MAKING ICE CREAM -BALLS
Introduction
The proposed project envisions setting up of an Ice cream balls manufacturing unit. This is an innovative concept for Ice cream product in Uganda. Ice cream is consumed more in cities. However, it is gaining popularity up-country. The consumption of ice cream is likely to increase in future.
Technology and Process Description
Ice cream is defined as a frozen dairy
product, made by suitable blending and processing of milk cream sugar, flavors,
stabilizer and a creamy texture is formed by incorporation of air by agitating
during the freezing process. Ice cream, which was considered a luxury food
earlier on, is now a regular frozen dessert food and its popularity is
increasing rapidly. Ice Cream ball is manufactured using cryogenic techniques.
Cryogenics process uses liquid Nitrogen (which is totally inert and tasteless)
to instantaneously freeze Ice Cream balls, to a temperature of - 187 ˚C (-304˚
F.). This rapid freezing process enables to "lock in" the flavor.
Special storage freezers are required to guarantee the highest flavor quality.
Plant and Machinery Required
• Ice cream mix preparation tanks
• Ice cream mixer
• Boiler
• Butter melting Vat
• Liquid nitrogen storage tank double wall
• Ice cream balls packing machine
• Quality control equipment
• Molding machine
• Blender
Suggested Plant Capacity and Project
Cost
The indicative project cost for
manufacturing unit of Ice cream balls; with suggested capacity of 2,000 balls per
day is US $ 23,250.
Market Analysis:
The demand for Ice cream is all round the year and is consumed by all classes
of people. There is a steady demand for the product among youths who constitute
70% of the population. The main Investor in this field is Fido Dido and others
are imported.
1. Capital Investment Requirement in US$
|
Item |
Units |
Qty |
Unit |
Amount |
|
Delivery Van |
No. |
1 |
8,000 |
8,000 |
|
Mixer |
No. |
1 |
3,000 |
3,000 |
|
Storage Tanks |
No. |
3 |
500 |
1,500 |
|
Preparation Tanks |
No. |
4 |
500 |
2,000 |
|
Molding Machine |
No. |
1 |
1,500 |
1,500 |
|
Q.C Equipments |
Set |
1 |
500 |
500 |
|
Blender |
No. |
1 |
250 |
250 |
|
Freezers |
No. |
4 |
1,000 |
4,000 |
|
Electric Boiler |
No. |
1 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
|
Packaging Machine |
No. |
1 |
1,500 |
1,500 |
|
Total Amount |
23,250 |
1. Operating Cost in US $
|
Item |
Units |
Unit |
Qty/ |
Prod. |
Prod. |
Prod. |
|
Direct Costs |
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|
Milk |
Litres |
0.25 |
1000 |
250 |
6500 |
78000 |
|
Food Color |
Kgs |
0.5 |
50 |
25 |
650 |
7,800 |
|
Stabilizers |
Kgs |
1.5 |
10 |
15 |
390 |
4,680 |
|
Sugar |
Kgs |
1 |
200 |
200 |
5,200 |
62,400 |
|
Sub total |
490 |
12,740 |
152,880 |
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|
General Costs (Over heads) |
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|
Rent |
300 |
3,600 |
||||
|
Packaging Material |
500 |
6,000 |
||||
|
Labour |
600 |
7,200 |
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|
Utilities (Power & Water) |
500 |
6,000 |
||||
|
Repair & Servicing |
500 |
6,000 |
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|
Fuel |
500 |
6,000 |
||||
|
Depreciation (Asset write off) Expenses |
484.4 |
5,813 |
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|
Sub - total |
3,384 |
40,613 |
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|
Total Operating Costs |
16,124 |
193,493 |
3. Project Product Costs & Price Structure in US$
|
Item |
Qty |
Qty/ yr |
Unit |
Prod |
Unit |
T/rev |
|
Ice Cream |
2000 |
624,000 |
0.31 |
193,493 |
0.5 |
312,000 |
4. Profitability Analysis in US$
|
Item |
Per day |
Per Month |
Per Year |
|
Revenue |
1,000 |
26,000 |
312,000 |
|
Less: Production & Operating Costs |
490 |
16,124 |
193,493 |
|
Profit |
510 |
9,876 |
118,508 |