Top Bakery Business Ideas

Bakery  products  have gained popularity among consumers   world wide .Entrepreneurs and investor  are enquiring vigorously  for  business ideas in bakery  business. From small bakeries to automated bakery plants  demand for  such ventures  have considerably increased

Here are  Top  Business Ideas to plan for



1.Home Bakery
Home made bakery products. The easiest way to do business in bakery products is to start it from home .You can have limited customers and with unique recipes you can supply products like cakes, cookies , biscuits for personal occasions like birthdays , kitty parties, marriages ,meetings ,seminars and official functions &both govt or private firms. Best options for  some one with small budget



2.Bakery  Retail Shop

  Small Bakeries When people or entrepreneur has finance constrains then can opt for small bakeries which caters for local and close areas for sales .cost of advertisement are low .Can have direct relationship with customer and can produce tailor made products for customers . Business could be good if products are innovative and quality superior to beat branded products produced by bakery manufacturers .You might have seen people waiting for fresh bakery products outside of bakeries. You can expect decent income from such bakery shops


3.Automated Bakery Plants
 Bakery plants :Here investors can put up big automated plants for wide variety of bakery products. The volumes are very high and caters mass population of different geography . This models is useful for people with large amount of finances and interested in long term and brand building exercise .Automated plants requires plant and machinery with higher levels of supply chain networks with functions like sales marketing , procurement , finance and production etc .Employee numbers are very high. Business options for entrepreneurs looking for long term with objective to cover large market and creating brands .
Automated  Bread  plant
Automated Biscuit Plant

4.Bakery Café & Retail Chain
   Retail chain. This bakery business model is similar to any other food retail chains like McDonalds ,Star bucks , Barista ,KFC etc. Entrepreneur has to build one central bakery from where these retails chain would get their supplies or bakery products can be out -sourced from other bakeries. These retail outlets are gaining popularity now days as customers can have their favorite product at one place and enjoy it with great ambiance. This is very good model for doing business as one can charge premium price for the products .
Indian bakery retail chains
Major International Bakery Cafe&Retail chains



5.Franchise Route
      Applicable for investors and entrepreneurs who would like to join big names with jv or franchise route ,hence risk for failure is minimized  thus one can have franchise arrangement in bakery retails such as bread talk, Hot Bread etc . Similarly manufacturers can have franchise arrangement for  big brands such as Britannia , Parle or ITC .The Principals pays fixed amount of conversion charge per unit of product manufactured .

Contract Manufacturing

6.Export/Import

     Export/ Import –Trading This model is the simplest form of doing bakery business with either exporting bakery products to different countries by buying from ones own country or Importing bakery products from other country and distributing to ones own country. Disadvantage is that the margins are limited and doesn‘t carry any brand equity.


7.Private label

    Third party manufacturing/private labels(outsourcing)It applies for firms with idle capacity to produce ,companies with brand equity ,investors with finances. Many manufacturers are ready to manufacture for third party .Advantage of this model is that one doesn't require plant and machinery ,land and employees liabilities to do business. So if you have cash and do not want to worry about overheads this is best option to do business. Many low cost producers are available in countries like China , India, Malaysia , Philippines , Gulf countries .You can get product and packaging as per your demand  .It is best options for business entity which has already some brands established in the market.


8.Online Store
   With Internet exploding in the scene and being integral part of modern day living people are using it for ordering products online in big way .   The net savvy entrepreneur can launch website store and can sell various bakery product. The basic advantage is that investment is low and products are available 24x7x365 days .Bakery products with longer shelf life can be sold to any part of the world .


9.Pet Food

   A very promising business opportunity is available for bakery industry that is of special bakery products for pet animals .These can be tailor-made for dogs ,cats and other animal .Even these bakery products can be mixed with animal feeds. The popularity of dog biscuit is a good example

10.Exotic /Artisan/Niche /Speciality Bakeries
     With Bakery products popularity on rise consumers are now experimenting with exotic products from different nationalities like french,italian , mexican ,swiss and popular varieties . Artisan bakery products from these countries have gained popularity hence entrepreneurs can open bakeries catering specialty products .

11. Food Court & Live Bakeries
      Malls and Super Markets /Hyper Markets  have now become preferred place for family to go for shopping . Food courts with  Live bakeries have  now become new trends to serve customer with oven fresh bakery products

Julie Bake Shop - A Popular Retail Bakery Chain In Philippines

As I was  enquiring about Philippines bakery industry  one of the news which drew my attention was  an expansion plan of  retail bakery chain named " Julie  Bake Shop ". With  quality products catering to local filipino taste it has made a mark on country bakery market. The country’s largest bakery chain, Julie’s Bakeshop, is adding another 60 outlets to its more than 600-strong branch network next year, as the industry

recovers from the effects of the global recession.

In an interview with  reporters

, Julie’s Franchise Corp. president and CEO Joseph Gandionco said the majority of the new branches would be in Luzon and Mindanao, as the Visayas market was now saturated.
As with the current mix, most of the new outlets would be owned by franchisees, he said. Of the more than 600 Julie’s Bakeshop branches nationwide, about 40 percent are company-owned, while the rest are owned by franchisees.Each Julie’s Bakeshop franchise costs P2.2 million, including equipment, seminars, and hands-on training.
source :
http://business.inquirer.net


A Brief History
The first Julie’s Bakeshop stood in Mandaue City in January 1981. The woman behind the bakeshop chain, Julie Gandioco decided to put up the store to meet the growing demand for bread in her canteen in a rattan furtiture company.

Success proved to be handy for Julie’s Bakeshop that after only six months, the second store was opened in the province.

Then the pursuit to put the company in stronger footing started. In 1984, RJ Commodities was established as a central warehouse for Julie’s Bakeshop to ensure the steady supply of quality ingredients and bakery supplies for the business. Its main operations were initially put up in Visayas and Mindano.

Further in its successful timeline is the opening of a store in Iloilo, its first store outside Cebu, in 1988.

Julie’s Bakeshop has a vision to “be in every town and be the most sought-after Food Franchising Company maintaining leadership in the neighborhood bakeshop market.” This in a bid to address the growing demand for quality bread.Julie’s Bakeshop now has over 500 branches and outlets nationwide and close to 180 franchisees – a testament that the company indeed has molded breads that will bring entrepreneurial success.

“Julie’s Bakeshop offers freshly baked bread made from the finest ingredients. Julie’s products are produced in a clean environment, in full view of its customers. Its products are not only tasty but very much affordable,” the company said in an email to Magnegosyo.com.

Julie’s Bakeshop noted that they keep loyal clients and attract new patrons by maintaining the high standards of quality in both the products and service.

Julie’s Bakeshop now offers franchise opportunities to budding entrepreneurs who see light and flavor in the bread business network. The company noted that enterprise creation and employment opportunities were their motivation to officially go into franchising.
source : www.seeknomore.blogspot.com


Universal  Robina Corporation
Gardenia Bakeries

Top 14 Popular Bakery Products To Start Your Bakery Business With

Bakery products  which are now popular with consumers and much in demands and  with newer technologies and innovation,  new recipes and   packaging  for better shelf life  one could  start with  popular bakery product to launch bakery  business . Check competition  in the neighborhood ,find the local preference of the population  , plan your investment and take  the plunge in the world  of fascinating bakery products.Most popular bakery items are  now being  branded with innovative packaging  which were earlier  made in organised sector .

One can have  bakery business  in  form below mentioned business formats  and this  also answers  the question as to how to start a bakery business in india

Home made bakery items
Bakery  shop
Bakery Cafe
Central Kitchen Concept
Small/Medium/Big automated bakery plants



Bakery  products  can be categorised into following   types  

Dry   - Longer  shelf life  but lower margins like cookies , biscuits , rusk


Wet  - Lower shelf  life requires additional food safety  equipments  but with premium margins.  cakes , pies , bread , cup cakes ,pastry  etc
 
Frozen  -   For people  who would like to bake  as per their own timing and style

Most Popular  Bakery Items are

1. Biscuits /Cookies
2. Cakes
3. Bread/Buns/Burgers/Rusk
4. Wafer Biscuits
5. Pizza
6. Dough Nuts
7. Bagels
8. Waffles
9. Muffins
10. Cupcakes
11. Pies
12. Swiss rolls 
13. Puff
14. Pastries

 These  best selling bakery items can be produced and packed  to start  profitable bakery business

learn more  on bakery business 

Bakery Project Reports For New Start Ups

With  ever increasing demand for information on small bakery units . I have thought of  providing bakery project reports for such demand . It would answer basics  of entire bakery project plan such as   process ,ingredients,packaging , equipments ,labour , legal and costing etc.

Report would cover  following aspects  .

• Factory  layout
  
• Process of bread/biscuit/cake/wafer manufacturing
  
• List of equipments  with  major supplier
  
• List of ingredients required  with major  supplier
  
• Packaging material required  with  major supplier
  
• Other Accessories/Utilities required
  
• Manpower requirement
  
• Power ,water  and fuel requirement
  
• Market study  and competition analysis
  
• Legal issues
  
• Commercial issues
  
• Project implementation planning
  
• Total  plant and machinery  cost  
  
• Total cost of project
  
• Total working  capital  ( incld raw material ,packaging and  Inventory )
  
• Payback period
  
• Profit projection s

you can buy  from this  link   bakery project 

How  to start  your own bakery

Booming CupCake business in USA

NEW YORK

Bakeries across New York and the rest of the country are finding out that cupcakes can equal cash.

For Emma Simon, happiness is a red velvet cupcake.

"She'll gobble up the frosting, and then she'll eat the rest of the cupcake," Emma's mother, Anna Coatsworth, said. Cupcakes are whipping up an international frenzy.

Specialty shops are multiplying, and the bad economy is feeding the craving. For a recession-weary public, the humble cupcake is a sweet – and affordable – escape.

"We were really something they could hold onto with a little nostalgia and a little bit of comfort," Steve Abrams, owner of Magnolia Bakery in New York City, said.

Abrams expanded from the original location in 2008, and is now up to four New York bakeries – plus one in Dubai. "We get requests every day from all over the world for franchises," Abrams says.

Each shop bakes about 5,000 cupcakes each day, and a mail order business is in the works. All told, sales this year could hit $20 million.

That kind of success is hard to ignore, which is why there's suddenly more competition than ever fighting for a piece of the pie.

Godiva has been selling chocolates for the better part of a century. Now, it's selling cupcakes by mail order.

Even the White House has discovered Washington's Georgetown Cupcake. Two sisters started the business in 2008, hoping to sell 100 cupcakes a day. On Valentine's Day, they cranked out 25,000.

"It's fantastic – we couldn't imagine doing anything else," co-owner Sophie LaMontagne said.

In fact, they don't have time to do anything else. In addition to their two stores, the sisters have started their own mail order service, shipping well over 1,000 cupcakes each day.

Cupcakes are a $6 billion industry. The famous Magnolia Bakery gets about five franchise requests a day from as far away as India and Kuwait, but Magnolia has no plans to franchise – at least, not yet.

 

 

Source: http://www.wcbstv.com/

CBS :CBS 2's Alexis Christoforous contributed to this report.

Areas of Improvement in big and medium bakery manufacturing units

 

In coming months I  would  be putting up thoughts on improvement  topics for bakery  manufacturing units . Bakery manufacturing units  or bakery businesses  have functions like sales and marketing , procurement , finance ,stores /warehouse , quality  apart from production .

Following are areas  for improvements in big and medium scale bakery manufacturing units

• Product levels
• Process levels
• Store Management/Inventory/Receivables
• Procurement
• Finished Product
• Yield
• Labor Productivity
• Machine Productivity
• Production Planning and Delivery system
• Cost Management Information System
• Morale  and safety of employees

Above mentioned factors are critical for any  business   and  have to be monitored  by company management for better results .

Bakery Cafes are profitable business - A survey

Bakery Cafe s have reported spectacular growth in  recent  economic slowdown .Manufacturing has been hit by the cost escalation how ever  the bakery cafes  are in expansion mode . A recent survey by  Technomic tells us all.

According to Technomic’s new study, the 2009 Technomic Top 25 Bakery Cafe Chains Restaurant Report, system-wide sales for the bakery-café industry grew 12 percent in 2008 to $4.5 billion, led by Panera Bread, Einstein Bros. Bagels and Au Bon Pain, with $2.6 billion, $393 million and $307 million respectively.




"The consumer trade-down from full-service to limited-service formats that solidified through 2008 and into 2009 allowed fast-casual bakery cafes to truly shine," said Darren Tristano, executive vice president at Technomic. "The appeal of moderately priced, high-quality menu offerings served in contemporary ambiance, as well as consumer perception of value for this format, has more than likely strengthened over the past year."



Among the trends, products, and findings included in the report:



Health and nutrition: Einstein Bros. Bagels' Lighter Fare Menus.

Expansion of breakfast offerings: Atlanta Bread Company, Corner Bakery Café, and Panera Bread.

Revamped catering programs: Au Bon Pain's Hot Lunch line.

Value equation: La Madeleine's Choose Two Menu, Einstein Bros. Bagels' Snack-Out menu, Au Bon Pain's small-bite Portions menu.

Nontraditional sites and urban locations: airports, college campuses, military bases, medical centers and hotels.

Social media: use of Facebook and Twitter to promote new and limited-time offerings.

Bakery cafe chains' units expanded by 6.6 percent to 3,107 locations.

Paradise Bakery & Cafe was the sales growth leader at 30.7 percent. Le Pain Quotidien was the leader in store count growth rate at 29.6 percent.

Source: Technomic Inc

Are you interseted in bakery business ?

Bakery products has gained popularity in masses.New products are launched very often with advent of new technologies and packaging bakery products are preferred as any time food. Bakery products are popular among all class ,gender ,age and geography .

Entrepreneurs and business owners are putting up plants , retail chain or even few enthusiast open home bakeries to cater to popular demands for cookies , bread , biscuits , buns , rusk , pastries and cakes .

Here are few bakery businesses plan

• Home made bakery products-The easiest way to do business in bakery products is to start it from home .You can have limited customers and with unique recipes you can supply products like cakes,cookies , biscuits for personal occasions like birthdays , kitty parties,marriages ,meetings ,seminars and official functions of both govt or private firms.

• Automated bakery plants-Here investors can put up big automated plants for wide variety of bakery products. The volumes are very high and caters mass population &of different geography . This models is useful for people with large amount of finances and interested in long term and brand building exercise .Automated plants requires plant and machinery with higher levels of supply chain networks with functions like sales & marketing , procurement , finance and production ,etc .Employee numbers are very high .

• Small Bakeries-When people or entrepreneur has finance constrains then can opt for small bakeries which caters for local and close areas for sales .cost of advertisement are low .Can have direct relationship with customer and can produce tailor made products for customers . Business could be good if products are innovative and quality superior to beat branded products produced by bakery manufacturers .You might have seen people waiting for fresh bakery products outside of bakeries.

• Third party manufacturing/private labels(outsourcing)-It applies for firms with idle capacity to produce ,companies with brand equity ,investors with finances. Many manufacturers are ready to manufacture for third party .Advantage of this model is that one doesn't require plant and machinery ,land and employees liabilities to do business.

• Export/ ImportTrading-This model is the simplest form of doing bakery business with either exporting bakery products to different countries by buying from ones own country or Importing bakery products from other country and distributing to ones own country. Disadvantage is that the margins are limited and doesn' t carry any brand equity.

• Retail chain-This bakery business model is similar to any other food retail chains like Mcdonalds ,Starbucks , Barista ,KFC etc. Entrepreneur has to build one central bakery from where these retails chain would get their supplies or bakery products can be out -sourced from other bakeries.These retail outlets are gaining popularity now days as customers can have their favorite product at one place and enjoy it with great ambiance. This is very good model for doing business as one can charge premium price for the products .Bakery courts in malls/supermarkets/multiplexes.This is similar to retail chain concepts only difference is that bakery court is in rental space but footfalls are very in these kind of food courts as people love to eat their shopping spree. Families come together and enjoy food in these kinds of courts.Bakery Speciality products can be popularised through such bakery retail chains .

• Franchise / Dealership - With numerous top brands and retail chain world wide or national brands one can tie up with these firm and open franchise or become dealers of their products

• Online bakery shops-The net savvy entrepreneur can launch website store and can sell various bakery product. The basic advantage is that investment is low and products are available 24x7x365 days .You can find several online web portals for cakes and other bakery products

• Pet animal food ( DOG BISCUIT )-A very promising business opportunity is available for bakery industry that is of special bakery products for pet animals .These can be tailor made for dogs ,cats and other animal .Even these bakery products can be mixed with animal feeds.The popularity of dog biscuit is a good example.