Persian sweets and gift boxes from a shared kitchen
Bake in a rented commercial kitchen and sell gift boxes online and to Persian grocers and cafés.
- C$3k-15k
- Part-time
- Own premises
- Licence or permit needed
Estimates for a small start in Canada, not guarantees.
What it is
A packaged Persian sweets business using a licensed shared or commissary kitchen by the hour. You make shelf-stable treats like cookies, baklava, gaz and sohan, and sell them as boxes online, at markets and wholesale.
Your first three steps
- Search for licensed shared kitchens near you, visit one and ask about hourly rates, storage and permit requirements
- Develop 4 to 6 packaged products with a shelf life, costed per box, and design simple labels with ingredients and allergens
- Pitch samples to Persian grocery stores and cafés, and set up a simple online order page for holiday gift boxes
Who pays
Persian and Middle Eastern grocers, cafés, gift shoppers, companies ordering holiday gifts, and families ordering for Nowruz, Yalda and weddings.
How it makes money
Retail prices on online boxes and market sales, plus lower wholesale prices on larger regular orders to shops. Seasonal peaks bring the biggest sales.
Skills that help
- Baking in batches
- Costing and pricing
- Packaging and branding
- Selling to shops and online
Watch out for
- Food business permit from the local public health unit, and a food handler or safe food certificate where required
- Packaged food labelling rules (ingredients, allergens, bilingual labelling, nutrition facts where needed); check CFIA guidance
- Selling across provinces can bring extra federal requirements, so check before you ship far
- Commercial general liability and product liability insurance
- Most sales cluster around a few holidays, so plan cash flow for quiet months
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