Home chinese bakery with pre-orders

Local families, students, office workers and community groups, plus people ordering for festivals like Lunar New Year and Mid-Autumn Festival.

Price per item or per box, with higher-value festival boxes and party platters. Weekly drop days help you bake to demand and avoid waste.

• Baking and dough skills
• Food safety habits
• Social media and customer messaging
• Planning batches and timing

• Council food business registration and kitchen inspection requirements, which vary by council and state
• Food safety supervisor or food handler training requirements in your state, check with your regulator
• Allergen labelling and ingredient rules for packaged food, including nuts, egg, soy and wheat
• Public liability and product liability insurance
• Council approval for running a business from home, and limits on customer visits or deliveries

Startup costs are typically around $1,500 to $6,000, depending on your oven and equipment, packaging, ingredients and insurance. These are estimates, so list what you already own before you buy anything.

Monthly revenue is typically around $800 to $4,000, depending on your batch sizes, how many pre-orders you take and festival peaks. You can start from about 10 hours a week, and this is revenue, not profit.

Check council food business registration and kitchen inspection requirements, which vary by council and state. Also check food safety supervisor or handler training in your state, allergen labelling, public and product liability insurance, and council approval for running a business from home.