England, UK, Mar 27, 2015 -- The food and drink start-up scene is increasingly seeing food businesses often started by those giving up corporate careers opting to start from home. This is the case for Emma Hudson who swapped a career in Engineering for a catering business Benons’s Catering, a niche corporate catering business based in the North West.
Spending time with the ‘little ones’ while doing what they love and working from home is seen as the lure many say rather than the prospect of a huge bumper pay. “My Original idea was to set up a brick and mortar bakery” Emma, who has 2 little boys the youngest only two, says. That would however have meant that she spent more time in the bakery away from the little ones.
So it soon donned on her that starting her company from home was the most logical route. The current start up scene in the U.K. thankfully is skewed towards helping start-ups like Emma’s come into being and grow. Being based in Oldham meant Emma had the support of the existing start-up network including the Business Growth Hub for help and advice if and when she needed it.
There are increasing success stories in the food and drink sector across the U.K. that share this experience with ‘mumpreneurs’ big in numbers. From Laura’s bespoke Fruit and Veg delivery service in Northumberland to Emma’s story, there is a striking narrative developing for new businesses seeking to start small in the security of the home kitchen. There currently seems to be no record of food start-ups based in their home or indeed home based food operations but unofficial figures show numbers skewed towards London and the South East.
The start-up costs of setting up a commercial kitchen had for a long time stood in Emma’s way to pursuing a dream in catering. Her busy schedule as an Engineering Designer in a major design firm in Manchester also meant she didn’t have the flexibility needed to run a commercial kitchen.
Emma had talked about starting a food business for many years, but it was ultimately the birth of her second child in November 2013 that gave her the urge to get started. “It was imperative that I had enough time at home looking after my two little ones,” Emma says
Starting up in any business can involve huge start-up costs which new business rightly wary about. It’s no wonder increasingly the home kitchen and indeed the home in general and private car turn out the prefect choice and sense to build from. “It’s significantly less expensive for a small caterer like myself rather than having to fork out a rental for a commercial kitchen,” Emma says, “and [the kitchen] available when I need it.”
Emma also luckily has the services of Quick Buffet that’s focussed on helping buffet caterers up and down the country connect instantly with their local customer base without any upfront costs. That ensures businesses have a strong online presence a catering start-up needs without the unnecessary expenses on web design or management tools such as invoicing.
“At Quick Buffet, our task is to make sure these food start-ups get off to a great start,” says Joas Serugga, CEO and Founder Quick Buffet, the U. K’s caterers’ market place.
Quick Buffet’s approach ensures all food and drink entrepreneurs have access to the necessary resources needed especially those related to compliance and safe food practices as well as marketing and sales opportunities by linking them to their local customer base.
“Our first and foremost commitment is to help these business grow and expand out of the family home,” Joas Serugga adds. “In the end, this can only be healthy for the communities they’re in and the sector as a whole.”
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