Home patisserie for orders and markets

Local households ordering for occasions, small cafes wanting a quality supplier, and shoppers at markets and fairs.

Price per item or box for pre-orders and market sales, plus higher-value custom cakes and wholesale orders from cafes.

• Pastry and baking technique
• Consistency and attention to detail
• Basic social media and photography
• Good time planning

• Food business registration with your council and a kitchen inspection
• Allergen labelling rules, which apply to every product you sell
• Check your landlord, mortgage lender or lease allows home food production
• Public liability and product liability insurance
• Check whether your home insurance is affected by running a food business

Startup costs are typically around £500 to £3,000, depending on your equipment, ingredients, packaging and how many products you launch with. These are estimates, so build your own budget from the items you plan to make and sell.

Monthly revenue is typically around £400 to £2,500, depending on how many orders, cafe accounts and market days you take on. These are estimates rather than guarantees, and your ingredient and other costs come out of that revenue.

Things to check include food business registration with your council and a kitchen inspection, allergen labelling on every product, and whether your landlord, mortgage lender or lease allows home food production. Also check public liability and product liability insurance, and whether your home insurance is affected.