How to start Biscuit Manufacturing Business?

Biscuit Manufacturing Business Ideas

 INTRODUCTION
The word 'Biscuit' is derived from the Latin words 'Bis' (meaning 'twice') and 'Coctus'
(meaning cooked or baked), history evidence is that biscuits are made since 17th century. Typically, biscuits are small baked products made principally from flour, sugarand fat. They typically have a moisture content of less than 4% andwhen packaged in moistureproof packing materialhas a long shelf life,perhaps six months or more. The appeal to consumers is determinedby the appearance and eating qualities.Biscuits are mainly of two types: hard dough and soft dough biscuits depending on water activity of dough. Biscuits are made in many shapes and sizes with or without embossed designs or logos. They are of different flavours as well they may be coated with chocolate, sandwiched with a fat-based filling.
Biscuit making is a conventional activity in India and in many other countries. The biscuits are produced by organized sector in large quantities, however, unorganized sector having prominent share in market. Despite the advent of modern, large capacity and automatic biscuit making plants, large section of people especially in semi-urban and rural areas still prefer fresh biscuits from local bakery as they are cheap and offer many varieties. These manufacturers are able to cater to some typical local palate as well. Thus, they are able to withstand competition from organized sector units.

PRODUCTS AND ITS APPLICATION
 Biscuits products are ready to eat and convenient to use at any place or anytime.

 Biscuits having a good food value with substantial energy, protein, carbohydrates and minerals apart from pleasing taste and texture. Handy foods for breaking hunger. Diabetic, protein-rich, gluten-free and multi-grain biscuits are available and capturing good markets among health conscious people.

QUALIFICATION FOR PROMOTER
The promoters must be competent to perform right from market vigilance, product
technology, machinery specs and automation, well versed with food laws, quality
parameters, capable for doing liaison with government and statutory bodies as well for financing for capital and working expenditure.

INDUSTRY OUTLOOK
The biscuit manufacturing industry is growing at the rate of 8% per annum. Now with GST in place more growth will be in organized sector. The trend is to go for more variety, taste,
healthy products and innovative packaging. The completion is also very much in this industry and therefore creativity and innovation in products and packaging will decide the growth of this sub-sector.

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MARKET POTENTIAL AND MARKETING ISSUES
The biscuits and cookies industry in India, valued at INR 15,000 crores is growing at CAGR of 8% over the last three years. It is estimated that the industry will be worth nearly INR 30,000 crores by FY 2019. The industry can be classified into two separate sectors –
organized and unorganized. Biscuits and breads are the major components of the Indian bakery industry and together these two account for almost 80 percent of the aggregate production. Nowadays the biscuit industry contributes approximately 33 percent of the total production of the bakery industry. 70 percent of the biscuits in India are produced by the small scale sector. Per capital consumption of biscuits in India has been estimated at 2 kg. This is fairly low compared to the per capita consumption of over 10kg in the US and the UK and over 4.5kg.in the South-east Asian countries (Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, etc.). India is also one
of the leading producers of biscuits in the world along with the US and China. Approximately 17 percent of the biscuits produced in India is exported to locations such as the following:
USA, UK, Ghana, Angola, Haiti, UAE, etc.
With rising incomes, consumers are being lured towards cream biscuits and cookies instead of glucose biscuits Premium biscuits are likely to increase its share by FY 2019 as manufacturers are now aggressively entering the premium biscuit and cookie segment on account of higher margins prevalent in this category.
The leading biscuit brands in India are: PARLE, BRITANIA, PRIYA GOLD, ANMOL, HORLICKS, CREMICA, SUNFEAST, BISKFARM, ROSE, SOBISCO, DUKES, NEZONE, etc. Apart from Indian brands, imported brands popular in India are: OREO, SUMO, HAPPYBITE, etc.

RAW MATERIAL FOR BISCUIT MANUFACTURING

Requirements of Raw Material

1 Maida
2 Sugar
3 Liquid Glucose
4 Palmolein
5 Skimmed Milk Powder
6 Flavour
7 Salt
8 Ammo. Bi-Carbonate
9 Soda
10 Sodium Meta Bi-Sulphite
11 Lecithin
12 Water

BISCUIT MANUFACTURING PROCESS.

Biscuit manufacturing consists of four major processes: mixing, forming, baking and packing. Mixing is a crucial process where shifted flour is mixed with other ingredients and additives in right proportion to form dough of right consistency as per type of biscuit to be produced. The mixing may be carry out in single or double or triple stages as per type of biscuit, ingredients and additives mixing characteristics and required consistency of dough for molding. The mixed dough of required consistency is then fed on to the processing line where it is sheeted or laminated, then cut into required dimensions under rotary molding machine followed by baking in four stage oven where every baking zone has different temperature to bake individual piece of biscuit to get right color, taste and aroma. Thus baked biscuits are needed to cool properly in a well-designed cooling zone or belt. The cooled biscuits are then packed and dispatched. For making cream sandwiched biscuits, first cream is prepared with proper whooping, cream spreader is needed and then a special machine for packing of cream sandwiched biscuit is required to pack them.

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 MANPOWER REQUIREMENT
Manpower Total Requirements Persons
Technical Staff
Adm. Staff
Marketing Staff
Labour
Total 150

BISCUIT MANUFACTURING MACHINE

List of Equipment
1 Dough Mixing Machine
2 Hydraulic Dough Crusher
3 Rotary Moulding Machine
4 Swivel Panner Web
5 Turbo Radiant Baking Oven
6 Stripper Unit
7 Cooling Conveyor
8 Magnetic Stacker Unit
9 Packing Table
10 Cream Biscuit Sandwich m/c
11 Planetary Cream Mixer
12 Dough Truck Unloader
13 Horizontal Dough Laminator
14 Rotary Cutting Unit
15 Inclined Feed Conveyor
16 Gauge Roll
17 Intermediate Web
18 Dough Relax Web + Conveyor
19 Rotary Cutting Machine
20 Rotary Cutting Web + conveyor
21 Scrap Conveyor
22 Milk Spray Unit
23 Salt Sprinkler
24 SS Oil Spraying Unit
25 Packaging Machinery
26 Utility & Misc. Equipments

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CRITICAL FACTORS FOR THE PROJECT
1. Biscuit industry is highly competitive and price focused industry besides good
acceptance for taste, appearance, presentation and health oriented declaration.
2. The Indian major players like PARLE, BRITANIA, ITC, PRIYA GOLD, etc. are also
struggling among themselves for capturing market shares in contrast to imported
brands also paving headway in Indian market. So, highly competitive and risk markets.
3. Vigilant selection of plant and machinery, adoption of proper product formulation and technology and hiring of experienced and proven technical manpower are key factors to penetrate the competitive markets.
4. Purchase and selection of right quality of all inputs at right price is a major critical factor to bring plant in profitability.
5. Avoid wastage, deploy required manpower, regular maintenance of plant and
machinery, devise product runs for production to minimize gas consumption and
cleaning processes are also equally critical factors to run plant efficiently.

 GOVERNMENT APPROVALS
There is statutory requirement of FSSAI license for setting up of food processing industry. Moreover, MSME& GST registration, IEC Code for Export of end products and local authority clearance may be required for Shops and Establishment, for Fire and Safety requirement and registration for ESI, PF and Labour laws may be required if applicable. Entrepreneur may contact State Pollution Control Board where ever it is applicable.

BACKWARD AND FORWARD INTEGRATION
Forward linkages can be established by introducing ready to eat snack foods and also bread
making to cater the same distribution channel. Also after well establishment of the trade name,
promoter may think of giving franchise to other entrepreneurs in the country.

TRAINING CENTERS/COURSES
For food processing industry training and short term courses are available at Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu and Central Food Technological Institute, Mysore. 'Udyamimitra portal ( link : www.udyamimitra.in ) can also be accessed for handholding services viz. application filling / project report preparation, EDP, financial Training, Skill Development, mentoring etc.'