Hello folks!
I was wondering if anyone here in Thailand has experience of small scale food production for retail? A few sauces I created have caused quite a stir over the last couple of years amongst friends and family, and now I have the time to think about this seriously. The idea is to do a small run initially and to have them sold at a stall or something (not quite planned that bit out).
The production part I can do; sterilisation, hygiene, packaging, consistency of product etc. but what else do I need to consider specifically in Thailand? Any regulations about it? Are the person selling it likely to get hit up by the rozzers for some certificate I do not have? I'm not talking about it getting into tesco or big c but the first run will be 1000 bottles of three different sauces (some of which will be given to local places free as a market trial).
So what are your considered thoughts?
By the way, this would be a ketchup original (perhaps an unsweetened one as well) and a bbq and a chili. They hit a good note with thais and farangs alike, but would cost a bit more than a bottle of variety 57 but not as much as some of the import products. Would it be worth while inviting a bunch of you round to a sampling knowing that you would give honest feedback to some bloke you do not know or care about?
Thoughts - all welcome