider each item in more detail.

We buy equipment. Even if your closet is bursting with pots and pans at home, we advise you to purchase dishes specifically for work. And cook in it. An approximate list of necessary utensils is given below:

pots of different sizes (4-5 pcs.);

frying pans (2 pcs.);

kitchen knives (2-3 pieces);

cutting board(2 pcs.);

• forms for baking;

  other utensils (spoons, spatulas, ladle, colander, etc.).

All dishes will cost about 5,000 rubles. It is also recommended to purchase a kitchen scale so that it is convenient to calculate the size of portions and their cost. They will cost about 1,000 rubles.

For convenience, you can buy a separate refrigerator to store food. However, at the first stages of the business, food stocks will not be very large, and you can completely do without a separate refrigerator.

But you will immediately need to purchase thermal bags in which it will be transported finished products. They will allow you to deliver ready-made meals while still hot. The number of bags depends on the size of your business and the capacity of the bags themselves. For the transportation of lunches, a volume of 44 liters will suffice. The cost of such a thermal bag will average 2,500 rubles. Thus, the cost of equipment will be about 8,500 rubles.

We buy disposable tableware. To sell ready-made meals, you will need to purchase disposable tableware - plastic containers, forks, plates. You will also need food wrap and paper napkins. Containers will cost from 7 rubles apiece. With an average sales volume of 50 orders per day, you will have to spend 500-600 rubles on containers. Those. for a month you will have to purchase about 120 containers in the amount of 1200 rubles.

We buy raw materials. Delicious home-cooked meals require fresh, high-quality ingredients. To save on the purchase of raw materials, preference should be given to markets and wholesale depots. It's cheaper than supermarkets. The shopping plan depends on the recipe for future lunches. For the first month, when there will not be very many customers, you should provide for the cost of products in the amount of 4,000 rubles.

Starting a Homemade Food Delivery Business for Office Costs:

dishes and utensils- 6,000 rubles;

business registration- 2,000 rubles;

utensils for transporting food(thermal bags, containers) - 3,700 rubles;

initial purchases of ingredients- 4,000 rubles.

Thus, in order to open a business for the delivery of ready-made food to the office, investments of about 20,000 rubles will be required.

Food delivery to the office: where to find business customers

Your target audience is office workers. Where to look for them? You should mainly look for them in business centers, office buildings, shops, banks, beauty salons, etc. Potential customers can be found in two ways: prepare a flyer about your offer and distribute it among potential clients. You can also contact the heads of enterprises to conclude agreements with offices for corporate food delivery. A more effective method is to prepare a test batch of home-cooked meals and personally walk around the places of work of potential clients at lunchtime. Give product a try The best way advertise it! If you like the dinners, the first customers will appear very quickly.

We recommend that you personally go around the establishments that may be interested in your offer. It is important to understand whether the idea is in demand among potential customers. Offer SMS notifications about the daily menu, provide the ability to pre-order certain items from the menu. Use the buzzword in business "customer focus". What is a business without advertising? Useful for promotion Business Cards or leaflets, which presents the menu for the week. Handouts can be ordered at a printing house, or simply printed on a color printer. The cost of this will be no more than 1,000 rubles.

How to plan a workflow for delivering food to the office

At first, you will have to work alone for quite a long time - to draw up a procurement plan yourself, cook and serve meals. Over time, when the delivery of lunches to offices gains a good turnover and regular customers appear, you need to think about expanding your business - hire a courier, a cook and an assistant.

It is reasonable to prepare food on the day of orders, to deliver a hot lunch to the office "hot, hot." Therefore, you have to get up early in the morning, to carry out the purchase of products. If you start cooking at 8 in the morning, then by 11 everything should be ready. You can deliver meals yourself or hire a courier. Service hours are from 6:00 am to 2:00 pm.

How much can you earn by delivering food to the office

Now let's calculate how quickly we can recoup the investment and how much we can earn. With a 200% cheat, you can count on revenue of 80,000 rubles per month. Based on this, the cost of meals will be about 30,000. Then the monthly profit will be about 50,000 rubles. And this is by conservative estimates. There are high chances to recoup the business in the first month of work. Another plus of this business lunch delivery business is that it is not limited in volume. You can develop, increase sales, expand your business. If you serve several organizations, you can reach a sales volume of 100 orders per day and earn up to 400,000 rubles per month.

In conclusion, we share useful tips, which will make your business easier, better and more profitable:

Study the tastes of customers, observe what they like. Analyze which menu items are most in demand and which ones are sold less often. Eliminate unprofitable dishes from the menu and offer instead what your customers like.

Always offer snacks to customers - pickled or fresh (depending on the season) cucumbers or tomatoes, sauerkraut, Korean-style vegetables, and so on.

Make purchases of products at wholesale bases or food markets. Choose only quality products. Do not save on products, because of their inadequate quality, losses can be several times higher than the amount saved.

Make sure that the food delivered to the office is always fresh, tasty, carefully cooked and packaged, delivered still hot.

Plan the menu so that the ingredients in different dishes are repeated. For example, if you are cooking chicken noodles in broth, provide a salad with chicken fillet on the same day. This saves on cooking time, saves product consumption, avoids unnecessary food leftovers and simplifies purchase planning.

Track trends and innovations. Especially watch out for business ideas that appear abroad: the main drivers in the field of delivery are the United States and European countries. Reviews of fresh business ideas can be found.

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There are many ideas for starting your own business at home. For example, lunch delivery as a business: profitability, a business plan with calculations and a detailed description of the necessary actions for the development of a micro-enterprise.

Often this type of business starts as additional view earnings for people with limited financial opportunities - pensioners, young mothers on maternity leave, students. Everyone faces the same type of problems - where to start, where to find clients, how to return investments as soon as possible.

Advantages and disadvantages

An entrepreneur who decides to get into lunch delivery should be aware of the advantages and disadvantages of this business:

№	pros	Minuses
1	Starting a project from scratch requires a minimum amount of cash. If all manufacturing process consists in cooking in your own kitchen and transportation in a private car, then you can “fit in” 5,000 rubles.	Big competition. There are many companies operating on the market - from entrepreneurs serving 2-3 orders per week to large catering enterprises with an extensive client base.
2	A budding entrepreneur does not need to be a chef. Lunches can be ordered from a cookery or hire an assistant who knows how to cook.	It is difficult to build consumer confidence. Usually they order food at home or in the office in proven and popular places.
3	The work process does not take all day, which allows you to allocate time for business development.	Lunch delivery activities are classified as catering, with all the ensuing difficulties in official registration and inspections by supervisory authorities.
4	There is no pronounced seasonality, the service is in demand all year round.

In order not to get into the sight of the sanitation station, many novice merchants do not register until the business is stable. This is risky from a legal point of view, but allows you to save on mandatory payments and permits.

Step-by-step instruction

Based on the experience of predecessors, in order to organize the delivery of meals, it is necessary to adhere to an action plan:

1. Study the market.
2. Choose the right form of business.
3. Make a menu.
4. Get equipment.
5. Hire assistants.
6. Place an advertisment.
7. Register an enterprise.
8. Plan financial flows.

Market research

Before investing in a lunch delivery business, you need to make sure that the service is in demand. The metropolis has a fast pace of life, a shortage of free time for the working population, and there is definitely a demand for hot meals. The periphery has its own niche in this area, but if someone is already working on the market, competition is unlikely to be successful.

Potential customers include offices of small companies that cannot organize corporate meals for employees. The target audience divided into those who prefer:

• have lunch in a cafe;
• order food from restaurants;
• home food.

You should focus on the last category, given that it is not always possible to take the “brake”, and there is nowhere to warm up. The restaurant menu does not suit such workers at prices, and the delivery of lunches to offices from a private company attracts with affordable prices.

It is worth making a “reconnaissance in force” and calling up suitable enterprises with an offer of their services, and even better - spend time and come personally with culinary samples. To develop your own menu, it is useful to learn from the experience of competitors - to study the range of cafeterias, canteens, snack bars.

Concept

The next step is to choose a business format from several possible options:

1. Mediation in its purest form. An agreement is concluded with a cafe or other catering establishment for the delivery of products. The duties of one side are to find clients and deliver food, the second side provides quality food. The entrepreneur receives income from the cafe for services or sets a markup on the menu.
2. Full cycle. In this case, the businessman sells his own food. Here the field for activity is much wider, but there are also more risks - you will have to be responsible for the quality of products, try to please customers with a variety of dishes, and deliver orders on time. If at first it is difficult, but quite realistic for one person to combine many functions, then with an increase in buyers, assistants, a separate room, and additional equipment will be required.

The first option is attractive with a minimum of responsibilities, however, it is not always possible to attract an inexpensive catering establishment with high-quality products to cooperation. Therefore, it remains for the entrepreneur to develop the inclinations of a cook in order to organize the delivery of meals according to the second scenario.

Menu

A diverse range of food implies a large set of products and recipes, which is difficult for a novice businessman to master when opening a business on his own. Therefore, in the absence of specific orders, it is preferable to stop at a dozen popular dishes:

• hot liquid (chicken soup, hodgepodge, borscht);
• cold first (okroshka, beetroot);
• garnish (mashed potatoes, buckwheat porridge, rice);
• meat (patty, chop, chicken);
• fish (fried, steam);
• semi-finished products (dumplings, dumplings);
• vegetable salad (cabbage, cucumbers, tomatoes);
• mayonnaise salads (olivier, crab, herring under a fur coat);
• pastries and bakery products;
• drinks (tea, coffee, mineral water, juice).

You can offer set meals (includes salad, first and second) in several variations at a discount. For example, Olivier + broth + mashed potatoes + cutlet.

If orders are delivered on a regular basis to an office, then the menu is compiled in such a way that offers are not repeated every day. This guarantees customers freshly prepared meals and creates the appearance of variety.

Products for cooking are purchased at wholesale markets at discounted prices. Freshness and quality are best checked by certificates and supporting documents from the seller. To save on the main cost item, you need to have a detailed menu for the week.

Equipment

The first thing you need to implement a lunch delivery business idea is a place to cook food. If the business is opened by an entrepreneur with a minimum amount of funds, then the rent of a separate room will be postponed until better times and the working area will become their own kitchen.

If finances allow you to do everything according to the rules, then the best option for locating a workshop is next to customers. Renting in the city center is expensive, but overhead transport and time costs will be minimized.

The technical equipment of the kitchen also depends on the financial capabilities of the businessman. Basic set the same for everyone:

1. Cutting tables.
2. Cabinets, shelves, racks.
3. Refrigeration and freezing equipment.
4. Cooktop.
5. Oven.
6. Hood.
7. Multicooker.
8. Microwave.
9. Scales.
10. Blender and mixer.
11. Meat grinder.
12. A set of pots, pans, bowls, stewpans.
13. Forms for baking in assortment.
14. Cutting boards.
15. Kitchen knives for various purposes.
16. Forks, spoons, spatulas, plates, potholders.

In the kitchen of a housewife, there is most of the list. In addition, you will need disposable tableware and packaging for lunch delivery:

• boxes;
• vessels;
• containers;
• glasses;
• forks / spoons;
• napkins.

To save desired temperature products in the process of transportation, it is advisable to purchase several thermal bags. For transportation over long distances, a car is needed, although in megacities such as Moscow or St. Petersburg, the metro is faster and more reliable.

Staff

Depending on whether a businessman knows how to cook and whether he has a car, the following assistants may be needed for a lunch delivery business:

1. Cook.
2. Driver.
3. Customer Acquisition and Order Processing Manager.

Accounting for income and expenses, the purchase of products and equipment is undesirable to delegate. These are important components of the business, which the owner of the enterprise needs to control.

All employees involved in the preparation and delivery of food must pass medical checkup and have a properly executed sanitary book on hand.

If the lunch delivery service has early customers, you still need to invest in attracting new customers. First, the larger the customer base, the greater the income. Secondly, the situation is constantly changing, and regular customers stop using delivery services.

Therefore, it is necessary to take various measures to inform the target audience:

• Place ads on online trading platforms, in print media, on street boards, in crowded places.
• Create your own website or order layout from a designer. It is desirable to add the function of online ordering and remote payment using various services. The reviews section will serve as additional advertising if the majority of customers are satisfied with the quality of food and service.
• Register an account on social networks, publish up-to-date information about the menu, prices, promotions.
• Order mailing list.
• Place business cards in business centers, banking institutions, supermarkets, service stations.
• Distribute flyers on the streets.
• Put contacts on the delivery vehicle.

In the future, when the business reaches a stable income level, you can come up with the original name of the enterprise, order napkins and packaging with a logo. Advertising is not for nothing called the engine of trade. If you constantly engage in the promotion of services, it is realistic to build up a large client base in a year and expand the enterprise.

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Registration

Work without permits is illegal, you can officially register a business at any time. Usually a merchant acts as a sole trader, entity rarely created in this area.

Registration with the Federal Tax Service does not take much time, the cost of the state fee is 800 rubles. It is beneficial to pay taxes on one of the special modes:

1. Simplified.
2. Single tax on imputed activity.
3. Patent.

Problems for all entrepreneurs arise when obtaining approvals from the SES and Rospotrebnadzor, bringing the kitchen in accordance with sanitary and hygienic and fire safety standards. To simplify the procedure, you can conclude an agreement with a consulting firm and shift the bureaucratic concerns onto the shoulders of professionals.

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Financial part

What is the profitability of a lunch delivery business? Experts evaluate the economic efficiency industry in the range of 10-25%. Estimated cost of opening your own business in the "home cooking" format on a personal living space with minimal investment:

You can save on any calculation points, except for products - it depends on the quality and freshness of the ingredients of the dishes whether customers order delivery on an ongoing basis.

The income of a lunch delivery company directly depends on the number of customers. Suppose, at first, it was possible to conclude an agreement with one company for the supply of 6 complex meals daily. The average cost of one serving is 150 rubles. Revenue for a month in which 20 working days will be:

With the increase client base business income will increase. Entrepreneurs working in this area claim that in a year of active development of their business, one can reach a profit level of 60-70 thousand rubles. per month.