Salad Dressing Questions??

After you come up with a pricing structure, you may want to focus on promotional and marketing ideas. Like by 2, get 1 1/2 off, or whatever. Or will you have order forms or will it be available online, blah blah blah. I know, I'm jumping the gun a bit,lol. But I like to have all things laid out in front of me so I know all factors I have to play with. Also, maybe check with the FDA and see what requirements may be involved. just some things for you to ponder... Have you came up with a name for your brand yet?

See above for Vinegar question... I am all about balsamic, it's really my fave

What do you look for in a salad dressing? taste is definitely #1, I don't like a really oily balsalmic, but one with a lot of flavor

How important is packaging? of course its somewhat important, it could be the reason I buy one over another

How much do you usually pay for a gourmet type salad dressing? it really depends, if it is yummy than I would definitely pay more

anything else you can think of? if you are making these and selling them, I would defintely give it a try, lol

I'm pretty much exactly what MsShelley said word for word!!

for basic dressing like on a spinach salad i love the basics balsamic with dijon mustard, honey and olive oil.

but for asian cucumber salad i love rice wine vinegar.

1. See above for Vinegar question...balsamic or red wine

2. What do you look for in a salad dressing? NOT sweet, unless it's fruit salad I like a saltier dressing. I wouldn't like to see sugar/honey/etc. in my dressing. Healthy is better but if it has to be less healthy to have some good cheese in it then I'll take it

3. How important is packaging? Less is more IMO.

4. How much do you usually pay for a gourmet type salad dressing? Honestly...I tend to individually dress my salads wth a few simple ingredients. What is store-bought dressing, like $3? Not sure if I know what makes a gourmet dressing...but if I noticed a regular sized bottle of dressing was more than $6 or so I probably wouldn't buy it unless I had tasted it before...or someone whose palate I trusted swore it was delicious.

5. anything else you can think of? Good luck and have fun

1. See above for Vinegar question...Balsamic or red wine

2. What do you look for in a salad dressing? Light - yummy with lots of toppings (eg - blue cheese dressing doesn't go with all toppings so I don't use it as my go to.)

3. How important is packaging? Sadly - very. I almost bought some random Kraft the other day because the packaging is new.

4. How much do you usually pay for a gourmet type salad dressing? Hmmm...don't really know. $4?

5. anything else you can think of? I would love it if you could package it in a mason jar and sell it with a little spoon attached. Totally unpractical but fun!

I voted Balsamic Vinegar, Although I often add some apple cider vinegar as well into it.. but not really sure why i do that

What do you look for in a salad dressing? I like it to be creamy, everyone may think this is gross but i like mixing veganaise (like mayo) into all my salads, and hummus.

How important is packaging? Not really that important

How much do you usually pay for a gourmet type salad dressing? last one I bought was RAW, it was about 10 dollars

anything else you can think of? Organic, non dairy would be fantastic!!!

See above for Vinegar question... i don't really like most vinegar-based dressings, but i'll answer the rest

What do you look for in a salad dressing? yummy, low fat, but not low taste.

How important is packaging? not really important at all

How much do you usually pay for a gourmet type salad dressing? $5ish? idk, i don't normally buy gourmet

anything else you can think of? alyssa, i don't know if you have wegmans near you, but i love their fat free parmesan italian. huge flavor, no fat, very low in calories. package looks like any store brand package.

good luck!!!

thanks girls - you are all great!

i am so surprised by how dominant balsamic vinegar is ... definitely food for thought. and yes, of course i will shipping little samples all over the country for my tasters