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The flour production business should be based on real calculations made taking into account the state of affairs in a particular region, after analyzing the market situation. The document helps to clearly plan both investments at the start and the expected profit, assess the profitability of the business and its feasibility.
Flour is a product that any housewife can find. On an industrial scale, this raw material is in demand at bakeries and private bakeries; it is used for the manufacture of pasta and breading. Despite the relatively high competition, the need for flour is inexhaustible, which means that the flour production business is economically profitable.
Features of the flour milling business
When deciding for yourself on what scale flour production will be organized, you need to understand that modern high-performance equipment allows you to ensure a high yield of the final product, organize the supply of large lots to factories and other interested objects. But at the same time, a small flour mill requires less start-up costs and allows you to manage with a minimum number of workers.
Not being seasonal, the flour production business depends on fluctuations in exchange rates, reliability of raw material suppliers, and crops in specific regions.
What raw material is flour made from?
Along with the traditionally familiar wheat flour of the highest, first and second grade, grains of other cereal crops can be used in production - rye, barley, oats, corn, spelled, rice, as well as from buckwheat, soybeans, peas.
Flour from different types raw materials differ in taste and energy indicators, different in calorie content and chemical composition.
- Flour is divided depending on the purpose:
- bakery;
- confectionery;
- pasta.
- Depending on grind:
- thin;
- coarse (whole grain).
Flour production technology
During the production process, the grain goes through several stages of processing and processing until the finished product is obtained.
- Input control of raw materials. At this stage, the quality of the grain, its compliance with the norms and requirements of technological documentation is assessed.
- Preparation and cleaning of grain.
- Peeling and grinding of raw materials (separation of films).
- Grinding (crushing) of grains.
- Sifting flour, separating unground grains.
- Packing of finished products.
Organizational plan of the enterprise
Production registration
To register a private business, it is necessary to draw up documents for an individual entrepreneur or LLC. If you do not plan to work with legal entities, then IP is enough.
For registration, you will need an application to the tax office to obtain a TIN, an application, a photocopy of your passport and a receipt for payment of state duty.
To register an LLC, you need a Charter, a decision to establish a company, an order to appoint a head, information about the authorized capital and a personal account number.
OKVED code 2 - 10.6 - "Production of products of the flour-grinding industry, starch and starch-containing products."
To obtain a license required for grain processing, Rospotrebnadzor needs to submit quality documents for raw materials (from the supplier), technological documentation for machinery and equipment, process flow diagrams, and health and safety instructions.
Room search
The room for the equipment of the flour mill must comply with the norms of sanitary and hygienic documents, be equipped with ventilation, have water supply, sewerage, and electrical supply.
Before installing the equipment and starting work, the shop is treated against rodents.
In addition to the main premises for the workshop, warehouses for grain and finished products - flour, utility rooms will be required.
The production room should be located next to a convenient road junction or road to facilitate the transport of grain and the removal of flour.
Purchase of equipment
The flour mill requires:
- devices for preliminary processing and preparation of grain;
- flour mill;
- equipment for filling and packing.
But in addition to the three main positions, as a rule, additional machines are required for the formation of grinding batches and their storage, devices for separating impurities, grinding grains, separators for separating fractions, flour milling machines. rolling machines, sorting sieve machines, brush, whip machines.
The price of machines for the flour mill is directly related to their productivity. Some entrepreneurs prefer to buy used equipment. It is much cheaper than a new one, but often it is either obsolete or not under warranty, unlike a new one.
The domestic manufacturer offers prices lower than those of foreign competitors.
Formation of staff
Private staff flour milling small: 2 workers trained on site or with experience in similar work, a technologist (shop foreman), a laboratory assistant who provides input control of grain and finished flour, a room cleaner, a storekeeper (1 or 2).
Gradually, gaining momentum and increasing production, you will have to hire an accountant, a purchasing and sales manager.
Advertising and search for flour distribution channels
To establish sales, it is necessary to negotiate and conclude agreements with organizations dealing with flour: bakeries, confectioneries, baking shops, as well as agriculture (if the plans include the production of compound feed).
In addition to working directly, you can attract intermediaries, expanding the horizons of sales. Best Advertising– quality products, positive reviews partners. You can release any amount of printing products, but at the initial stage it is important to personally negotiate and offer free samples.
Project financial indicators
Investments and current expenses
- rent for 3 months - 100 thousand rubles;
- purchase and installation of equipment - 1.5 million rubles;
- advertising expenses, paperwork - 80 thousand rubles;
- purchase of grain to start work - 200 thousand rubles.
Current expenses include:
- rent, communal payments- 100 thousand rubles;
- salary, taxes - 150 thousand rubles.
In some cases, shipping costs must be taken into account.
Income and expected profit, profitability assessment
Statistics say that the profitability of the flour milling business is approximately 20-22%. It will be possible to recoup the costs and start working in profit in 12-18 months with work shift at 12 o'clock without stops and days off.
The greater the power and productivity of the machines, the more products can be obtained per shift. Warehouses for raw materials and finished products should be designed to store a ten-day supply.
The flour-grinding business is interesting and relevant, having selected a set of necessary equipment in a good price / quality ratio, it is possible to organize a profitable production with relatively little bloodshed.
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Undoubtedly, there is no point in recalling the popularity and importance of flour products. Almost all people in our country consume products made with flour every day. Such products have been in demand on the market for many years and the need for them is constantly growing.
Due to the fact that the demand for this product is large, it makes sense to consider the idea of organizing a flour production business. With the right approach, such activities will bring good income. But, as in any business, at the initial stage you will have to work hard and think through everything in the form of a flour production business plan in order to get a positive and tangible result later.
What is such a business
We note right away that flour can be produced from a variety of cereal crops, including:
- oats;
- wheat;
- corn;
- barley, etc.
If you have decided that you will process wheat, then only after that it will be possible to deal with the planning of the technical line, the choice of premises, etc. The peculiarity of doing such a business in our country is that we have our own raw material base, which allows us to produce most of the necessary products in our country. Thanks to this positive property, the creation of an enterprise will be much easier than if foreign companies were present on the market.
Immediately dispel the myth that such a business is considered seasonal. This is not true. Purchase of pasta, bread and flour products is carried out all year round. Yes, if there is a crisis in the yard, then there is a noticeable decline in people's purchasing power for baking, but in this regard, there is both a decline and an increase. In any case, the crisis is not a reason to stop production. By creating a quality product, following this at every stage of production, you can quickly conquer the market and find a large number of customers.
Among the main buyers will be bakeries. It is also important to create different types of flour: first, second and highest. Taking into account the fluctuations in the purchasing power of the population, you will be able to adjust your sales by selling different types of flour, which will allow you to constantly maintain your income at one certain level.
Purchase of equipment
If you want to produce at least some minimum volume of products, you will not be able to do without equipment. Well, if you plan to deal with large supplies of flour, then the first thing you need is an elevator, with the help of which raw materials will move. You will also need to buy equipment for pre-training and cleaning wheat before grinding. After cleaning, the wheat goes to the varietal milling.
As an option, in the business plan of the flour milling shop, equipment such as PTMA-4, capable of producing about a ton of products in 1 hour, can be considered. Its price today is about 600,000 rubles. Mills F1 can cost the same price, capable of producing 500 kilograms of flour of the highest and second grades per hour. The main feature of such a mill is its small dimensions, which makes it possible to avoid the need to equip another room for this process.
Other equipment may include:
- air separators;
- sieve separators;
- sewing machines for bags;
- automated filling machine.
In total, you will have to pay an additional 100,000 rubles for the rest of the equipment (this is without a filling machine).
Raw material preparation process
Using modern equipment at each stage, it is possible to make an almost fully automated flour production line. Before grinding, there are several stages of raw material preparation:
- preparation for the grinding itself;
- grinding into flour;
- packing and packing.
Development plan
Do not expect that running such a business will be easy. There is a lot of competition in the market in this segment. There are a lot of manufacturers and everyone is engaged in the implementation own products. But competition produces a quality product. Among the places where you can sell your flour, you can note:
- bread factories;
- pasta factories;
- confectionery shops;
- to rural areas.
If we consider the practice of entrepreneurs in this segment, then it is best to make your own point of sale in the market. This will significantly increase the circle of potential buyers of flour among the population. If you have the desire and time, you can conclude a contract for the supply of products to different stores, but we note right away that this process is very complicated.
In any case, the more seriously you approach this issue and the newer equipment you purchase, the better the quality of flour will be, and, therefore, there will be more buyers.
Financial part
Quite a lot of time can be spent on finding a room for creating production in it. If there is a warehouse nearby from which you can carry out wholesale deliveries, consider this a huge plus. The fact is that wholesale buyers are more interested in the product that has just been made.
Also pay attention to the installation of all equipment, which is paid service. Approximately it can pull on 100,000 rubles. This is not taking into account the cost of the equipment itself at 1,500,000 rubles. In total, having invested about 2,000,000 rubles, in a month you will be able to sell goods for 200,000 rubles (every month). If everything goes well throughout the year, you will be able to recoup the investment and get a profit.
But the profitability of the flour milling business will be bad if at some stage of production you start saving or stop controlling the process. Only with a serious approach to this matter can you get good quality flour and not worry about its sale. It will also be a great help in concluding contracts with a variety of factories, shops and other outlets. And when you no longer have time to create products for everyone, you can begin to consider expanding your production.
In this business idea, we will assemble a home mill with our own hands from inexpensive equipment. Our home mill will be modest in performance but also in price. Despite the low performance, one of the most popular products can be used to organize home business. The essence of the business idea in the home mini-mill is simple and concise:
- Purchase of grain of the first class in bulk.
- Processing grain into flour.
- Realization of different types of finished products with a wide range of products at retail.
- Sale of bran (a secondary product of production as feed for agricultural livestock and birds).
If we produce single-grade wheat flour (all-purpose), we get 72% (or 60% premium) flour and 28% bran. Own mini-mill for the production of flour in retail batches has certain advantages. Today, this significantly affects the preference of customers. After all, buyers began to pay more and more attention to narrow-profile manufacturers. You can also sell your products at prices that will please the buyer. After all, you do not have to invest in the cost of the product the costs of bulk purchase and delivery of a flour product or cereals, for wages service personnel and so on.
In addition, it is not a problem for a single miller to expand the range of processed products or to produce small-scale versions of rare flour types on order (coarse grinding, with bran, etc.). Today, many customers do not find flour for baking special and healthy breads in retail grocery chains.
Homemade varietal flour
Flour is classified into different types, but in the flour milling business, it is important to consider not only its nutritional properties, but also its consumer value. The most important classifier of flour is the grade (highest, first and second)! There are varieties of flour according to different characteristics:
- For external:
- color and flowability;
- grinding size;
- ash content.
- According to organoleptic characteristics:
- color, taste and smell;
- the quantitative ratio of various fiber tissues;
- change in properties during the preparation of flour products;
- the amount of vitamins and protein in the composition of the finished product.
Not every mill can produce grinding of the highest grades. He for a long time was a very popular variety, but gradually it is being replaced by other species. The highest grade contains more protein, but less vitamins and fiber. It has a brighter white grinding color and fine marketable condition. Premium flour is a finely ground endosperm of grain with a minimum presence of ground grain shell particles. Well, the shell contains the largest amount of vitamins. For that, the properties of flour in the highest grade are better suited for confectionery or pasta dough.
Flour of the first grade, richer in vitamins, has a slightly darker color and is much better suited for baking bread. Also, the flour of the first grades contains a lot of water-soluble substances, such as carbohydrates, which is more suitable for a bakery.
There is also a universal grade of flour, which is a mixture of the highest and first grade. The universal grade is produced in single grade mills. Its main feature is the ability to use it in confectionery or pasta, as well as in the baking industry.
Flour is an integral part of most foods, from bread to sauces and soups. Flour is different, and it differs not only in its initial product (wheat, rice, corn, etc.), but also in the variety, grinding quality and type of product. The demand for flour is high not only on an industrial scale, but also in retail. This is where the emphasis should be placed when creating a home mini-mill for small-scale production.
Profitability of a home mill
Now let's calculate the profitability of a home mill. We make calculations for the retail sale of the finished product. The concept of a business model can be represented in a simple calculation:
- Purchase. The cost of wheat grain of the 1st class is $200/ton.
- Sales. Price 1kg. flour of a universal grade - $ 0.37 and the price of 1 kg. bran - $ 0.08.
- AND TOGO: from one ton of grain, we get 720 kg. universal grade and 280 kg. bran. Thus, 720 kg. retail flour milling will generate $288 in revenue. The price of bran is on average $0.08-0.1. So 280 kg. bran will be sold for $22-27. In total, we get the total income: (720kg X $0.37) + $22 = $280. And that: $280 - $200 = $80 is a dirty profit from the 1st ton of grain.
If we take into account that the production capacity of the home mill mini-workshop (described above) is at least 30 kg / hour, then up to 7 tons can be processed per month. And this is about $ 500 a month. With such income, it is possible to increase the productivity of the home line over time by purchasing additional milling equipment.
Complete set of home mill shop
To assemble a mini flour mill at home, we need special equipment:
| № | Name | A photo | Specifications | Price |
| 1 | Roll mill. In it, three corrugated folds rotate with different speed, which allows you to separate the grain from the bran. At the same time, the bulk of the grain is crushed to fractions of cereals, and the bran is whole. Thus, bran is easy to weed out from wheat groats. Separation of bran from grain main function roller mill. |
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Productivity: 80kg/hour. | 190$ |
| 2 | Flour sifter VP-1 (Ukraine). Vibrating flour sifter. After processing the grain in a roller mill, the groats should be sifted from the bran. A sifter with the appropriate sieves installed will cope with this. |  |
Productivity, kg/h: 150 Supply voltage: V 220 Rated power: kW 0.18 Dimensions in mm: 510 x 510 x 680 Weight: 32 kg. |
327$ |
| 3 | Novital (Italy). Flour grinder with coarse and fine grinding function. After we have pure wheat groats, we grind it on a coarse grind and then sift it by reinstalling the appropriate sieves. Then we pass the finished mass through the grinder again, but already in the fine grinding mode. |  |
Engine power: 750 W, 13000 - 15000 rpm. Voltage: 220-240V Productivity, kg/h: 90-250. Accordingly, the fine fraction is 90 kg/h, up to the largest 250 kg/h. Weight: 12 kg. Body: food grade plastic. |
675$ |
So we get a universal grade of flour. Although you can spend two more cycles with sifting and get the highest grade. Grinding adjustments on the flour grinder allow us to achieve a good result.
Under industrial conditions, on two-grade and more complex mills, the process of grinding and sifting occurs in several cycles.
Additional equipment for home mill
It is necessary to prepare a room in which grain grinding will be carried out. The first requirement for the premises is a good ventilation system, clean, dry workspace. The walls of the room must be disinfected with a solution of slaked lime. Take care also of rodents, or rather their absence.
In retail, you cannot do without packaging materials. In this type of trade, these will be polypropylene bags of various sizes. The wholesale price for 50 kg polypropylene bags with a nominal quantity of 500 pieces will cost about $85. And for bags of 5 kg, for the same 500 pieces, at $50. Here you also need to take into account the fact that the more pieces you buy, the cheaper the wholesale price for packaging containers will be.
A semi-automatic packaging machine with a screw dispenser will cost quite a tidy sum ($ 1300) and is not worth buying, since it will only work at 20% of its capacity in small-scale production. But as an option, you can consider a packaging semi-automatic device without a dispenser for $ 600 plus electronic scales for 30$. The performance of this option will completely satisfy you.
Bag sewing machine. The cost of such a machine is not high, up to $ 100, but its presence will greatly facilitate your work. The machine is completely manual, it is light, and quickly sews bags with finished products. In addition to the machine, you need to buy threads suitable for sewing bags.
You will also need other materials for work - scoops for packing bulk products, plastic bags T-shirts (when trading by weight), scales and more. For example, packaging of flour in five-kilogram bags is in demand among the population, it is convenient and practical. But there are also consumers who need only 1 kg. special product.
Benefits of a business idea
Having such a mini-mill at home, you can produce not only flour, but also cereals. At the same time, you can expand your products with other types of flour varieties or cereals from cereals - corn, rice, buckwheat, oats and many others suitable for processing. For example, cornmeal is also used in great demand thanks to their useful properties. After all a wide range of guarantees more income, which in turn will return the spent funds faster and begin to bring “net” profit. Bran from cereals will also be sold, they are often bought for pets. That is, this type of business is waste-free.
Another, additional type of income from a home mini-mill will be the provision of grinding services. You will be able to grind grain to people who will turn to you. To start earning in this way, you need to submit advertisements in the media with the appropriate text.
Perhaps this type of activity will not be able to take on the function of the main source of income, but it fully justifies itself as an additional financial flow in family capital. Despite the simplicity of this business idea, it is practically risk-free. After all, flour, cereals and bread are the main products of consumption of all segments of the population.
Since the most demanded baking flour, in this project we will talk about its manufacture as part of starting a business. It is worth noting that in the production of flour, the quality of the feedstock plays an important role, so when organizing a business, you need to take into account the location of the workshop, the possibility of purchasing high-quality grain, the availability storage facilities for raw materials and finished products.
Flour is a product of processing grains of different crops. Flour from grain crops is especially common - barley, wheat, rye, oats, corn, millet, rice, etc. The largest mass of the product is made from wheat. Baking flour is divided into varieties: extra, higher, first, second, grain, wallpaper.
The main purpose of flour is baking bread, although it is also used for compound feed, instant food and for home cooking needs - dumplings, pies, pancakes, cakes.
Flour products are high-calorie, rich in carbohydrates, fiber, B vitamins, and make up a large share in the diet of consumption of all categories of the population.
Target audience and distribution channels
The target audience flour marketing - bakeries, workshops for the production of flour products - pasta, semi-finished products (vareniki, dumplings, frozen dough, pizza), confectionery and bakeries, canteens of the municipal sector, as well as private households.
Flour can be sold through the following distribution channels:
- intermediaries (distributors) - in bulk lots;
- to retail chains that independently package flour in plastic bags;
- sector municipal institutions;
- HoReCa sector (cafes, pancake shops, confectioneries).
Production process and required equipment
The production technology provides for successive stages:
- Preparatory - grain cleaning, mixing of different batches, moistening (or drying by conditioning) grain, laboratory control grain quality (composition, the presence of harmful impurities, sufficient moisture).
- Peeling grain;
- Grinding (crushing);
- Sifting and aspiration (improving dispersion).
- Packing in bags with separation by grades and separate storage until sale.
Thus, the following basic equipment will be required for the production of flour:
- Grain preparation unit
- flour production line
- Filling equipment
Consider the option of organizing flour production on the equipment of the Penztekstilmash enterprise - Russia, Penza.
 | The equipment allows you to perform the preparatory process for grain, which will be subject to grinding into high-quality flour. The composition of the unit: sieving - separator, soft scouring machine, trier - puppeteer, air purification unit, two aspiration columns, two bucket elevators, humidifying machine, grain conditioning hopper with a capacity of 6 tons. In the process of processing, the grain is cleaned of impurities (by 70-95% ), dirt, dust, foreign seeds are removed, softening occurs. Specifications
Price 636 581 rubles. |
 | It is a line for processing wheat grain into high-quality baking flour (highest, 1st and 2nd grade) and rye into baking flour (sowed, peeled and wholemeal). The equipment is compact and does not require special conditions room organization. The composition of the unit: roller machine, pneumatic transport system, sieving, sifting. Specifications
Price 448 395 rubles. |
Packaging of finished products is done manually. The packaging process is as follows: the flour enters the hopper, from which it is poured directly into bags standing on the scales. The operator measures the right amount of flour and sews up the bag with a portable bag sewing machine. This process requires additional labor costs, but significantly saves costs at the initial stage of the business for the purchase of automatic filling equipment.
To organize a manual packaging area for finished products, you will need the following equipment:
- - 39,000 rubles.
- - 16 300 rub.
The total cost of completing the flour-grinding shop with production equipment is: 1,140,276 rubles.
Feasibility Study
Capital investments
- Purchase of equipment: 1,140,276 rubles.
- Delivery, installation, commissioning: 100 thousand rubles.
- Purchase of raw materials: 200 thousand rubles.
- Registration in the INFS, preparation of the premises, other expenses: 300 thousand rubles.
The total investment in the opening of the flour mill will amount to 1,740,276 rubles.
Calculation of revenue and profitability
| Yield of finished products, premium flour, kg/h | 90 |
| Output of finished products, bran, kg. hour. | 100 |
| Change, in hours | 12 |
| Number of shifts per month | 30 |
| Flour production, per month, in kg. | 32 400 |
| Bran production, per month, in kg. | 36 000 |
| Wholesale price premium flour, per 1 kg, in rubles. | 16 |
| Wholesale price of bran, per 1 kg, in rubles. | 4,5 |
| Revenue, rub. | 680 000 |
| Profitability, rub. * | 140 000 |
| Payback, per month |
* The approximate amount of profit is indicated based on the expert opinion of the author of the article.
Flour is a product that is incredibly in demand on the food market of any country. Bread, rolls are baked from it, pasta is obtained from it and pancakes, dumplings, chebureks and dumplings are prepared.
Also obtained from flour for various kinds domestic animals and birds. A flour business should not be started with a mill for the production of flour, but with an assessment of the potential market for demand for this product. It is necessary to take into account how big the influence of grain processing giants in the region chosen for business is. It is also necessary to take into account their own financial capabilities, as well as the availability of a market for flour products.
If you buy equipment for the production of flour and it will be idle from time to time, you will need to spend on commissioning and cleaning the working bodies from old scree. Of course, interesting option- This is the use of those mills that worked in a not very long time. But they will require re-equipment to new quality standards, which may require considerable costs. For example, if you buy an old mill with a capacity of 100 kilograms or more per hour, then High Quality product is not to be expected. Especially if you do not take into account the quality of the supplied grain and its preparation before feeding it to the mill. The quality of the goods becomes noticeably higher with a decrease in the productivity of the mill unit.
On the other hand, if you use an inefficient mill in your work, it will turn out to be unprofitable to supply small batches to large bakeries. At the same time, the flour production business will give small profit. It’s better then to master your own bread baking for local residents, thereby avoiding unnecessary costs for transporting goods and making a profit from the sale of the finished product. But the production of high quality baking flour will also place high demands on the equipment.
Both domestic manufacturers and foreign entrepreneurs are guided by high performance, estimated at one and a half tons of grain processing per hour. Some large enterprises are capable of producing up to 100 tons of product per day at their complexes. Moreover, the yield of premium goods is at least 55% of the total yield. But in the domestic market there are quite different opinions. You can often hear that mill complexes with a capacity of up to 100 kg give sufficient profitability. in hour.
Our business valuation:
Starting investment 2,000,000 rubles.
Market saturation is average.
The complexity of starting a business is 5/10.
Technological features of flour milling
Whole flour is obtained by simple crushing of grain, while there is no need to isolate any special fractions from the total resulting mass in the technological process. Such a process is simple in principle and does not require any complex devices in addition to the grain crusher. Beneficial here are hammer mills for animal feed.
Varietal grinding is carried out by the method of repeated grinding of raw materials for the production of flour. Separation into intermediate stages occurs mainly by sieving through calibrated sieves or using rotary sieving cabinets. Each variety differs from others in the size of the dispersed elements of its fraction.
A more thorough grinding of the flour mass is carried out using special roller machines. Rollers in modern machines have replaced such old methods of production as grinding grains between millstones. But millstones are becoming a thing of the past, although as the surface of the millstones wears out, rubbing them against one another, the quality of the goods only improves.
So, flour is what passes through the smallest sieves. But the rest of the fractions are called, depending on their size, grains (small, medium, large) and dunst (soft or hard). The technology of production of wheat flour, which has a high saturation of the germ and fibrous structures with nutritional value, deserves special attention.
The technological scheme of flour production includes several stages:
- grain cleaning from various impurities;
- cleaning the surface layer of grain;
- hydrothermal grain processing;
- grinding grain on rollers according to the stages of readiness;
- stage-by-stage sorting of the crushed fraction;
- division of flour into varietal categories using sieves.
Bran obtained in the production of wheat flour is also divided into two types according to the diameter of its particles. The division boundary is a dimensional criterion of 0.8 mm.
Wheat flour production difficult process requiring the use of various equipment and significant energy costs. This explains high price on a product from wheat of the highest grades.
Flour production on Chinese equipment
In order to start flour production closely and on a grand scale, it is enough to open a flour production plant in Russia. A typical Chinese mini-mill uses a high-performance rougher, one sifter, and one stone selection machine. On the rolling floor, there are two 6FY-35 flour grinding machines, drum separators and a flour air filtration network.
Specifications of mini factory from China:
- two mills for grinding grain are capable of producing 10 tons of flour per day;
- the flour product is divided into grades: first, second and standard grade;
- the dimensions of the room for the mini-factory (WxDxH) are 4x7x3.5 meters;
- the total consumed electrical power of the equipment is 25 kW.
Mini-production of flour involves final stage placing it in a tempering tank. But due to the large size, this product will cost much less if it is made on the spot. The cost of shipping a large item will be unreasonably high. All installations and adjustments of the equipment of the mini-plant from China can be carried out with the help of a Chinese engineer, specially ordered for the commissioning period of the equipment. But domestic specialists are also able to mount all equipment according to ready-made drawings, perform all its adjustments.
Types of adjustments:
- The mill without raw material load is put into operation 30 minutes before the start of the shift. Then it is completely stopped, and the main components are checked for their excessive heating, vibration, for the condition v-belts. A mill machine without loading can work for an arbitrarily long time without harm to its mechanisms.
- After starting the mill into operating mode, its loading with grain must be increased smoothly until optimal modes work. If the mill is loaded abruptly, then automatic shutdowns of electric motors are possible, which will create additional expenses labor to prepare for a new launch.
- The specified flour grade will be provided not only with the initial settings of the equipment, but also with constant monitoring of the output of finished products. If production suddenly increases, this means that its quality will be reduced.
Equipment List of China Flour Production Line:
- flour-grinding machine (mill) - 2 pcs.;
- fans - 3 pcs.;
- sieve for sorting flour - 1 pc.;
- drum unit for screening - 2 pcs.;
- combined machine for selection of stones, peeling and sifting - 1 pc.;
- wheat washer - 1 pc.;
- air sluice -4 pcs.;
- weight platform - 1 pc.;
- portable sewing machine for sewing bags with finished products - 1 pc.
Before starting the supply of equipment from China, it is necessary to complete the design of the plant. This will make it possible to put the mini-plant into operation in a timely manner and obtain a consistently high quality of grain grinding products. The manufacturer, who supplied the equipment in accordance with the provided project, guarantees uninterrupted operation of the mini-factory for one year, minimum energy costs, the minimum number of workers and service support. If we take into account that the price of equipment for the production of flour from China is much lower than from domestic or European manufacturers, then it is difficult to wish for a better business.
Advantages of Chinese flour mills:
- high productivity of the flour production shop;
- ease of placement in a small production area;
- very low operating costs of the equipment;
- lack of increased vibration and noise during operation;
- long service life with high reliability of the working units of the equipment;
- ease of adjustment and repair of machines for the production of flour;
- increased safety of machine operation;
- the possibility of placing mills with additional equipment practically in any premises;
- low price.
Suppliers of flour-grinding equipment from China deliver mini-mills for the production of flour and related equipment to complete the mini-mill within a strictly specified time frame.
Business plan for a flour mill
It would not be a mistake to say that every day every person eats culinary products in which flour is present to one degree or another. The need for flour is only increasing every year. For a product with such great demand, the attention of businessmen is quite natural and promising. Activities related to the production of flour are simply doomed to success and profit. But the initial stage of this business, like any other, is the preparation of a flour production business plan. To guarantee success and profit, everything needs to be well thought out and worked out.
Initial cereal crops from which flour is produced:
- wheat;
- barley;
- corn;
- oats.
Such a list is needed to analyze the raw material base in the city where it is planned to organize a flour-grinding business. If some types of raw materials are in short supply in a given place, then the production of flour can be established from its other types. Of course, the technology for making flour from wheat grains will differ significantly from grinding corn or oats. This article focuses on the use of wheat grain for the flour milling business. A businessman who has identified wheat as the main raw material for production can begin to plan a production line with necessary equipment, and a room that is suitable for organizing production.
It is very profitable to engage in the production of flour for the reasons that in Russia there is no shortage of raw materials for this business. The grain base of the Russian Federation is the most important industry Agriculture, and representatives of this production are also looking for markets for wheat at a suitable price for them. And it is completely wrong to think that the flour and grain business is seasonal. The sale of bread, flour products and various pasta is carried out all year round with approximately the same intensity.
Of course, during periods economic crises the demand for all products falls, and the profits of producers fall with it. But after any recession comes a new growth in demand in the grocery market, which allows you to compensate for the losses incurred by businessmen at the time of the crisis. If you are conscientious and receive only a high quality product, conquering the sales market will not present a problem, and the number of trade customers will only increase.
The main buyers and customers of flour products are bakeries. It is very important that in the warehouse of the flour mini-factory there are always goods of all grades, from the first, second to the highest. Carefully monitoring the fluctuations in demand for flour products, the manufacturer will be able to regulate the sale of flour of a particular variety, in accordance with his own profit. By selling different grades of flour, he can constantly maintain his business in a state of profitability and profitability.
The plan for the development of flour production should also take into account the rigidity of competition in the market for the sale of goods. There is hardly any business without problems and difficulties. Considerable competition also exists in the flour market. There are plenty of manufacturers of this product and everyone is looking for ways to sell their own products. But healthy competition is the engine of product quality.
We list the places where flour can be successfully sold:
- livestock complexes;
- private subsidiary plots in rural areas;
- factories for;
- bakeries and bakeries.
It would be nice to have your own point of sale on the market. This makes it possible to increase sales and the number of “own” customers. It is good if it is possible to conclude long-term contracts for the sale of flour with large trade enterprises, shops or bases. In any case, if we approach the matter with all seriousness, if we update obsolete equipment in a timely manner and improve the quality of flour, then the company's customer base will only increase.
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The choice of premises for production, its disinfection and cleaning, the installation of a ventilation system and anti-insecticide measures are an important part of the cost of starting a business. In addition, such production will require a lot of permits from various supervisory organizations. There will be no big mistake if for all of the above you need to plan expenses in the amount of up to 300,000 rubles.
If 100 kilograms of a high-quality product are produced per hour of operation of flour production plants, then raw materials in the first purchase batch will require at least 200,000 rubles.
A large sum of 100,000 rubles will be required for the installation and commissioning of the plant's equipment. To this must be added the cost of the equipment of the mini-factory itself at 1,500,000 rubles. It turns out that initially you will have to invest at least 2,000,000 rubles. But after a month of operation of the enterprise, a profit of 200,000 rubles will be received from the sale of goods. It turns out that in a year of work, the enterprise can recoup all costs and reach a profitable mode of operation.
But only with a conscientious attitude to production, only without reducing technological requirements and avoiding unreasonable economic measures, it will be possible to consistently obtain high-quality flour and maintain our trade contracts with partners. And there will definitely come a time when the scale of production will not be enough to satisfy all existing orders. Then you have to think about expanding the business. And this will give a new level of profit and success.
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