There is a huge opportunity and profits to be made starting a snail farm, producing snails to be sold to wholesalers, super markets, hotels, and exported to meet the demand from Africans in the diaspora. Please note that as of today, the demand for snails for food consumption in Africa far outweighs its supply.
Setup multiple commercial snail farms (relatively low start-up cost).Option C (Farming, Service and Distribution): High Effort/High Margin Export mucus product to cosmetic manufacturers and ingredient suppliers.Aggregate and bottle mucus extracted by service workers.Workforce visits multiple local snail farms on schedule to extract snail mucus manually.Option B (Service and Distribution): Medium Effort/Medium Margin
We performed an independent research and noted that in May 2020, there were over 12,000 Google searches for the word “Snail Cream”, indicating that individuals are increasingly looking for snail mucus products to address their skin improvement needs. This increase in demand is due to the growing inclination of middle age women towards grooming, favorable growth of snail farming, and shifting preference towards natural skin-improving ingredients. Snail mucus is naturally created by snails to protect and restore themselves and is a popular skincare ingredient because of its anti-aging properties that repair damaged skin and restore hydration.Īccording to Global Newswire, in 2019, the global snail beauty products market was $3.7 billion and is estimated to grow to $12 billion by 2029. Similarly, for years, snail mucin (mucus) skin care products have been very popular in Korea and now have made its way to the United States.
beauty industry, however, Koreans have used BB creams for years before they became popular in the West. For example, BB creams (Beauty Balm) have become a staple in the U.S. The Korean cosmetics industry is said to be years ahead of the western market, offering products that consumers can’t find in North American brands. “ Substantial profits can be made exporting snail slime to manufacturing companies abroad given the demand for snail slime and favorable currency conversion rates in Africa….also, i t costs $10 for one cooked snail at your local Nigerian restaurant in Chicago….smh”.