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How to make money selling food? See the best options!

Don't know how to earn extra money? We have selected the top ideas for making money on food. Keep reading and discover our recommendations.

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Understand how to make food a source of income

Saiba como vender comida e ganhar dinheiro. Fonte: Freepik.
Learn how to sell food and earn money. Source: Freepik.

Are you unemployed or in need of an extra source of income? In this post, see all the tips on how to make money selling food.

Food is one of the best areas for you to earn money. Well, Brazilians have a very varied taste in food, which allows you to sell completely different products. 

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However, in order to make money selling food, it is not enough to know how to cook well, there are other points that you need to analyze.

Mister Panda selected the best tips on how to make money selling food.

If you need that source of income, read on to discover the best way to make money on food.

Is there a way to make money selling food?

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Understand how to make money selling food. Source: Freepik.

To understand how to make money selling food, you need to carry out market research to identify which dishes sell the most.

Thus, it has a direction and manages to sell food. By the way, we already advance that your profit margin can be very high if you apply the tips in this post.

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Is making money selling food worth it?

Now you know that it is possible to make money selling food, but is it worth it?

This is a question that many people have, as the investment depending on the product can be high.

Even so, if you apply the tips in this article, you will understand that it is worth making money selling food.

How to make money selling food?

There are many different ways to earn money selling sweets in Brazil.

In this way, to help you find your source of income from food, we have selected the main ideas that you may be applying.

Candy

First of all, one of the best ways to earn money from food is through sweets. 

As there are many people who like to eat delicacies, the market is very large and in your city there must be something that is not yet sold and the population likes it.

So, be analyzing and seeing the possibilities of sweets to sell. Typically, the best sellers are:

  • Vegan sweets;
  • Brigadier;
  • pot cake;
  • Homemade sweets (pumpkin jam, for example);
  • party treats;
  • Fitness sweets.

If you choose one of these, you will undoubtedly be able to earn a lot of money in a short time by selling food.

Salted 

Just like sweets, savory snacks are a great source of income. Well, the investment is not high and you can earn a lot.

There are many options in Brazil and you can also use a different recipe, even if you choose a traditional savory dish, like coxinha, for example.

These are some savory alternatives to sell:

  • Risoles;
  • Sfiha;
  • Salty cake;
  • Drumstick;
  • pies;
  • Pancake;
  • sausage roll;
  • Fried pastry.

If you're lost on where to start, no doubt one of these options will make you money selling food.

healthy lunchboxes

First, understand that many people want to change their body, but don't have time to prepare food.

So, it's the perfect opportunity to make healthy lunchboxes and sell them to anyone who enjoys physical activity, or just wants to lose weight.

Besides, it's not difficult to start earning money on food this way. Yeah, diet foods are cheap. 

Some ingredients you can buy to assemble the lunchboxes are:

  • chicken breast
  • Rice;
  • Potato;
  • Lettuce;
  • Tomato;
  • Fruits (as dessert);
  • Duckling;
  • Minced meat.

Buying these foods, lunchboxes can be sold in any virtual store, and can have an excellent source of extra income.

skewer

Brazilians are very fond of barbecue. Therefore, skewers are one of the best ways to earn money from food. Yeah, it has a connection with that taste of Brazil.

However, the skewer to be successful needs to be very tasty, coming in good quantity, well seasoned and at an affordable price.

By the way, it needs to have several different types of meat. For example, chicken, beef, pork, among other flavors. Here's where you can get creative the most.

yakisoba

Japanese food is accepted very well in Brazil. In this way, yakisoba can be the way for you to earn money selling food.

There are several recipes on the internet to learn and sell to people who order.

However, its cost may end up being higher, as the noodles used to make yakisoba tend to be more expensive.

Still, it might end up being worth it if you get creative with your accompaniments. 

It could certainly be the source of income you are looking for.

Soup

During the winter, soup is the best alternative source of income in food. As many people end up getting a cold and need to warm up, soup turns out to be the best option.

So, you could be learning how to make delicious soups so that on cold days you have a quality product to sell to customers.

The cost to make a soup is not that high. Then you can sell for a lower price.

Remembering that this dish needs to be tasty, especially the broth.

By the way, even if it is sold more often in winter. It can still be marketed at other times if you know how to make several recipes.

How to choose the best way to make money selling food?

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Discover the best way to sell food. Source: Freepik.

Well, several ways to earn money with food were shown, but to decide which idea to go with, you need:

  • Do market research to see what people like;
  • Find out how much it costs to produce the recipes;
  • Find the value that merchants usually sell food;
  • Identify a recipe you can make often.

By following these tips, you'll be able to filter through the various ideas on how to earn money from food.

After choosing one of them, worry about the payment methods. We recommend that you always have a credit machine, accept PIX and also take change for cash payments.

Also, worry about how you will deliver the product to the customer.

Finally, create a price list so buyers are not left wondering what sells and how much it costs.

If you are in doubt whether you really want to earn money from food, know that there are other sources of income. For example, getting paid for testing products.

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About the author  /  Felipe Silverio

My name is Felipe Silvério, I study Law at UniFSP, since I was very young I kept the habit of reading, that's why I found myself at work as an editor.

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