The myth that there are no vitamins and other useful substances in frozen fruits and vegetables was debunked almost 30 years ago. This played a major role in the development of business in this direction.
In the 90s, the leadership in terms of supplying such products to the territory of the Russian Federation was occupied by foreign companies. Over time, the share of goods in the form of frozen gifts of nature in the Russian market was significantly increased by domestic producers.
Currently, the annual growth in the production of such food products is increasing by 10%. Demand is also growing, which gives reason to think about starting a business to freeze berries, vegetables and fruits with their subsequent sale.
Why is the demand for frozen fruits, berries and vegetables growing?
In the process of manufacturing products using shock freezing technology.
The principle here is the following: the temperature inside the fruit drops to -300C in just a few minutes.
In this way it is possible to save up to 90% of all the useful substances present, for example, in berries. Color, shape, taste and aroma remain unchanged.
Diets and fasting by many people are also among the factors that contribute to the popularity of frost. In such cases, such food is ideal.
Another reason for the increase in demand for fruits and vegetables, processed by the method of shock freezing - a high degree of employment of the fair sex.
Everything is simple here: a woman forced to spend a lot of time at work refuses to preserve food for the winter. This is where frozen vegetables and fruits purchased from the store come to the rescue. If you have on hand such products, soup, salad, dessert or other dish can be cooked in 15 minutes.
What can be frozen?
The method of shock freezing processed foods are widely used by housewives as ingredients for the preparation of homemade dishes, chefs working in catering establishments, pastry chefs.
The main groups of gifts of nature that can be frozen include:
- strawberries, peaches, pears, apples, raspberries, apricots, cherries;
- dill, parsley, rosemary, basil;
- potatoes, corn, tomatoes, cabbage, pumpkin, broccoli, carrots, spinach, onions, peas;
- Oyster mushrooms, mushrooms (mushrooms).
Frozen goods can be stored in this form for up to 2 years.
Required equipment
The acquisition of all the necessary equipment in order to open its own production will cost approximately 4 million rubles.
This is if for a benchmark to take the performance of 300 kilograms of products per hour.
But it is also possible to reduce costs by purchasing less powerful freezing units, as well as by purchasing a manual line for packing goods instead of automated ones.
In addition, you can buy equipment that has already been used (used). In this case, the performance will drop to 100 kilograms per hour, but the costs will not exceed 1.5 million rubles.
In order to open the shop you need to purchase:
- the tunnel is freezing.
- Freezer to store the resulting products.
- Food kettle.
- Vegetable Cutter.
- Potato Peeler
- The table is production.
- Wash bath.
- Equipment for packing.
- Container and inventory.
In addition to everything, it is also necessary to have a room for production and storage.
Production stages
Phased workflow consists of a series of steps. They are as follows:
- harvesting and delivery;
- acceptance of berries, vegetables, mushrooms or fruits and determination of their taste, appearance, degree of ripeness;
- clearing the gifts of nature from garbage, petals, pods;
- washing in order to remove glass, stones;
- separation of the tips, for example, green beans;
- sifting out small fruits;
- shock freezing;
- weighing, packing, putting on the package the required information;
- packaging bags in cardboard packaging;
- shipment of finished products.
Seasonality
The peak of sales in this business falls on the winter months and early spring, as fresh fruit is not available to buyers at such a time or the prices are exorbitant.
Summer is the time to purchase raw materials, process them and fill warehouses. A big plus of the gifts of nature frozen by this method is that they are not perishable and can be stored in proper conditions for up to 24 months.
Sales
Competently organized sales process of manufactured goods is one of the main components of business success.
If such activity is conducted in a small town, the possibilities to negotiate the sale of products with the owners of shops and supermarkets are wider.
In a large settlement, you will have to pay in order for your product to appear on the shelves of shopping centers.
An important point is the establishment of contacts with cafes, canteens, fast food, restaurants. Tasting events and various promotions will also help increase sales.
The funds invested in the development of the business are fully returned in 3-4 years.
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