Keeping Dog Treats for Selling

by Vicki
(NSW, Australia)

Hi thank you for all your recipes - through your inspiration and the dog business ebook I am starting up at the local markets and just wondered are all the dog treats (even the meat) okay to sell without refrigeration on the day until the owners get them home. Or which would be the best ones?

Chef's Answer ~ That's a tough question to answer because there are so many variables. Generally, if you have baked the treats hard and crunchy, so there is very little moisture in them, they will last a lot longer than the soft and moist treats. You will also want to package the treats so as to remove as much air as possible. Air, heat and moisture are your enemies, so if you address those three things with your individual dog treats, you should be fine. I hope that you do well in your new business! :)