People nowadays are moving towards healthy eating and the shift of the choices of food have also been noted. Thanks to social media, people now have an increased awareness of the need to maintain a healthy lifestyle. For this reason, the fruit and vegetable trade also has grown well as people are now willing to give up sugar and fat to have more fruits and vegetables on their plate. Thus, thinking of starting a vegetable business seems to be the trend these days and at the same time profitable. Here are five vegetable business ideas for you.

  1. Vegetable Online Store

The concept of an online vegetable store is becoming popular not only here in the Philippines but globally as well. This provides convenience and easy access to a household that needs vegetables to supplement their healthy eating habits. Delivering these vegetables right at their doorsteps will be an added service to your customers. An easy online platform such as a website or a mobile app is just what you need to get started. So, if you are the digital savvy kind of person, then this selling platform will be the most convenient for you.

  1. Vegetable Peddling

Vegetable peddling here means making your vegetables available in villages or residential communities. This is like a door to door selling where you carry all your vegetables in your vehicle and bring them to your customers. In this way, you provide convenience to the households so they will not have the hassle of going to the grocery or market to get their needed vegetables. On your part as a seller, there will be no stall rental and utilities to pay as you are not maintaining a place. Creating a demand on this will surely be one lucrative business. With the use of cellphones, your vegetable is just a text away.

  1. Roadside Vegetable Stand

Roadside vegetable stands are the most common way to sell vegetables. In order to thrive in this business, this stand should be located near high foot traffic areas. This includes gas stations, industrial parks and main highways where busy tourists regularly pass by. Most vegetable stands are usually known to sell fresh and in-season vegetables. This is the reason why there are still people who patronize these stands. Adding a good store signage to your stand will surely capture more customers as well.

  1. Organic Vegetable Farming

The demand for organic vegetables is definitely increasing. A growing market is on the rise. People who are vegans, are health conscious and those who are on a diet are the paying market for organic vegetable farming. Engaging in this way of selling vegetables requires very good branding and marketing strategies so your claim of truly growing vegetables organically are validated. If these are in place, your vegetables will have sure buyers.

  1. Herb Growing

Growing herbs is also one lucrative business especially if you know your target market. Herbs like basil, parsley and mint have high demands especially in expensive and exclusive restaurants. This may only be a few but if you are the sole supplier, these establishments do not have a choice but to buy your products as these are the ingredients that make their menu more special. So, if you have the knack of growing herbs or like plants in general, this might be the perfect business for you.