India produces many varieties of juicy fruits but on account of
inadequate storage and transportation facilities, substantial
quantities are wasted.
Fruits are perishable having limited shelf life. Lack of proper processing facilities results in considerable losses and invariably fruit growers are at the receiving end.
Good quality oranges are grown in large quantities in the Nagpur district of Maharashtra and they are famous all over the country.
There are very few orange processing units in the region and new units can certainly come up in Nagpur and the adjoining district of Amravati .
INTRODUCTION
Fruits are generally liked by majority of the people irrespective of age. Oranges from Nagpur region (also known as Nagpuri Mandarins) are popular over the country.
There are certain big companies offering natural as well as synthetic products, like Haldiram, Pepsi, Rasna, Birla Products, Godrej Foods etc.
But invariably their products are highly priced and more than 70% of the population cannot afford it on a regular basis.
There is a vacuum in the market and low cost good quality product has ample space.
MARKET POTENTIAL DEMAND AND SUPPLY This project aims at the unexplored market of low price high quality orange juices.
Concentrated and systematic efforts shall be required to enter this market but once the consumers are convinced about the quality, they would certainly prefer a natural product than the synthetic ones.
Retail grocery shops, restaurants, ice-cream and cold drink parlours, departmental stores, shops at picnic spots, bus-stands and railway stations etc. shall be the potential selling points.
MARKETING STRATEGY Washing, grading and peeling of ripe oranges Juice extraction and filtration Processing and sterilization Bottling MANUFACTURING PROCESS LAND AND BUILDING
A plot of land of about 400 sq.mtrs. with built-up area of 200 sq.mtrs.
Land may cost Rs.3 Lacs whereas construction cost would be Rs. 5.5 lacs.
There will be main production hall of 120 sq.mtrs.
In rest of the 80 sq.mtrs, a packing room and storage facilities could be accommodated.
CAPITAL INPUTS ITEM QTY. PRICE (RS.) Fruit Washing Tanks 3 15,000 Juice Extractors 3 1,80,000 Steam Jacketed Kettles- 50 Ltrs. 2 50,000 Stirrer 2 30,000 Baby Boiler- 50 Kgs. 2 1,20,000 Bottle Washing and Filling Machine 2 1,40,000 Testing Equipments & Weighing Scale - 60,000 TOTAL 5,95,000 PLANT AND MACHINERY
This is a seasonal business and the factory would work for around 6-7 months.
For the production of 300 tonnes following machine shall be required
MISCELLANEOUS ASSETS
A provision of Rs. 100000/- is made towards some other assets like furniture and fixtures, aluminium top tables, fruit crates, SS utensils, exhaust fans etc.
UTILITIES
Annual cost of utilities like power, water and hard coke is likely to be Rs. 2 lacs.
RAW AND PACKING MATERIAL
The important raw material is fresh and ripe orange.
Nagpur and surrounding area produces around 3 lakh tonnes of orange every year.
At 100% utilisation there will be requirement of less than 350 tonnes of orange.
Other items like sugar, salt and preservatives shall be available locally without any difficulty.
Packing materials like food grade plastic or glass bottles, labels, corrugated boxes, etc. shall be required. MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS PARTICULARS NOS. MONTHLY SALARY (RS.) TOTAL MONTHLY SALARY (RS.) Skilled Workers 4 5,000 20,000 Semi-skilled Workers 4 3,000 12,000 Helpers 8 1,500 12,000 Salesman 2 4,000 8,000 Supervisor 1 8,000 8000 Total 60,000 TENTATIVE IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE ACTIVITY PERIOD (IN MONTHS) Application and sanction of loan 2 Site selection and commencement of civil work 1 Completion of civil work and placement of orders for machinery 4 Erection, installation and trial runs 1 DETAILS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT LAND AND BUILDING PARTICULARS AREA (SQ.MTRS) COST (RS.) Land 400 3,00,000 Building 200 5,50,000 MACHINERY Total Cost of Machinery = Rs. 5.95 lakh MISCELLANEOUS ASSETS
Provision for Rs. 1,00,000. Expenses which will be incurred prior to commercial production viz. registration and establishment charges, interest during implementation, trial runs expenses etc.
An amount of Rs. 60,000/- would take care of these expenses. PRELIMINARY & PRE-OPERATIVE EXPENSES WORKING CAPITAL REQUIREMENT (at 65% capacity utilisation) PARTICULARS PERIOD MARGIN TOTAL BANK PROMOTERS Stock of Packing Material 1 Month 30% 3.0 2.1 0.90 Stock of Finished Goods
Month 25% 2.0 1.5 0.5 Receivables Month 25% 2.0 1.5 0.5 Working Expenses 1 Month 100% 0.80 -- 0.80 TOTAL 7.80 5.1 2.7 (Rs. In Lakhs) COST OF THE PROJECT AND MEANS OF FINANCING ITEM AMOUNT Land and Building 8.50 Machinery 5.95 Miscellaneous Assets 1.0 P&P Expenses 0.60 Contingencies @ 10% on Building and Plant & Machinery 1.45 Working Capital Margin 2.70 Total 20.20 MEANS OF FINANCE Promoters' Contribution 6.06 Term Loan from Bank/FI 14.14 Total 20.20 Debt Equity Ratio 2.33 : 1 Promoters' Contribution 30% (Rs. In Lakhs) PROFITABILITY CALCULATIONS PRODUCTION CAPACITY AND BUILD-UP Rated capacity of the plant will be 300 tonnes.
Actual capacity utilisation during first two years is assumed to be 65% and 75% respectively.
SALES REVENUE AT 100%
PRODUCT QTY. (TONNES) SELLING PRICE/TON (RS) SALES VALUE Orange Juice 150 35,000 52.50 Orange Squash 150 45,000 67.50 (Rs. In Lakhs) RAW MATERIALS REQUIRED AT 100% PRODUCT QTY. (TONNES) PRICE/TON (RS) VALUE Oranges 330 10,000 33.00 Sugar - - 4.25 Preservatives, Flavours, etc. -- -- 1.50 Packing Materials @ Rs.7,000/Ton -- -- 21.0 Total 59.75 UTILITIES Utilities like power, water & hard coke shall be required. Annual cost at 100% is likely to be Rs. 2.00 lakhs. (Rs. In Lakhs) SELLING EXPENSES A provision of 20% of sales income is made towards selling commission, transportation, sampling, publicity etc. therefore annual selling expense at 100% capacity utilisation will be Rs 24,00,000. INTEREST Interest on term loan assistance of Rs. 14.14 lakhs is computed @ 12% per annum. The loan will be repaid in four equal installments payable at the end of each of the four years. Bank assistance for working capital is taken at 14% per annum. Year Beginning (1) Annual Installment (2) Interest (3) Principal Repayment (2-3=4) Balance (1-4) 1 14.14 4.66 1.7 2.96 11.18 2 11.18 4.66 1.34 3.32 7.86 3 7.86 4.66 0.94 3.72 4.14 4 4.14 4.66 0.50 4.16 -0.02 CALCULATION OF INTEREST ON TERM LOAN DEPRECIATION It is calculated on WDV basis @ 10% on building and 20% on machinery and miscellaneous