Anonymous wrote:Maybe a food truck?

Yep. Add in some chili, baked potato soup, chicken noodle, 5-bean, etc., and you could sell a lot on cold days. In summer, gazpacho, etc.

Anonymous wrote:OP will need more than 1 lentil soup to make a food truck work though. I can't see that offering just that soup will make for a very long-lasting truck.

Not that she should open a food truck, but she could rent one to prepare food.

I like soup but I already buy it at Souper Girl, and they sell it at Costco too.

Yes, I like soup but I also enjoy making it. From call through winter I make at least one pot a week. I never buy it with the rare exception of buying a can of chicken broth for basting a chicken.

Some friends tried to start a mail order and/or soup delivery business. The costs were so high they could not make a profit.

OP will need more than 1 lentil soup to make a food truck work though. I can't see that offering just that soup will make for a very long-lasting truck.

I don't like soup and that fake full feeling it gives. You go from overstuffed one second to hungry again the next. Waste of time.

No, I don't like soup. I'm aware I'm in the minority, though.

I could see a soup food truck or stand working out, especially for more complicated soups like bisque. There was a tiny shop in my college town that did that.

Anonymous wrote:Maybe a food truck?

This might work b/c and inspected one is the same as an industrial kitchen.

I would informationally interview other restauranteurs in similar business like Souper Girl, Seoul Food: https://www.seoulfooddc.com
This group started off in a food truck and now shares space with a gas station.

Sounds like a really great opportunity OP. Just make sure you do your homework in terms of cost, production etc. GL

A soup restaurant sounds more appealing than just more soup at a grocery store.

Anonymous wrote:I want to start an at home soup business. I wanted to see how many of you would be likely to buy soup from say, the shelves at Whole Foods?

I only like my own soup; otherwise it's too salty or has some ingredients I don't care for.

^renting the commercial kitchen is a great idea. I would look into doing that, Op.

I'm not sure how you would go about canning it for sale though.

I think you can rent out a commercial kitchen (hourly maybe?), so OP could make her soup there. I remember spaking with a lady that has a baking business (she supplied pastry items to local bakeries) and that's what she does.
OP try it!

Maybe a food truck?

OP, you're making this out to seem a lot simpler than it is. You can't just make the soup in your home kitchen and sell it. There's a whole process you need to go through in order to do this legally. You should look into that process first, including all costs.