Spices - One of the Best Selling Products Worldwide

Spices - One of the Best Selling Products Worldwide

India is one of the preferred destinations when it comes to buying a variety of spices, leading to a huge amount of producers and exporters. Different states of India offering a huge platform to raise a variety of spices has made it a great opening to the entrepreneurs worldwide to take advantage of this opportunity. NPCS suggests that spices such as black pepper, cardamom, ginger, turmeric, chillies, garlic, onion etc is surely promising when it comes to establishing a business especially in India where no dish is complete without usage of varied spices. Even different occasions come with a ritual of various food making involving a variety of spices. Though spices are helpful in many ways, some of them may cause allergies depending on climate condition and sensitivity in different people, thus, thorough knowledge with the help of research is required. Because of being the only country to produce huge no. of spices, demands of Indian spices keep on increasing worldwide.

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How To Initiate A Spice Business?

There are certain things to be considered while initiating the business of spice, such as money, registration, process of making and packaging. Though profitable, certain norms are to be followed. Here are some of the steps to take a look at:

1. Cost Consideration

India, being one of the biggest spice producing countries, has more than 60 types of spices with a consistent future. Where the basic investment includes 60, 000 to 1 Lakh, the total area needed will be 250 Sq yard. The expected percentage of profit is to be 50 to 70 percent.

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2. Other requirements

Considering the type of business, registration of firms should be made along with GST registration which is vital for any firm to be made. Also, AGMARK is suggested to be obtained as a certification. Equipment such as a grinding machine, packing machine, compressor, and roaster are must.

3. Manufacturing process

After removing the impurities manually, the spices are washed thoroughly and then dried in sunlight in order to avoid bacteria then they are roasted to get an aroma and be completely dried. Later they are given a powder form by the process of grinding and to a final step, it is either packaged in a zip lock pouch or sealed in boxes.  

4. Branding and Marketing

Related book: - Handbook on Spices and Condiments (Cultivation, Processing and Extraction)

Once you are ready with a precise name of a brand and a punch line along with it, now is the time to use certain social media platforms for its advertisements. According to NPCS, many entrepreneurs are being known with their businesses majorly with the help of proper marketing. If it's taken care of, then there is no stoppage to a rising company. Platforms, for instance Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn are always displaying some advertisements which subconsciously engage people’s head with its purchase. It is an indirect method of selling and very effective in the modern lifestyle as almost every individual including all the ages are somewhere tempted towards shopping as per their views online.

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What Profit It Makes As A Business?

India, also known as the land of spices, is always known by its usage in various dishes. People from around the world tend to taste the flavour of indian spices, making it a highly profitable place to invest in. It's one of the reasons for our capital growth. As per the research by NPCS, around 4135 crores were made on export of indian spices such as chilli and garlic to China and America. Hence, its never ending business when it comes to spices.

Related Books:- The Complete Book on Spices & Condiments (with Cultivation, Processing & Uses) 2nd Revised Edition

Conclusion

To deduce, if commenced with spice business, entrepreneurs have about nothing to lose but to gain a lot of never decreasing profit due to investing in a necessary product which is a must in any cuisine. For more details to invest in a spice business, kindly reach out to our book, Handbook on Spices. It will help the new startups to grow and the previous one to expand.

Related Books:- Handbook on Manufacture of Indian Kitchen Spices (Masala Powder) with Formulations, Processes and Machinery Details (4th Revised Edition)

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Ø  Introduction

·         Project Introduction

·         Project Objective and Strategy

·         Concise History of the Product

·         Properties

·         BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) Provision & Specification

·         Uses & Applications

 

Ø  Market Study and Assessment

·         Current Indian Market Scenario

·         Present Market Demand and Supply

·         Estimated Future Market Demand and Forecast

·         Statistics of Import & Export

·         Names & Addresses of Existing Units (Present Players)

·         Market Opportunity

 

Ø  Raw Material

·         List of Raw Materials

·         Properties of Raw Materials

·         Prescribed Quality of Raw Materials

·         List of Suppliers and Manufacturers

 

Ø  Personnel (Manpower) Requirements

·         Requirement of Staff & Labor (Skilled and Unskilled) Managerial, Technical, Office Staff and Marketing Personnel

 

Ø  Plant and Machinery

·         List of Plant & Machinery

·         Miscellaneous Items

·         Appliances & Equipments

·         Laboratory Equipments & Accessories

·         Electrification

·         Electric Load & Water

·         Maintenance Cost

·         Sources of Plant & Machinery (Suppliers and Manufacturers)

 

Ø  Manufacturing Process and Formulations

·         Detailed Process of Manufacture with Formulation

·         Packaging Required

·         Process Flow Sheet Diagram

 

Ø  Infrastructure and Utilities

·         Project Location

·         Requirement of Land Area

·         Rates of the Land

·         Built Up Area

·         Construction Schedule

·         Plant Layout and Requirement of Utilities

 

Project at a Glance

Along with financial details as under:

 

  •     Assumptions for Profitability workings

  •    Plant Economics

  •    Production Schedule

  •    Land & Building

            Factory Land & Building

            Site Development Expenses

  •    Plant & Machinery

             Indigenous Machineries

            Other Machineries (Miscellaneous, Laboratory etc.)

  •    Other Fixed Assets

            Furniture & Fixtures

            Pre-operative and Preliminary Expenses

            Technical Knowhow

            Provision of Contingencies

  •   Working Capital Requirement Per Month

             Raw Material

            Packing Material

            Lab & ETP Chemical Cost

           Consumable Store

  •   Overheads Required Per Month And Per Annum

         Utilities & Overheads (Power, Water and Fuel Expenses etc.)

             Royalty and Other Charges

            Selling and Distribution Expenses

  •    Salary and Wages

  •    Turnover Per Annum

  •   Share Capital

            Equity Capital

            Preference Share Capital

 

  •    Annexure 1:: Cost of Project and Means of Finance

  •    Annexure 2::  Profitability and Net Cash Accruals

                Revenue/Income/Realisation

                Expenses/Cost of Products/Services/Items

                Gross Profit

                Financial Charges     

                Total Cost of Sales

                Net Profit After Taxes

                Net Cash Accruals

  •   Annexure 3 :: Assessment of Working Capital requirements

                Current Assets

                Gross Working. Capital

                Current Liabilities

                Net Working Capital

                Working Note for Calculation of Work-in-process

  •    Annexure 4 :: Sources and Disposition of Funds

  •    Annexure 5 :: Projected Balance Sheets

                ROI (Average of Fixed Assets)

                RONW (Average of Share Capital)

                ROI (Average of Total Assets)

  •    Annexure 6 :: Profitability ratios

                D.S.C.R

                Earnings Per Share (EPS)

               

             Debt Equity Ratio

        Annexure 7   :: Break-Even Analysis

                Variable Cost & Expenses

                Semi-Var./Semi-Fixed Exp.

                Profit Volume Ratio (PVR)

                Fixed Expenses / Cost 

                B.E.P

  •   Annexure 8 to 11:: Sensitivity Analysis-Price/Volume

            Resultant N.P.B.T

            Resultant D.S.C.R

   Resultant PV Ratio

   Resultant DER

  Resultant ROI

          Resultant BEP

  •    Annexure 12 :: Shareholding Pattern and Stake Status

        Equity Capital

        Preference Share Capital

  •   Annexure 13 :: Quantitative Details-Output/Sales/Stocks

        Determined Capacity P.A of Products/Services

        Achievable Efficiency/Yield % of Products/Services/Items 

        Net Usable Load/Capacity of Products/Services/Items   

       Expected Sales/ Revenue/ Income of Products/ Services/ Items   

  •    Annexure 14 :: Product wise domestic Sales Realisation

  •    Annexure 15 :: Total Raw Material Cost

  •    Annexure 16 :: Raw Material Cost per unit

  •    Annexure 17 :: Total Lab & ETP Chemical Cost

  •    Annexure 18  :: Consumables, Store etc.,

  •    Annexure 19  :: Packing Material Cost

  •    Annexure 20  :: Packing Material Cost Per Unit

  •    Annexure 21 :: Employees Expenses

  •    Annexure 22 :: Fuel Expenses

  •    Annexure 23 :: Power/Electricity Expenses

  •    Annexure 24 :: Royalty & Other Charges

  •    Annexure 25 :: Repairs & Maintenance Exp.

  •    Annexure 26 :: Other Mfg. Expenses

  •    Annexure 27 :: Administration Expenses

  •    Annexure 28 :: Selling Expenses

  •    Annexure 29 :: Depreciation Charges – as per Books (Total)

  •   Annexure 30   :: Depreciation Charges – as per Books (P & M)

  •   Annexure 31   :: Depreciation Charges - As per IT Act WDV (Total)

  •   Annexure 32   :: Depreciation Charges - As per IT Act WDV (P & M)

  •   Annexure 33   :: Interest and Repayment - Term Loans

  •   Annexure 34   :: Tax on Profits

  •   Annexure 35   ::Projected Pay-Back Period And IRR