The main difficulty has been locating potential customers for the final product. Dehydrated vegetables can be used in foods for grocery store distribution or by charitable organizations. More research is needed into the feasibility of the consumer market to determine whether it is an option. Researchers have found that most disaster-relief organizations are interested in quick delivery of large quantities and special recipes. The groups were concerned about sending this product to a disaster area where the water and heat needed to prepare it may be scarce.
Churches seem the best outlet so far.