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Frozen ramen (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by FroyoNo8732@alien.top to c/entrepreneur@indiehackers.space

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I’m thinking of staring up a business for my uncle who is fighting cancer right now. He was a chef for Japanese restaurant for the past 12+ years (afaik). He was diagnosed this year with stage 3 lung cancer, I saw someone making frozen ramens, and I would love to start making it as business with the help of my uncle’s knowledge in cooking Japanese ramens. Anybody have suggestions and tips on how we can start this business and turn his financial struggles? Is this idea good or should I just think of another business?

I’m a 19 year old who’s really close to my uncle and I would really love to help his family. Your suggestions and perspectives would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

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[–] Otherwise-Bake8812@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I have a question, why frozen? Is that how they're typically sold, Ive never seen that.

[–] FroyoNo8732@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Convenience, shelf life, can eat it whenever there’s a microwave, easy and fast to cook.

my target market here are office workers and college students

[–] yoitsmikey21@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

If frozen ramen is new to the market, you can easily create a demand for it just by presenting it the RIGHT way. If you’re not aware how to do that just be creative and study marketing videos. I wish you luck! And don’t ever stop asking questions whether it be online or people!

[–] gohrayson@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Hi, as someone that is currently pursuing this venture, i'm not sure if this is the sort of venture that would have immediate assistance in helping your uncle's financial struggle.

Although the frozen ready-to-cook venture is still booming, it requires heavy time and capital investments and unlikely you produce your desired results in short time.

If you're looking for immediate relief of financial struggles, i would recommend 2 ways

Sell within your local community and advertise it so people can buy your food and you can either deliver it yourself or get someone to deliver it for you.
if you're still interested in pursuing the frozen ramen business, then start as a home kitchen. of course there won't be any branding and such but you can market it as home-cooked frozen meal. no preservatives, etc etc. but it definitely come with some risks.

Just remember, you're not only selling a product, you're selling something for people to consume, hence cleanliness and ingredient integrity is key to ensure that you don't have any problems from your consumers.

good luck and if you need more advise. DM me. we can definitely discuss this together since i'm almost launching my own brand of frozen ready-to-cook noodles.