- Location
- Derbyshire
I was expecting him to offer me a fridge for £100Could see that coming
I was expecting him to offer me a fridge for £100Could see that coming
From what I heard, you can but need permission and they would probably limit the amount.Sorry to hi-jack thread, some interesting points.
Does any know if an “Arla” member would be allowed to sell milk on farm?
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1000 litres per week standard limit.Sorry to hi-jack thread, some interesting points.
Does any know if an “Arla” member would be allowed to sell milk on farm?
Thanks
Anything from £6k upwards. We have installed our first machines in Chester in the last month and it’s getting fantastic reaction. 32” touchscreen control system that runs a video of the farm and its products which we put together for them and then individual product images with full descriptions. Lockers can also be linked to the machines to vend anything from eggs to 25kg bags of spuds.I’ll bite...
a vending machine for meat and eggs is interesting. A lot of people are shopping online and having deliveries without picking their own meat off the shelf so I can see it working. But it would need a lot of advertising and marketing as you don’t have the draw of a farm shop to browse around.
What ball park figure are we talking for one?
Our parish Council owns the shop.....can't say they would be keen!Anything from £6k upwards. We have installed our first machines in Chester in the last month and it’s getting fantastic reaction. 32” touchscreen control system that runs a video of the farm and its products which we put together for them and then individual product images with full descriptions. Lockers can also be linked to the machines to vend anything from eggs to 25kg bags of spuds.
The investment needed compared to that of setting up and manning a shop is a huge difference.
There are several keep it local businesses supporting these kind of activities that would help anyone too
Everyone must have at least one reasonable size village nearby. Contact the local Parish Council, tell them what you can offer and at what cost and I would be very surprised if anyone says no to the idea.
It ticks every healthy, local, community box going!!
If your able to sell a large proportion of your produce at much higher margins through your £200 fridge then your a better man than meGive me one good reason why I should invest (spend ) £5500 with you when my £200 fridge works? - so much less painful!
If you speak to them about their costs and what a totally automatic vending machine could do to increase their sales and reduce staffing costs then you would have a very strong argumentOur parish Council owns the shop.....can't say they would be keen!
The vast majority of the farm vending sector are using 10 year old plus machines that have been refurbished several times already and were never designed to sell what farmers want to sellMy neighbours putting one in , I see trouble afoot
They let the shop out.If you speak to them about their costs and what a totally automatic vending machine could do to increase their sales and reduce staffing costs then you would have a very strong argument
Its fair to say he's a better man than you then.If your able to sell a large proportion of your produce at much higher margins through your £200 fridge then your a better man than me
It’s like other have said on here. You need to make your product unique in some way. It could just be making the public aware of you or your animals or keeping it fresh and informative. Loads of great videos on You Tube to learn how to do this. If you have the ability then making your own butter, cream, ice cream is relatively simple and it doesn’t take much to start getting the public chatting. Find your local Facebook page and start raising you and your businesses profileThey let the shop out.
Use local poly bottle supplier
I don't disagree but you stated ask local council to site, can't see them going for it in shop tbh.It’s like other have said on here. You need to make your product unique in some way. It could just be making the public aware of you or your animals or keeping it fresh and informative. Loads of great videos on You Tube to learn how to do this. If you have the ability then making your own butter, cream, ice cream is relatively simple and it doesn’t take much to start getting the public chatting. Find your local Facebook page and start raising you and your businesses profile
I defy anyone to install a new vending system with a range of farm produced items as well as a range of locally sourced cheeses, cakes, baked goods chutnies etc and not make profit from itI don't disagree but you stated ask local council to site, can't see them going for it in shop tbh.
Also vending machine suck up time, know someone with some and its a full time job.!
I defy anyone to install a new vending system with a range of farm produced items as well as a range of locally sourced cheeses, cakes, baked goods chutnies etc and not make profit from it
I visit farms almost daily to deal with old vending equipment and it’s no surprise that farmers get tied up in keeping them going. These machines were never designed to do what they are being asked to do and the majority are more than 10 years old and wearing out fast. The future of automated retailing is coming and the UK is 2 to 3 years behind the technology and one of the perfect matches for these machines is farm shops. Vending machines selling meat, dairy, veg, fruit etc are huge all over the world and we need to see what is out there and benefit from its abilities
If I had the land available believe me I wouldSo you've gone from milk vending to full on retail and its challenges.
Just as well to open a shop?
Then maybe I should be on here selling 'my system' .If your able to sell a large proportion of your produce at much higher margins through your £200 fridge then your a better man than me
Don't quite get why you're so hooked on new technology solving all the problems. This stuff must be paid for. All you're doing is adding cost into the food chain rather than value.I defy anyone to install a new vending system with a range of farm produced items as well as a range of locally sourced cheeses, cakes, baked goods chutnies etc and not make profit from it
I visit farms almost daily to deal with old vending equipment and it’s no surprise that farmers get tied up in keeping them going. These machines were never designed to do what they are being asked to do and the majority are more than 10 years old and wearing out fast. The future of automated retailing is coming and the UK is 2 to 3 years behind the technology and one of the perfect matches for these machines is farm shops. Vending machines selling meat, dairy, veg, fruit etc are huge all over the world and we need to see what is out there and benefit from its abilities