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How do you bottle your own sauce and sell it?
Transform your sauce recipe into a business with these simple steps.
- Create a Scalable Recipe.
- Write a Business Plan.
- Choose Sauce Bottles.
- Adhere to FDA Label Requirements.
- Decide How You’re Going to Sell Your Sauce.
- Production Strategy.
- Determine The Best Price for Your Sauce.
- Advertise Your Sauce.
How do you bottle a sauce?
Fill the jars or bottles. Leave as little head space as possible, however make sure that the sauce does not touch the brim of the jar or bottle. Seal the jars tightly with the lids. Place the jars or bottles at least two inches apart in a pot of 220 degree Fahrenheit boiling water for approximately ten minutes.
How do I sell homemade spaghetti sauce?
Advertise your tomato sauce on your company website and to local shops. Approach grocery store distributors to inquire about marketing your sauce to the stores they supply. Ask grocery managers to sell your sauce on consignment, which poses little risk to them because you are paid only when your sauce is sold.
How do I start a bottled sauce business?
Start by selling your sauces at farmer’s markets or in local gourmet stores. Market your sauce to restaurants and other food service businesses, such as office canteens. Set up a website and sell online directly to consumers.
Can you bottle and sell your own sauce?
The following excerpt from the book’s appendix outlines the basics of how to bottle and sell your own sauce. Many hot sauces begin as a homemade concoction, which grows into a legend among friends and family and eventually develops into a business that one hopes is lucrative.
Can you really make money selling hot sauce?
Many hot sauces begin as a homemade concoction, which grows into a legend among friends and family and eventually develops into a business that one hopes is lucrative. Maybe you run a restaurant, have a sauce that your customers crave, and decide to take the plunge and bottle it, to sell at the restaurant or to a wider audience.
What should you consider when making a sauce?
If you make a sauce at home, say, with fresh artichokes, consider that you’ll want fresh artichokes (and what that implies in terms of cost and availability) when you bottle it, too. Think about color. People will be turned off by an ugly sauce. Consider the five senses: sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste.
How to make your sauce brand stand out?
Most major sauce brands package their products in thick stylish bottles. To stand out from the rest, try a new bottle shape that has never been used before. You can source your containers from reputable custom glass jar manufacturers who will have them customized to your taste, complete with engravings of the logo.