How To Start A Home Bakery Business In India | Cake Business Tips, Investment & How To Sell

Successful Mumbai home bakers share home bakery business tips, investment required, equipment and mistakes to avoid.
Timestamps
00:01 Introduction
00:09 How to start a bakery business at home
00:21 Investment required for home bakery business
00:44 Is training necessary?
01:01 How to promote your home bakery business
01:51 How to research and source ingredients?
02:27 How to market your product
02:52 Find your unique selling point
03:20 Challenges with home bakery business
Introduction
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We have two home bakers Shwetha Prabhu and Kasturi Chafekar owner Kashwe’s from Mumbai who take us through their journey in becoming home bakers and they’re here to tell you how you can start your own home bakery business.
How to start a bakery business at home
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Starting a home baking business doesn’t require any degree or professional experience. Anyone who loves and knows how to bake can start their own home bakery business.
Invest required to start a home baking business
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First time makers can get started with a budget of ₹4000 investing in basic kitchen equipment like an OTG and shapes, a few pans in different shapes.
Is training necessary?
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You can learn a lot about baking by joining social media groups on baking. It helps you get information about products within baking that you aren’t aware of. You do not really require any formal training to become a home baker.
How to promote your home bakery business
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Social media is a great platform to promote your home baking business. Apart from Social media, you can also take part in exhibitions which will give you an idea about which products sell more and what is the audience most interested in.
How to research and source ingredients?
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The best way to research your products is to visit cake shops in your area and taste the different types of cake. This will give you an idea about the ingredients which you can then use to make your own cakes and it will also give you an idea of how much it cost to start a home bakery.
How to market your product
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One great way to market a home bakery business is to start with your friends and family and ask them to spread the word. When it comes to market a home-based business word of mouth is what works best.
Find your unique selling point
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One unique selling point about a home bakery business is that its food is made at home, hot and fresh and not somewhere outside.
Challenges with home bakery business
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Growth in a home bakery business is very challenging. Because selling cakes from home is easy but delivering them to people far away. Delivery agents will charge you a bomb and customers aren’t ready to pay delivery charges.
Tips for Home Baking business
Invest in the basic equipment
Find Your USP
Start Small
Promote your business on social media
Bake your dream
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[@AkosuaOfewaaOpoku]

I found this video very informative. Thanks for sharing. Much love from Accra, Ghana 🇬🇭 , Africa

[@KoolKanya]

Good to know :D

[@vimaleshprabhu2304]

Wow!!! Shweta & Kasturi, Congrats for your venture... Great Inspiration to women who want to realize their dreams at the same time become home Entrepreneurs... Best Wishes and Congrats in Advance for your Future Studio....

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

Vimalesh Prabhu .. Thanku very much

[@madhavinaik1888]

All the best👍 to Shweta and Kasturi for lot more orders and blessings to bake delicious variety of cakes😘😘

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

Thanku Madhavi Naik

[@kaveriiyer6655]

Shweta and Kasturi....the experts at Kashwe's are an amazing pair of bakers. Have tasted their cakes even before Kashwe's was born!!! Keep growing my girls ❤️

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

kaveri Iyer .. Thanku very much.. 🙏

[@nishthachafekar1402]

Thanks dear aunty

[@kavyanair1974]

Koolkanya u guys ROCK !!!! All the best 👍 🙌

[@cosmicanu]

All the best to the lovely women out there. May your work be known to more and more people every day

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

Thanku very much

[@vandnarao9446]

Great.. I am a big fan of ur cake loaves... And u hve done very well on ur own.. All the best for ur future.. Hope urs became a famous brand.. 💞

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

Thanku for your blessings Vandana

[@226vedikashetty2]

Very beautiful and delicious cakes are baked by kashwes.loved all the cakes,pops they have made.congrats and keep growing

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

Vedika Shetty .. Thanku very much Vedika

[@jinyee_16]

This was really helpful 😊 thanks for sharing

[@KoolKanya]

Glad it was helpful!

[@skp00005]

Shweta and kasturi well done . Keep it up dearest Our best wishes for your dream of one part LegalOffice😇 and other the BankingStressBuster😋 come true very soon darling😍🙌

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

Snehal Prabhu .. Thanku very much Suman😘🥰

[@deepalichetty6656]

Congratuation keep going on have and a sucessfull bussiness😀😙

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

Deepali Chetty .. Thanku very much Deepa😘😘 Difficult for us to survive without you..

[@KGsFoodpedia]

Inspiring 👍

[@noorkhan3dcakechef151]

👍👍

[@Kth108]

Helpful ❤️

[@KoolKanya]

So glad!

[@randomstuffs7238]

Very informative vedio

[@KoolKanya]

Glad you liked it

[@shabnamraghuofficial]

hi mam... plz guide me about the license ... when we should apply... before starting the business or aftre some time??

[@radhikarao8610]

Their cakes are so delicious that not only me but my friends saviour it too....and not only their cakes the cupcakes and the choco pops that they have are yummm...i wish them all the good luck for their future....Shweta Mami and Kasturi Aunty u guys rock😇❣

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

Thanku very much Radhika 😘😘😘

[@gamingwithprinceayub3872]

@@shwetaprabhu5463 Where are you based?

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

Sara Farooqui .. Malad West Mumbai

[@sandraromao9862]

Nice advice.May you achieve great success.

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

Thanku very much Sandra

[@KoolKanya]

Thank you! You too!

[@afshannasreen3483]

Thanks for sharing

[@KoolKanya]

Thanks for watching!

[@pranitagupta4440]

How much time it takes to deliver your product after you get order. As a home baker we can't make it prior

[@anushiyas9841]

Hai i anushiya.. I need help where we can get sponge cake..in chennai for when i am geting order that time only ill buy

[@moumitaroy6693]

Hi.....I m so inspired by you two....I also want to start a bakery business....but I don't know how to start.....I am from a small town of West Bengal....can you please help me regarding this?

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

Please ping me your number and I shall get back

[@moumitaroy6693]

9735747488 Thank you so much 🙏

[@anamikabanerjee1987]

Hi, 1) can you pls tell which delivery app you use for delivering far off places? 2) Is Noc required from the society\building we live in, to start a home-based cooking business? Thank you so much.

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

We now have started delivering through OLA for far away deliveries.. Local delivery we have boy.. Society has no right to stop you from starting cooking based venture from your own house especially if you have all your permissions in place.. (FSSAI)

[@purvakhatri7210]

Hi , m learning baking at home I joined classes muje pdf mila hai so usi mein se try krti hun ..lekin problem ye hai ki roz cake kaise banau kyuki cakes khatam bhi hona chahiye..pls help ki kaise seekhu..kyuki workshop mein cake use ho jaatey h

[@neelvadepalli104]

How to fill d form for d part of kool kanya I m also home baker

[@stuti23456]

I also want to start baking business bt dun know from where to start ...

[@simamalakar8784]

If i register to fssai then could i get the power of giving certificate to students?

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

That you could still give.. The importance of it will depend on your market value..

[@ishikagarg3375]

Can u plz tell how to bake a basic cake i mean ingredients used

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

Google.. There are plenty of recipes.. My experience is that no recipe is a fail free recipe till you get the hang of it..

[@swarnikamohanta632]

Heyy mam is there any kind licence we have to take for homebaker?

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

Yes.. A registration under FSSAI is required

[@salt8016]

Hii... My name is menon n i am in kerala. I love baking and bake some cup cakes etc to sell to my friends. I need some advice on any license required to do so and some help. Can i contact you for some advice... please let me know. Thanks ever so much. GOD BLESS

[@superdanceingindian5095]

Hi mam I want to start my own baking business. Can you please guide me

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

I am not an expert and me too in learning stage.. But will guide with whatever little knowledge I have with me.. Share your number.. I shall connect with you

[@kids_shorts]

Are you register your business when start it.

[@KoolKanya]

It's advisable to register and get the clearances to avoid unforeseen operational problems in the future.

[@deepika1635]

Is there nay kinda license needed for home Baker

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

Yeah.. You need FSSAI registration

[@rushikarachewad7676]

Hi mam , I want to start my own baking business . Can you please guide me regarding how to sell our baked goods from home . Because , I don't have many contacts .

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

Hi Rushika.. Please give your number.. I shall connect with you

[@varshasurajganesh5444]

Tq for sharing ur inspiring story. May I plz have your email I'd or contact number. I need guidance too. Tq. God bless.♥️

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

varsha suraj ganesh ... Ping your number.. I shall get back to you

[@varshasurajganesh5444]

@@shwetaprabhu5463 Being a public platform, sharing email is better right? Is there a business email I cud contact you on plz ? Thank you for understanding 👍

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

varsha suraj ganesh .. Ping me your number on [e-mail]

[@manishasethiya4013]

where are you put up

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

Malad Mumbai

[@beingaagari7146]

Which OTG is good and cheap??

[@sherinsamuel503]

Morphy Richards is good, I'm a home baker

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

There are plenty in the market.. Do a bit of research and then you will know what suits you best..

[@rachanasingh28]

Hi shweta I am a financial writer and recently I started my baking business...want to talk to you regarding same ...

[@gamingwithprinceayub3872]

Where are you based?

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

Hi Rachna.. Send me your number.. I shall connect with you

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

Sara Farooqui .. Malad West Mumbai

[@rajvanshi16]

congratulations for your venture.i also tried to start with the nearby shopkeepers but they refused.may be i dont hv fssai ,whats ur experience regarding sell in shops? pls share,can u share the price of ur basic vanilla dry cake?thanks

[@mariyashaikh1755]

It's easy to get a fssai why don't you apply online? Your sales will increase rapidly when nearby shops will sell your products. Give it a try.

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

I personally have realised over the period that if you have to place your products in a local grocery shop, you may have to compromise on the quality of ingredients to accommodate the masses and most importantly the exclusivity of the product vanishes once it comes on the local shops counter

[@rajvanshi16]

@@mariyashaikh1755 thanks for motivating me.for fssai, I think u must have a brand name,a place ,a tin number ,bcz those people come for inspection.

[@rajvanshi16]

@@shwetaprabhu5463 ok.so where you are selling ??

[@mariyashaikh1755]

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[@DeeptiSharma-ym3sw]

Hi i saw your video. Iam a home baker also want to start my home baking business but dnt know how to do costing of my cakes. I always worried about my prices is they compatible to market price. Plz help me to grow my business.

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

Hi Deepa.. Give me your number.. I shall connect with you..

[@neelameusebius2735]

Hi Shweta, your video is quite inspiring. I am planning to start my home baking business and would like to know about pricing the products. I would like to start with cupcakes, muffins and tea cakes. Please guide me. Thanks.

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

@@neelameusebius2735 .. Ping me your number.. I shall get in touch with you

[@neelameusebius2735]

Where am I supposed to send you the number?

[@DeeptiSharma-ym3sw]

Hi plz send me details on 9426212089

[@ishatuli]

What about legal permissions?

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

You have to register under FSSAI

[@KoolKanya]

You can register on FSSAI's Food Safety Compliance System here - fssai.gov.in/cms/foscos.php

[@kaajalsharma1225]

Hey Shweta and Kasturi. I have started my home baking bussiness 2 months back.. I try to use good quality products bt sometimes customer think product is costly. They can get cheaper from bakery shop.. can u pls give me some advice. TIA 🙂

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

This comparison is bound to happen as indeed you get cheaper products in the market.. But it’s up to us how we educate the customers as they need to know the difference between fresh and good quality ingredients and cakes baked from cheap and ingredients with preservatives

[@rohitchavan94]

@@shwetaprabhu5463 Ma'am just wanted to know is there any license required for home baker's ?

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

Rohit Chavan .. Yes.. A registration under FSSAI is required

[@rohitchavan94]

@@shwetaprabhu5463 Thanks. What is the total cost if you don't mind sharing for registration in mumbai ?

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

Rohit Chavan .. I am still in the process of registering 😊

[@snehalbansode23]

How to become certified baker what is required to become certified baker

[@shwetaprabhu5463]

There are many courses.. Pvt & Government as well.. This industry being an unorganised sector has no specific authority to certify you a baker especially when you hold no degree.. It’s all about delivering that oomph factor in your bakes that will help people to decide how good a baker you are

[@abhilashasaha2446]

Every body wants free

[@abbiegirl111]

i thought the thumbnail was how to ruin a homebakery business at home 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@KrishnaYadav-hg5ls]

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[@bhavnasoni4391]

मेम आपका वाटसब नं दे please

[@kitkatbites]

Just because you bake cakes doesn't make you a Baker. It makes you a cake artist. To call yourself a Baker you should know more that just cakes and cupcakes 😣