Nick Van der walt

Bake for Profit Nick Van der walt

Making a success of home baking requires more than just a love for baking. Some important aspects that should be considered include choosing a recipe that will make you money and that people would want to buy. Knowing which products are suitable for home baking and which will meet the requirements of health- and local authorities will ensure that your business is started on a sound footing. In "Bake for Profit" you will find a start-up checklist setting out detailed steps to launch a successful home bake business. A number of proven cookie and candy recipes will help you on your way to success. The business side of home baking gets detailed attention in the book and will show you step-by-step how to calculate costs, selling price and recipe profitability. The costing model can be converted to an Excel spreadsheet giving you instant costing information to provide quotes to customers and to identify profitable recipes. It is one thing to be able to produce a wonderful product but is a different story if you want to make money from your efforts. Aspects such as finding a market and promoting your products are vital. A proper business plan is the starting point and guidelines are provided in the book to assist you in drawing up your plans. The book is based on the author's wide experience of running a successful home bake business. If you are serious about making money from home then you will find everything that you need to know in "Bake for Profit".