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How much should I charge for baked goods?
    #23471885 - 07/24/16 10:21 AM (7 years, 6 months ago)

So I stay in a small town where prices for most things are fairly expensive. There's a trading page on facebook where you can sell things around town and whatnot and they don't mind if people post food items on there.

I have an awesome bread recipe that uses basic ingredients, is hand kneaded, and rises twice before being baked.

I recently learned that there's apparently a lot of recipes that you can make from frozen bread dough by adding very few ingredients. Between Parmesan garlic & herb rolls, cinnamon rolls, pretzel knots with Himalayan sea salt, calzones, deep dish pizzas, and a bit more.

I was wondering, considering the bread is hand-kneaded, rises twice, uses real ingredients without additives or preservatives (not organic though), and has a really good flavor, how much would you think these items to be worth including the bread itself?


I know how much I pay to make each bread dough but I'll mention that later on in this post, I'm just trying to see what you guys think it's worth so far.


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Re: How much should I charge for baked goods? [Re: Kush_Zombie]
    #23471895 - 07/24/16 10:26 AM (7 years, 6 months ago)

Also, each bread dough weighs 1.5 - 2lb


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Presto 23-Quart Pressure Cooker
BOD's Simple as FUCK Still Air Box
PastyWhyte's Easy Agar Tek
Munchauzen's Cultivation Video Series
How EvilMushroom666 Prepares His Grains (I use jars with Synthetic Filter Discs)
What is G2G? (Grain-to-Grain)
Damion5050's Coir Tek (I use 5.5 - 6 quarts of water instead of 4. Also ignore step 13 and ignore the monotub completely. The only purpose of this tek is to show you how to make a simple substrate. I also add gypsum to it but not necessary)
Spitball's Monotub Tek (A liner isn't necessary but is useful)
Use 6500k lights throughout the whole process. When you wake up, turn the light on. When you go to sleep turn the light off. It's as simple as that.


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Re: How much should I charge for baked goods? [Re: Kush_Zombie]
    #23471898 - 07/24/16 10:28 AM (7 years, 6 months ago)

Hi there.

Prices are highly variable based on location, demand, interest, salesman ship (branding).

You may want to consider "testing the market" to see what you can get away with.

Some people that own a business aim for a 200% markup on the cost of goods. Some suggest even more to run a profitable business. All this is highly subjective based on the type of business, industry standards, etc.

As an example, the farmers market sells some "cheese loafs" (which are probably 1/4 the size of a typical loaf (old school white bread) loaf for 3.50. They are super good! Another gal sells little cupcake-type cakes or treats for .50 to 1.00.

My dad always said: "The price for something is what people are willing to "pay". I took this to mean...even though you think the price should be "X" dollars, the price you should charge is the price a customer will pay. You may sell more bread cheaper, but perhaps less bread (e.g., less materials, labor) at a higher cost is better for you and your business (perhaps you can't keep up with demand at lower prices).

Anyway, a question like this is not easy to answer given your inputs. I would be happy to talk to you more at length if you want.


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Re: How much should I charge for baked goods? [Re: AroundtheSon]
    #23471903 - 07/24/16 10:31 AM (7 years, 6 months ago)

What is your total cost for ingredients to make a "batch"?
How many loaves will each "batch" produce?
How many hours did you spend completing the whole batch. Consider labor, and to a lesser extend, the "wait time".
Can you do all this "in-house" without buying equipment or mixers??
How much would your bagging or delivery system cost?
Any labeling? How much?
Any fees for posting your ad?


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Re: How much should I charge for baked goods? [Re: Kush_Zombie]
    #23471930 - 07/24/16 10:38 AM (7 years, 6 months ago)

Personally, for a good loaf (not sure if you were to sell the bread by slices or what), of handmade bread with all the effort put into it as mentioned, I'd pay around ten bucks or so.

That being said, if it was someone I knew, a good friend trying to earn a little extra cash I'd be more inclined to pay more for it--but for a stranger my tolerance would drop considerably just because I personally try to not spend money on extra things like that, considering I could buy a loaf in the store for a fraction of the price.

But at the same time, I am a huge fan of bread and especially something home made.

Frozen bread dough that I could make miscellaneous delicious dishes from? I might pay between five and seven dollars.

This being said, I live in a small town and generally the prices aren't too pocket-emptying.

So I'm not sure if this response helped you at all--Honestly, to best determine a price that people in your area would go for, I would be more inclined to suggest that you talk to people in your area...

There's so many factors that go into determining a price but to answer your question, this is what I personally would pay.

Good vibes to you and yours, friend!


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Re: How much should I charge for baked goods? [Re: AroundtheSon]
    #23471937 - 07/24/16 10:42 AM (7 years, 6 months ago)

$2.50 per batch.
1 "batch" will produce 1 loaf that weighs between 1 - 2 lb
I can do 4 different "batches" in a matter of about an hour of labor. 3 hours if you include the time it takes to rise.
I can do all of this in my house without buying equipment or mixers, I prefer to make it handmade and hand-kneaded.
I plan on buying aluminum trays to distribute things like cinnamon rolls, so I would say $1 per tray, and bread will just be wrapped in saran wrap.
No labeling, they just say what they want on the trading post and that's what they get.
No fees for posting the ad.

People charge pretty expensive prices around here but the thing about it is, hardly of it is really homemade. It's mostly just a bunch of pre-mixed crap put together.
Someone was buying pre-made pie crusts, putting instant pudding in them, and topping them with cool whip and selling them for like $10 each. And people were buying them.


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How to get started in bulk:
Presto 23-Quart Pressure Cooker
BOD's Simple as FUCK Still Air Box
PastyWhyte's Easy Agar Tek
Munchauzen's Cultivation Video Series
How EvilMushroom666 Prepares His Grains (I use jars with Synthetic Filter Discs)
What is G2G? (Grain-to-Grain)
Damion5050's Coir Tek (I use 5.5 - 6 quarts of water instead of 4. Also ignore step 13 and ignore the monotub completely. The only purpose of this tek is to show you how to make a simple substrate. I also add gypsum to it but not necessary)
Spitball's Monotub Tek (A liner isn't necessary but is useful)
Use 6500k lights throughout the whole process. When you wake up, turn the light on. When you go to sleep turn the light off. It's as simple as that.


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Re: How much should I charge for baked goods? [Re: PickleJam]
    #23471940 - 07/24/16 10:44 AM (7 years, 6 months ago)

Quote:

PickleJam said:
Personally, for a good loaf (not sure if you were to sell the bread by slices or what), of handmade bread with all the effort put into it as mentioned, I'd pay around ten bucks or so.

That being said, if it was someone I knew, a good friend trying to earn a little extra cash I'd be more inclined to pay more for it--but for a stranger my tolerance would drop considerably just because I personally try to not spend money on extra things like that, considering I could buy a loaf in the store for a fraction of the price.

But at the same time, I am a huge fan of bread and especially something home made.

Frozen bread dough that I could make miscellaneous delicious dishes from? I might pay between five and seven dollars.

This being said, I live in a small town and generally the prices aren't too pocket-emptying.

So I'm not sure if this response helped you at all--Honestly, to best determine a price that people in your area would go for, I would be more inclined to suggest that you talk to people in your area...

There's so many factors that go into determining a price but to answer your question, this is what I personally would pay.

Good vibes to you and yours, friend!



I'd sell the bread by the loaf. And that's awesome, I was planning on charging about $5 - $7 for the bread.

Thank you for both of your replies.


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How to get started in bulk:
Presto 23-Quart Pressure Cooker
BOD's Simple as FUCK Still Air Box
PastyWhyte's Easy Agar Tek
Munchauzen's Cultivation Video Series
How EvilMushroom666 Prepares His Grains (I use jars with Synthetic Filter Discs)
What is G2G? (Grain-to-Grain)
Damion5050's Coir Tek (I use 5.5 - 6 quarts of water instead of 4. Also ignore step 13 and ignore the monotub completely. The only purpose of this tek is to show you how to make a simple substrate. I also add gypsum to it but not necessary)
Spitball's Monotub Tek (A liner isn't necessary but is useful)
Use 6500k lights throughout the whole process. When you wake up, turn the light on. When you go to sleep turn the light off. It's as simple as that.


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Re: How much should I charge for baked goods? [Re: Kush_Zombie]
    #23472095 - 07/24/16 11:44 AM (7 years, 6 months ago)

Bread vendors at the farmer's markets in my area typically charge between $5-$10 a loaf, depending on the bread and whether it has more expensive additions such as olives, cheese, sundried tomatoes, etc.  $2-$3 for baguettes.


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