Snack foods are popular because they taste good and are relatively cheap. They also travel well, making them ideal for coolers and lunch boxes, so families regularly stock up on sweet and healthy food snacks. These facts make using snack foods as a business, or as an add-on to a current business, a wise decision.
There are a variety of mediums through which you can sell snack foods. Vending machines are a popular option, but the vending business is highly competitive. Lunch trucks, concession stands, day cares, small businesses aimed at families and natural health stores are all good options for a snack food business. The following are some options for using snack foods in your business:
1. Start a lunch truck business or concession stand at a popular civic ballpark.
2. Add diet snack foods to a natural health store, a gym or a deli.
3. Offer snack foods at your small business, if your business caters to families or children.
Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done
Find snack food distributors for a vending business
Some snack food companies cater strictly to the vending machine business, while others work with any food related business. Using different snack food suppliers lets you offer customers a variety of snack foods. The more variety in a vending machine the more popular it becomes, thus increasing profits.
I recommend: Find everything from potato chips to pork skins at
Conn's Potato Chips. Conn's prices according to region and sells in cases for vending machines. Get vending machine meat sticks from
Trail's Best Meat Snacks and offer customers a lower fat option with no MSG.
Stock diet food snacks
Diets are all the rage, and people constantly look for diet food snacks that taste good but won't ruin their diet. The best place to sell diet food snacks is a health food store, but a lunch truck or concession stand can profit from selling healthy snacks too. While some snack companies stock traditional and healthy snack foods, your best bet is a snack food distributor that specializes in health foods.
I recommend: Get started as a wholesaler with the
Healthy Snack Store, and get great pricing on healthy snack foods. Find healthy food snacks like soy protein bars, flax and soy bars and organic snack bars from
Eatwell.net.
Start a business that showcases snack food recipes
A snack foods business doesn't have to consist of reselling popular snack foods. Showing people tasty snack food recipes is a great side business. Places like grocery stores, day cares and schools, nursing homes and conventions can all benefit from cooking lessons. Contact your local places and inquire about setting up a snack foods cooking class.
I recommend: Kraft Foods offers snack recipes for kids using classic snacks like pretzels and popcorn. Throw together some snack food recipes from
General Mills, and show families and kids how to use common snack foods in recipes.
Tips & Tactics
Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide
- One way to increase funds for a church or other private organization is to sell snack foods. If your church has a large juvenile population, selling snacks during church activities and after a service will help increase church funds.
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