Making your own food?

[TKK]

Have any of.you made your own cold food for the machines? Like burritos, salads, fruit cups, sandwhiches? I know a local vendor who does and labels them, how can you know how many calories they have etc? This guy makes sandwhiches for .40 to .80c and sells for $3+

[AZVendor]

Nope.  Bad and foolish idea.  Let someone else be responsible for the food manufacturing safety.  You have enough liability just transporting and selling the food.  Besides, you need special permits to manufacture food and the regulations will kill you. Don't you have enough to do already?

[arkhusker]

I'd avoid doing this. It doesn't pay until you are doing a ton of food every week. You are subject to regular usda & health dept inspections, etc. Have to have commercial kitchen as well. Nothing about it makes sense for the small op. 

[Southeast Treats]

Not to mention the liability insurance you have for vending usually requires that everything you sell be made and sealed by suppliers, not by you.  Food production insurance is a different (and much more expensive) coverage...

[AngryChris]

A local vendor had an operation where they made their own food and packaged it. It lasted for many years but they shut it down a few years ago. Rumor has it that their labor costs are up the profits they hoped to earn. This thing was set up like a bakery kitchen. You could see it from the road.  They are probably a 10 mil - 25 mil/year company. 

[winning123]

Dont do it.  Sounds like you would be  a food manufacturing facility or a restaurant,  FDA or local health inspector would have to check you out.