Saskatoon bannock delivery business takes off

What started as a side business to fund an online venture is now a full-time gig forBannockExpress owner RachelEyahpaise.

"I make anywhere from 20 meals up to 65 meals a day so I get really, really busy," saidEyahpaiseduring an interview withSaskatoon MorninghostLeishaGrebinski.

BannockExpress offers catering as well, butEyahpaisesaid that delivery is where she is seeing the most growth.

"It's very popular that's where most of our business is, in the delivery service."

To meet the demand,Eyahpaisenowemploys a full-time delivery driver and has another part-time employee that helps out as well.

"People love thebannockand they're like, 'It's just likekokum's,'" saidEyahpaise.

Path to entrepreneurship

BannockExpress isn'tEyahpaise'sfirst successful endeavour. She explained howshe caught the small business bug as a child, thanks to aslurpeemachine.

"When I was younger I used to just go door to door sellingslurpees," saidEyahpaise.

Eyahpaisesaid her memory of the experience stuck with herover the years.

"It's always been in the back of my mind and last summer I took the leap and went full time into being an entrepreneur."