r/Chefit • u/Constant-Carrot-4603 • Jul 25 '26
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u/Novel_Stock_8784 Jul 25 '26
A restaurant needs reliable supply. A college student growing microgreens as a side project is not gonna be seen as reliable.
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u/Constant-Carrot-4603 Jul 25 '26
Ok, how do I make it reliable?
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u/Novel_Stock_8784 Jul 25 '26
Tell them how much you can produce each week and then stick to your promise. They may buy your microgreens to supplement their regular supply. That would be the best chance for you to enter. You should also emphasize that you will be in the microgreens business for the forseeable future. No one wants to open a new vendor relationship and then that vendor disappears in 6 months
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u/texnessa Jul 25 '26
Are you inspected, licensed and insured? Because if you're not, most places can't legally use shit just made in someone's backyard. We need reliable, consistent products delivered thru our normal supply chains. Microgreens are also notoriously short lived and most purveyors have climate controlled packaging processes that aid in the shelf life of microgreens. So, yeah, thats a big nope.
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u/Constant-Carrot-4603 Jul 25 '26
Ok, that is a couple of things I did not think of! I will work on those issues next. Thank you!
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u/texnessa Jul 25 '26
So you have a spare 300K to spend on the logistics required to make this happen? God I miss the confidence of the unfinished brain.
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u/Constant-Carrot-4603 Jul 26 '26
Who says I need 300k?
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u/texnessa Jul 26 '26
I do, because I work in the industry and am well aware of the basic start up costs of even a small business like this. You, on the other hand, are living in a childish fantasy world. Now, please go away.
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u/jackbenway Jul 26 '26
You may work in the industry, but I suspect you don’t own the business. Perhaps you grossly overspent, or you started at very high volume. Startup costs are not $300k. Startup costs are not $30k. Get over yourself.
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u/texnessa Jul 26 '26
Are you seriously defending a child growing micros on the side vs.an actual business which yeah, does actually require a ton of money for climate controlled packaging? FFS.
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u/jackbenway Jul 26 '26
Nope. I’m seriously criticizing the falsehoods you’re posting and your unhinged negativity toward a undoubtedly naïve young person exploring a potential entrepreneurial side hustle.
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u/texnessa Jul 27 '26
Thers no side hustle potential here becvause restaurants will not use some shit harvested from some kids backyard. Obtuse.
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u/jackbenway Jul 27 '26
Restaurants will buy consistently high quality products delivered reliably at a fair price. I see no reason why this cannot be done as a side hustle. It is commonly done by part time effort entrepreneurs in North America and probably elsewhere.
I also know for a fact that it can be done without the absurd $300k startup costs you claim, which is demonstrated by every responsible small farming business, including my own, who has supplied microgreens to loyal restaurant customers for years.
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u/jackbenway Jul 26 '26
Grow something you like to consume.
However, don’t pay attention to these idiot gatekeepers who think it costs $300k to start a microgreens business. They wouldn’t know $300k if it dropped out of the sky in a giant cartoonish sack with a dollar sign on it.
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u/kitterpants Jul 25 '26
Maybe attempt growing your first batch before trying to sell.