Aug 22, 2010
Soup By Cycle
Ian Ritchie, a chef in Louisville, KY, delivers homemade “soup by cycle” after his own experience losing his job. Now he delivers his culinary delights on his Surly Big Dummy Xtracycle cargo bicycle.
Ritchie says he started his one-man business after being laid off. “I had trouble finding a job, you know, with today’s economy not too many people are hiring,” he says.
So after doing a little research, he began his operations at the end of winter. He says, “I just decided to cook some soup one night and go around and deliver it to make a little money.”
He started by delivering to a few friends, then word got around. So he’s been delivering a few more bowls of soup each week.
His business is not yet profitable, but he hopes to make it so as cooler weather approaches and there is more demand for his product.
The name of the business is SoupByCycle. Customers can order on line at http://www.soupbycycle.com. Mondays he spends shopping for the ingredients, Tuesday he spends the day cooking, and Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are delivery days — about 25 miles of cycling in the hot summer weather each day.
“Everyone I run into seems to like soup, and I love making soup,” he says.
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