Davia Delgado lives in Trenton, NJ and sells German baked goods with her cottage food business, Raven Cakes Bakery.

Davia has only been running her business for one year, and she is absolutely crushing it!

She consistently sells over $2,000 and sometimes even over $3,000 worth of products at her farmers market, and is already at the point where the sales limit in New Jersey is restricting her business.

How did she become so successful so quickly? That’s what I tried to find out in this episode.

• The difference between German and American baked goods
• How Davia made $1,500 of sales at her very first market, and over $3,000 at markets within her first year
• Potential challenges with building a commercial kitchen in your home
• The importance of building a community and fostering personal connections that extend beyond your business
• The #1 thing you should do if you consistently sell at markets
• A strategy for increasing your average order value
• Simple techniques to make your product photos look stunning
• An extra source of social media content that you’re probably not leveraging
• The mindset you need to be successful

Raven Cakes Bakery website (Instagram | Facebook)

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The founder, Matt Rosen, was on Episode 133 and shared that he was inspired to start The Cottage Foodie to help other bakers fulfill their dreams.

By joining The Cottage Foodie, you’ll also get to connect and network with an exclusive community of Cottage Food Producers who are passionate about running their food businesses from the comfort of home.

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Get full show notes and transcript here: https://forrager.com/podcast/138