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''I think the buyer now is more affluent and more educated,'' Mr.
Offen said. Some of the hottest products being sold in homes, he
said, are water filters and educational toys.
''It should be one or the other, but not mixed,'' said Larry Lala, a
New York entrepreneur. ''You're talking about a sophisticated
group of people.'' Mr. Lala said he was interested in convenient
food because he currently orders takeout food from restaurants
about five times a week. ''I really don't like to spend my time
cooking,'' he said.
Mr. LaMotta has grand dreams for his company, which began
selling food last month. It is structured so that each sales
representative gets a cut of the proceeds of any other
representatives that he or she brings in. ''This is a residual
game,'' Mr. LaMotta said. ''That's called leverage. That's how you
make money in this life.''
Vera Bobo, who lives in the Bronx and works for the New York
State Mental Health Department, said she can sell the product
easily because it meets a desperate need: ''Everyone seems to
think there are a lot of good cooks around. Well, there aren't.''
If she is right about Sundborn, her future is rosy. ''I have great
visions of the future,'' she said, ''on the beach in Rio.''