Sell lots of soups in winter!

Learn how to take advantage of the coldest season of the year to profit from these simple and versatile dishes!

 

The cold brings one thing for sure: hunger. Low temperatures during the winter season require extra calories to keep the body warm and give it energy to face the day or survive the night.

Considering this, the increased consumption of hot meals represents an excellent opportunity for entrepreneurs. With a range of options, the soups are easy to prepare, delicious, and capable of capturing clients!

To understand this market and learn about the most popular recipes of cold times, check out these tips from Blog Cetro:

Hearty ideas are served hot

Soups appeal to a wide range of tastes. With varied ingredients, the entrepreneur may offer a range of soup flavors, spices, and textures, inviting customers to sample all of them!

Therefore, investigating the motivations behind the customer's purchasing decision is also very interesting. Some preferences can help you select the best-selling soups.

With that in mind, here are some recipe suggestions:

Healthy and nutritious soups

Soups have grown in popularity as people become more interested in functional products, the fitness lifestyle, and even alternative diets like vegetarianism and veganism.

Even the most basic combinations, made with organic ingredients and natural seasonings, can produce amazing results. Vegan green soup is one such example. Write down this recipe to surprise your customers:

Ingredients:

• 02 chopped garlic cloves.
• ½ cup of chopped onion.
• 03 medium-sized English potatoes.
• 03 cups of water.
• 02 large leaves of cabbage chopped into strips (you can replace it with broccoli or spinach, it's also delicious!).
•  Salt to taste.
• Croutons or crisps (optional).

Instructions:

• Wash the vegetables, remove the stalk from the cabbage, and chop finely.
• In a pan, add a drizzle of oil and sauté the garlic and onion over medium heat until they are lightly browned.
•  Add the potatoes, season with salt, and sauté for a few minutes.
•  Add the water and cook until the potatoes are very soft.
• Then, add the cabbage and cook until it wilts.
• Turn off the heat and wait about 10 minutes for the temperature to drop.
• Blend the ingredients in a blender until the mixture is uniform.
•  Reheat to serve or, if you want to store, freeze the soup.

Creamy soups

Customers who want creamier, more sophisticated soups have a variety of options. Typically, the goal is not to develop anything entirely new, but to modify conventional recipes with a dash of originality, resulting in a unique blend of flavors.

One of these reformulations is cassava soup with dried meat and mozzarella, which requires fresh produce and artisanal processes - check it out:

Ingredients:

• 01 kg of cassava peeled and chopped.
•  01 kg of defoliated dried meat.
•  300 g of mozzarella.
•  01 chopped onion.
•  03 crushed garlic cloves.
•  Water for cooking.
• Salt, pepper, and parsley to taste.

Instructions:

• Put the cassava in a pressure cooker, cover with water, and add salt. Cook until it is soft.
• Drain off some of the water and blend the cassava in a blender with the rest of the cooking water and set aside.
• Take a pan and sauté the chopped onion and garlic.
•  Add the shredded dried meat and the cassava mixture and cook for about 15 minutes.
• Turn off the heat, add the seasoning of your choice, and the mozzarella.
• Serve hot or, if you prefer, freeze to sell.
• With these recipes in hand, find out how to package your soup safely for sale or later consumption

Versatility in packaging and machines for soups

Easy to produce and store, soups can be sold in a variety of ways. Customers eat where and how they want: frozen or ready-made, in physical restaurants or by delivery – this adds a lot of value to your business!

If you need to transport your product, its package must be adaptable and leak-proof. To sell hot soups, use high-temperature resistant jars with excellent sealing caps, and remember to date your product.

Furthermore, if you want to have soup on hand for your customers, portion it into containers and freeze it. To do so, find out which Cetro machines to use in your business to optimize soup packaging:

• Cetro Foot Pedal Sealer Machine 12.59 inches for Liquid Products: This cost-effective and user-friendly equipment seals plastic bags of various sizes vertically without spilling the soup. With safe and excellent seals, the soup bags can be dated, frozen, and used later.
• Cetro Chamber Vacuum Sealer CCVS 300 Crystal: With a support to tilt the package and prevent spilling, this model uses vacuum technology to enhance package and product quality. This process may reduce the bag storage space, improve the soup’s shelf life, and guarantee the preservation of its natural qualities.

Prepare the soups and profit from this market!

Selling soups is a profitable way to earn money in the winter. Take advantage of these recipes and tips to start producing fresh or pre-made soups!

Do not forget to explore different flavors, establish a market plan, and advertise your business's differentiation to appeal to your target audience. Invest in presentation and make sales as hot as your soups!

Furthermore, as a food business entrepreneur, you must stay current on the industry’s most recent trends. So, keep up with the updates on the Blog Cetro with articles for different types of businesses and impress your customers!