I 21m am starting a delitruck, the startup cost for the truck will be about 20k that I already have saved up (8.5k for the truck and the rest for appliances and inventory). I am currently living in a small town in Sweden which in my opinion doesn’t have any good delis. I am currently employed as an icehockey player which means I have a lot of free time and a fixed income as well.
I will be selling different deli meats, cheeses, olives, marmelades, meats, sausages, spice mixtures and so on.
The plan is going to be driving around in my and neighboring small towns on a fixed schedule and also visiting fairs and markets. I will be offering catering and gift bag services as well.
Is there anything I should be thinking about or take into consideration in this process? Any advice will be greatly appreciated!
I would get a chamber vaccumm sealer so you can repackage your meats and cheese. You could also package your soups in a bag this way and sell them packaged for the microwave or boil in the bag soups. I had a meat and deli shop and repackaging your meats and cheese will save you a lot of loss. I don’t know your laws but here in the states you have to make your fresh sausage on premise or it has to be federally inspected if it is smoked sausage. For the love of god get a good commercial meat slicer. I think your idea has merit.