Hello all,
I'm in the very early stages of getting one of our BBQ sauce recipes bottled and out to the market, but I need some guidance from someone who has done this before. I've sent our sauce to the lab and received the results and the nutrition label.
I need to get a UPC code for the product so that I can get it onto local grocery shelves. Has anyone had experience getting a UPC code?
At this point, I haven't officially obtained a business license and started the LLC. I will have this in place shortly. Up to this point, it's been a backyard operation. I have about 10 years before I can retire and want to get my ducks in a row to make money from my hobby!
Can anyone who has bottled their own sauce with a cannery provide any insights / pitfalls? I'm looking to sell locally initially, but hope to expand. I also plan on doing food truck and catering operations. I've heard too many horror stories about opening restaurants!
I realize BBQ won't make me a rich man, but it will make me a happy man!
I am open to any and all insight you BBQ experts can provide! I have three separate sauces, but I'm not a rich man...so, I'm getting one at a time out to the market! I also have a BBQ rub I want to sell.
Thanks!
I'm in the very early stages of getting one of our BBQ sauce recipes bottled and out to the market, but I need some guidance from someone who has done this before. I've sent our sauce to the lab and received the results and the nutrition label.
I need to get a UPC code for the product so that I can get it onto local grocery shelves. Has anyone had experience getting a UPC code?
At this point, I haven't officially obtained a business license and started the LLC. I will have this in place shortly. Up to this point, it's been a backyard operation. I have about 10 years before I can retire and want to get my ducks in a row to make money from my hobby!
Can anyone who has bottled their own sauce with a cannery provide any insights / pitfalls? I'm looking to sell locally initially, but hope to expand. I also plan on doing food truck and catering operations. I've heard too many horror stories about opening restaurants!
I realize BBQ won't make me a rich man, but it will make me a happy man!
I am open to any and all insight you BBQ experts can provide! I have three separate sauces, but I'm not a rich man...so, I'm getting one at a time out to the market! I also have a BBQ rub I want to sell.
Thanks!