CHEESE MAKING
Introduction
Cheese is a product made from the curd obtained from whole or skimmed milk, with or without added cream, by coagulating the casein and further treatment, of the separated curd by ripening ferments, special molds or seasoning.
Production Capacity
The rated Plant capacity is 1,000kgs per day.
Production Process Description
Cheese is made by curdling the milk. The homogeneous fluid changes into a mixture of solid particles and a pale yellow liquid. These are separated and the solid elements make up the curd. The curd is pressed into moulds, after which the cheese goes into a brine bath for several days. Subsequently it is stored and thus gradually matures into the delicious product we can buy in the shops.
Production Steps
Selection of milk and cream separator,
setting of milk, cutting or breaking of curd, cooking curds, draining or
dipping, Curd knitting, Salting & Pressing
Raw Materials: Milk, Disodium Phosphate, & Rennet Enzymes
Equipment
The Essential tools and equipment
required for Cheese Manufacturing include: Cream Separator, Molding Machine,
Cheese Knives, Milk Cans (Aluminum alloy), Cheese Scoops, Weighing balance,
Deep freezer, Centrifuge for fat test, Boiler, Cheese filling and packaging
Machine.
Scale of Investment, Capital Investment Requirements and Equipment:
The project will be operated locally on small scale, i.e. producing at least
350kg of processed Cheese per day (105,000.00 KGS/annum). The total Fixed
Capital Investment required to establish this project is
estimated at USD 20,825.
Market Analysis
The demand for Cheese is widely spread across all factions of people in Uganda as one of the essential items of daily life in the diet of the population, thus an indispensable necessity both locally and internationally. Fresh Dairy, Paramount Industries are the main Investors in third Industry in Uganda.
Project Costs
The project costs are summarized in the tables below:
1. Capital Investment Requirements in
US$
|
Item |
Units |
Qty |
Unit Cost |
Amount |
|
Milk Van |
No. |
1 |
8,000 |
8,000 |
|
Cream Separator |
No. |
1 |
1,950 |
1,950 |
|
Molding Machine |
No. |
1 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
|
Cheese Vat |
No. |
1 |
325 |
325 |
|
Scoops |
No. |
2 |
100 |
200 |
|
Freezers |
No. |
2 |
1,000 |
2,000 |
|
Boiler |
No. |
1 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
|
Centrifuge |
No. |
1 |
500 |
500 |
|
Cheese Knives |
No. |
2 |
10 |
20 |
|
Packaging Machine |
No. |
1 |
3,000 |
3,000 |
|
Milk Cans |
No. |
20 |
80 |
1,600 |
|
Weighing Balance |
No. |
1 |
80 |
80 |
|
Furniture |
No. |
5 |
30 |
150 |
|
Total Amount |
20,825 |
2. Operating Costs in US$
|
Item |
Units |
Unit |
Qty/ |
Prod. |
Prod. |
Prod. |
|
Direct Costs |
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|
Milk |
Litres |
0.3 |
2,000 |
600 |
15,600 |
187,200 |
|
Enzymes |
Litres |
5 |
100 |
500 |
13,000 |
156,000 |
|
Salt |
Kgs |
0.3 |
50 |
15 |
390 |
4,680 |
|
Phosphate |
Kgs |
2 |
100 |
200 |
5,200 |
62,400 |
|
Sub total |
1,315 |
34,190 |
410,280 |
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|
General Costs (Over heads) |
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|
Rent |
500 |
6,000 |
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|
Packaging Material |
500 |
6,000 |
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|
Labour |
800 |
9,600 |
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|
Utilities (Power & Water) |
1,000 |
12,000 |
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|
Repair & Servicing |
800 |
9,600 |
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|
Fuel |
500 |
6,000 |
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|
Depreciation(Asset write off) Expenses |
434 |
5,206 |
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|
Sub - total |
4,534 |
54,406 |
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|
Total Operating Costs |
38,724 |
464,686 |
3. Project Product Costs & Price Structure in US$
|
Item |
Qty/ |
Qty/yr |
Unit |
Prod |
Unit |
T/rev |
|
Cheese |
1000 |
312,000 |
1.48 |
521,955 |
3 |
936,000 |
4. Profitability Analysis in US$
|
Item |
Per day |
Per |
Per Year |
|
Revenue |
3,000 |
78,000 |
936,000 |
|
Less: Production & Operating Costs |
1,315 |
38,724 |
464,686 |
|
Profit |
1,685 |
39,276 |
471,314 |