Persian bakery shop with fresh bread and pastries
Open a neighbourhood bakery selling barbari and lavash bread, Persian sweets and cream puffs.
- C$40k-180k
- Full-time
- Own premises
- Licence or permit needed
Estimates for a small start in Canada, not guarantees.
What it is
A small retail bakery baking Persian breads like barbari and lavash fresh each morning, alongside sweets, cookies, cream puffs and tea. Some shops add sangak or taftoon if they have the right oven.
Your first three steps
- Research areas with a Persian community or strong foot traffic and visit competitors to see their prices and range
- Write a business plan with a costed menu, equipment list and lease estimate, and talk to a lender or a Futurpreneur-type programme if under 40
- Contact your local public health unit and municipality early to learn the permit, zoning and inspection steps for a bakery
Who pays
Iranian Canadian families who want familiar fresh bread, local residents who enjoy Persian baking, and customers ordering for holidays, weddings and parties.
How it makes money
Daily walk-in sales of bread and pastries, plus higher-value custom orders, gift boxes and holiday trays. Wholesale to nearby cafés or grocers can add steady income.
Skills that help
- Bread and pastry baking
- Managing stock and costs
- Customer service
- Early starts and long days on your feet
Watch out for
- Food premises permit and inspections from the local public health unit, and fit-out rules for commercial kitchens
- Lease terms, ventilation and oven installation costs, which can be large
- Commercial general liability insurance, and WCB/WSIB coverage once you hire (rules by province)
- Allergen labelling and, in Quebec, French-language signage and labelling rules
- Thin margins on bread and rising ingredient costs; long hours, and slower winter or summer weeks
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