Local frozen dessert delivery supplier

Cafés, restaurants, delis, grocery and specialty shops, event caterers and food trucks.

You buy at wholesale and sell at a markup per tub, case or flavor, often with a minimum order or delivery fee. Steady weekly orders from regular accounts matter most.

• Sales and relationship building
• Route planning and reliable delivery
• Basic bookkeeping and inventory tracking

• Check whether your state or county requires a food wholesaler or distributor license, and whether FDA food facility registration applies to your storage
• Cold chain: melted and refrozen product is a food safety and quality risk, so plan temperature monitoring
• Commercial auto and general liability insurance, plus product liability cover for food
• Check your city's rules on parking and operating a refrigerated vehicle, and keep your storage legal (a home freezer is unlikely to qualify)
• Thin margins and slow-paying accounts, so check payment terms before extending credit

Estimates suggest startup costs typically run around $12,000 to $60,000, depending on your refrigerated vehicle, storage and initial stock. Insurance, including commercial auto and product liability, is also worth checking.

Estimated monthly revenue is typically around $4,000 to $20,000, depending on how many cafés, restaurants and shops you supply. Margins can be thin, so check payment terms before extending credit.

Check whether your state or county requires a food wholesaler or distributor license, and whether FDA food facility registration applies to your storage. Also check city parking rules for refrigerated vehicles, legal storage, and cold chain temperature monitoring.