Online indian grocery and spice store

Indian families without a nearby shop, students, busy households and home cooks who want authentic ingredients.

You sell products at a markup, add delivery fees or minimum order amounts, and can offer curated spice boxes or monthly subscriptions.

• Knowing Indian ingredients
• Online selling and social media
• Packing and order management
• Basic bookkeeping

• Check with your local council whether you need food business registration and whether your home is approved for storing and packing food
• Labelling rules for repacked or packaged foods, including allergens
• Home-based business rules, which vary by council
• Public liability and product liability insurance
• Postage costs for heavy items like rice and flour can eat into margins
• Fresh and chilled items add food safety risk, so start with dry goods

Startup costs are typically around $3,000 to $15,000, depending on your opening stock, packaging and website set-up. These are estimates. Starting with dry goods keeps food safety risk lower than fresh or chilled items.

Monthly revenue is typically around $1,500 to $7,500, depending on your range, how many orders you pack and your marketing. These are estimates. Postage costs for heavy items like rice and flour can eat into margins.

Check with your local council whether you need food business registration and whether your home is approved for storing and packing food. Also check home-based business rules, which vary by council, and labelling rules including allergens for repacked foods.