Cold-Pressed Oil Business
Small-batch cold-pressed oils with a $199 screw press, sold to health food stores
Video published Aug 8, 2026 by Garage Profits
Startup cost: Low to moderate startup cost (about $199 for the screw press, plus seeds, bottles and labels)
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What It Is
A small screw press squeezes oil from sunflower, coconut, avocado, peanut, garlic and more than 20 other seeds and fruits using slow mechanical pressure, with no extreme heat or chemicals. You bottle and label the oil as an artisanal, locally made product. The creator suggests selling it through health food stores and specialty markets.
The Pitch
Cold-pressed oil already sells at a premium, and the creator says a properly labeled bottle of artisanal avocado or coconut oil sells for several times what industrial oil does. He says small producers with a strong local story do well because almost nobody produces locally.
Who It’s Best For
People interested in small-scale food production who can source seeds cheaply and handle food-business rules.
The Truth (as we see it)
The entry price is genuinely low, but a $199 press produces small amounts slowly, so earnings per hour may be modest. Oil sold to stores usually needs food-safety licensing and proper labeling, and cold-pressed oils have a limited shelf life. Getting onto store shelves means pitching buyers and making deliveries. The video gives no income figures. Supplier links are offered through a "comment I'm ready" prompt and a document in the description; the video doesn't say whether these are affiliate links.
Our assessment, based on the video and what’s typical across similar videos. We don’t independently verify income claims or prices.
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