How to start a dumpling business. Homemade handmade dumplings as a business

Pelmeni production: product overview + business feasibility + market analysis + price segments of products + 5 stages of production + list of necessary equipment + 4 distribution channels + features of organizing a home business.

Recently, some start-up entrepreneurs have been attracted to the production of dumplings. And among them there is an opinion that to realize the idea is quite simple. To some extent, this reasoning is correct.

However, there are many important aspects here, it is worth losing sight of which - and all efforts will be in vain, and the start-up capital will be irretrievably lost. To avoid such mistakes, carefully consider the material presented.

General information about dumplings as a food product and production

Pelmeni are fast-frozen meat-containing products. They are in high demand all year round, and are presented in a variety of variations.

If you plan to sell dumplings in bulk, the first form is preferable. In the tax office, you must specify the code from OKVED 10.13.4. In order to supply dumplings for sale in stores, you will need 2 declarations with the OKP code, certificates of conformity, which are prepared after the development and registration of production specifications.

For this, the following documents are prepared:

Approximately 10 days is spent on this procedure. Declaration will be issued within a week.

Then they pass to the SES and Rospotrebnadzor:

Samples of products are taken for quality control and compliance with the standard, after obtaining permission, you can start production.

How is the production of dumplings going?

The production of dumplings takes place in 5 stages:

• dough kneading;
• preparation of minced meat;
• cooking dumplings;
• freezing;
• packaging / packing.

At the first stage of production, clean drinking water, eggs, table salt and high quality flour are required. Only it contains a lot of gluten, and it, in turn, affects the snow-white color of dumplings and the preservation of their former shape when in contact with hot water during cooking.

Flour is pre-cleaned from metal impurities. It should have a temperature of no more than 20°C and a relative humidity of less than 85%.

The dough is kneaded using a special apparatus and must be elastic, otherwise there will be problems with its rolling. If you do everything right, the dough sheeter will prepare the thinnest layers, due to which the dumplings will be delicious.

At the second stage of production, the trimmed meat, which has passed the incoming quality control, without preliminary aging and salting, is deboned and placed in a meat mixer. The output should be a homogeneous product with moderate viscosity (not too wet, but not dry).

Next, molding takes place according to the following scheme: a test tube is prepared, minced meat, previously prepared, is continuously fed inside it. Then a drum is rolled over the stuffed tube, which makes curly cuts. Pelmeni are placed in refrigerators for freezing.

At the final stage of production, the products are put into cardboard boxes, bags, hermetically sealed with a clip, or with a manual sealer (dater). Packaged products are stored in medium temperature refrigerators.

Technological equipment for the production of dumplings.

To make dough, you need:

Flour sifter.

It separates flour from any unnecessary impurities, enriches it with air as a result of loosening, which improves the quality of the finished product.

1. dough mixer used for hard dough. The kneading body must have a Z-shape, a dezha (a metal tank in which kneading takes place) - from 50 liters. There are desktop/floor models.

Dough sheeter.

In addition, equipment for the production of dumplings are:

The choice of a dumpling apparatus must be approached responsibly. The main criteria are price, power, equipment. If the budget is small, you can buy a Chinese JGL-120. It will cost you much cheaper than European counterparts. With such a mechanism, daily production volumes can reach 700 kg.

If you purchase another dumpling unit, for example, JGL-135, production will increase to 1.3-1.5 thousand products per shift. On the other hand, the "Chinese" break down more often. Therefore, if possible, it is better to give preference to good technology.

When the production process is completed, the dumplings will need to be frozen and stockpiled. To do this, they buy about 6 rack trolleys with the possibility of 2-sided loading, dimensions 66x80x180 cm, baking sheets for it. They are sold in sets. Each has 50 pcs. baking sheets measuring 60x40 cm, which means you need 6 sets.

Also, for the production of dumplings, you will need a shock freezing chamber, the volume of which is ≥ 19 cubic meters. m., low-temperature chamber. The latter stores dumplings until they are sent to end customers. Its total volume can be 25 cubic meters. m.

Such refrigeration supply is very expensive, it costs at least 2.3 million rubles. Alternatively, you can lease the required equipment.

The last stage of production involves a filling and packaging machine, which will also cost a decent amount if you take an automatic one. Semi-automatic will be cheaper.

If you want to save on packaging, involve manual labor. But it is more expedient to buy semiautomatic devices with weight dosing of dumplings, for example, RT-UM-11, U-01. Polypropylene bags are taken as packaging material and the seams are sealed.

Sale of dumplings: which distribution channels to choose?

There is no point in organizing a dumpling production workshop if you do not take care of marketing. After all, it is from the sale of finished products that profits and funds for further development come.

Most often, manufacturers of dumplings are chosen:

• shops and supermarkets;
• small wholesale markets;
• food bases;
• federal/regional retail chains.

- no less important point. It is implemented by placing ads in local newspapers, printing and distributing leaflets, business cards, bright catalogs. If the budget allows, advertise your dumplings on radio, television, and Internet resources.

Is it worth it to organize the production of dumplings at home?

Production of dumplings at home- a fairly common phenomenon in Russia. Households produce 70,000 tons of products for their own consumption (average figure). 14.6% - the share of households in the market.

Making dumplings at home allows you to experiment with the recipe. Dough alone can be made on kefir, sour cream, ghee, buckwheat, etc.
All production takes place in the kitchen.

If you decide to do all the operations manually and at home, no certification is needed and the equipment will be different. A household electric meat grinder, a wide table, good lighting, a refrigerator with a capacity of about 100 kg of dumplings are needed.

The latter costs 8-12 thousand rubles. The cost of a meat grinder will be 2-6 thousand rubles, and the productivity will be 1.5 kg of finished minced meat in 1 minute.

You also need a dumpling - a mechanical one for 1 thousand rubles is quite suitable. If you have money, buy an automatic. Of course, it will cost much more (70 thousand rubles), but with it the production of dumplings will be simplified and accelerated. The machine can adjust the sheet thickness within 0.2-3 mm. Included with it you will receive molding nozzles, a measuring spoon.

How is the production of dumplings using this technique? The dough is placed in the meat grinder chute, the filling is placed and molding starts.

* Approximate ratio of ingredients and their cost.

Distribution of homemade dumplings will first be carried out among relatives, acquaintances, neighbors. If customers like your product, word of mouth will help customers find you. And then you can sell dumplings to a wide range of local residents.

You should not count on large volumes of production, the figure will not exceed 30-50 kg per day. Such a business is still not highly profitable. The best option is production in a mini-workshop.

Production of dumplings as a business idea.

What equipment is needed? List of documents.

What profit can be made from the production of dumplings?

For an accurate calculation of costs, prime cost, profitability, invite a specialist. According to approximate calculations, organizing a workshop with a production volume of 55 kg per hour will cost you from 950 thousand rubles. (expenses for the purchase of equipment and installation).

The monthly net profit from the production of dumplings in such a workshop will be at least 300 thousand rubles. At the same time, the profitability indicator is 45%, and it will take 2-4 months to return the invested funds.

Real examples show that with investments invested in production, about 20 million rubles, it is possible to reach a quantitative indicator of 60 tons of dumplings per year. Therefore, we can conclude that the rate of increase in production volumes is affected by the amount of one-time investments.

If we increase technological capacities gradually, the production of dumplings will develop accordingly. So, if you are aiming for rapid growth, large monetary influences (at least 6 million rubles) are inevitable.

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Every businessman faces the question of the expediency of investing money in one or another type of production, in the end it all comes down to obtaining material benefits. Profit will be provided by the sale of manufactured products.

So, dumplings are a product for which demand is constant, does not depend on the time of year, the wealth of consumers, the financial crisis and other factors. Of course, the competition in this segment is quite high, but with the right organization of the marketing policy, you can find your customers.

Of course, you need to bet on the quality of products, since low-grade products are quickly being replaced on the market by more delicious ones. It is also not necessary to set a high price - this business will already begin to generate net profit after six months of operation, so it is necessary to adequately approach the issue of pricing.

Advantages of the mini line

Why should small factory be preferred over large scale production?

• firstly, capital investments are several times less;
• secondly, the speed of equipment assembly, its mobility and compactness;
• thirdly, there is no need to buy or build your own production building, you can start working in a rented room - this also significantly saves capital investments;
• fourthly, the mini-factory is fully automated, it requires fewer maintenance personnel. For example, in a large production line with a capacity of up to 300 kg / h, 9 people serve (the products are molded by hand), in a mini-factory - 2 people (they load the ingredients into the mixers and control the processes). The reduction in manual labor results in significant savings in wage costs;
• fifthly, a quick start of production and, accordingly, capital investments will pay off in a shorter period.

dumpling machine

Overview of plant variants from different manufacturers

There are many companies on the Russian market that sell equipment for the production of dumplings, among them are:

Compact dumpling plant LB Italia (Italy). Specifications:

• power - 12.5 kW;
• voltage - 380 V;
• type of work - hand molding;
• productivity - 180 kg / h;
• dimensions - 1500 * 1100 * 3000 mm;
• weight - 1000 kg;
• cost - 5,000,500 rubles.

Model JGL-120 (China) for the production of dumplings has the following characteristics:

• power - 1.5 kW;
• voltage - 380 V;
• maintenance staff - 2 people;
• type of work - hand molding;
• productivity - 120 kg / h;
• dimensions - 1150 * 470 * 940 mm;
• weight - 160 kg;
• cost - 2,500,000 rubles.

MMK GROUP (Russia) offers a comprehensive solution for the production and assembly of a dumpling shop, as well as equipping it with the necessary equipment. Specifications:

• power - 2 kW;
• voltage - 380 V;
• maintenance staff - 2 people;
• type of work - automatic;
• productivity - 100 kg / h;
• dimensions - 2600 * 7200 * 6000 mm;
• weight - 1600 kg;
• cost - 1,900,000 rubles.

The main components of the mini-factory, technical characteristics

The complete set and technical characteristics of a mini-factory for the production of dumplings are considered on the basis of the equipment of the Novator company (Omsk, Russia).

The basic set of equipment includes:

Flour sifter - necessary to remove foreign particles from flour, as well as loosening the mass. Specifications:

• power - 375 W;
• bunker capacity - 25 l;
• voltage - 380 V;
• dimensions - 600 * 500 * 800 mm;
• weight - 70 kg;

Mixer. required for good quality dough. Characteristics:

• power - 0.55 kW;
• productivity - up to 20 l;
• bowl volume - 20 l;
• voltage - 220 V;
• dimensions - 680 * 370 * 730 mm;
• weight - 90 kg;

Meat grinder for mincing meat. Characteristics:

• power - 0.85 kW;
• productivity - up to 250 kg / h;
• required voltage - 220 V;
• dimensions - 240 * 410 * 450 mm;
• weight - 36 kg;

Meat mixer. Characteristics:

• power - 2.2 kW;
• productivity - up to 30 kg / h;
• bowl volume - 30 l;
• voltage - 220 V;
• dimensions - 740 * 540 * 920 mm;

Automatic dumpling machine. Performs dough dosage, rolling (without the use of an extruder, due to this, the necessary plasticity is maintained, and dumplings do not spread during cooking). Specifications:

• power - 2.8 kW;
• productivity - up to 450 kg / h;
• dumpling weight - from 3 to 20 g;
• voltage - 380 V;
• dimensions - 1600 * 800 * 1200 mm;
• weight - 460 kg;

Spiral conveyor for quick freezing of finished products. Specifications:

• power - 0.8 kW;
• productivity - up to 300 kg / h;
• temperature range - from +95 to -43 ° С;
• voltage - 380 V;
• dimensions - 5300 * 4200 * 2800 mm.

How the equipment works

There are four main stages of production:

• preparation of ingredients;
• kneading dough and minced meat;
• molding dumplings;
• shock freezing.

Preparation of all components takes place in accordance with the recipe and state quality standards. The kneading of dough and minced meat is carried out in automated machines.

Of greatest interest is the work of an automated complex for rolling dough and sculpting products. It consists of the following parts:

• hopper for loading dough;
• test dosing and feeding device;
• dough rolling mechanism;
• hopper for minced meat;
• minced meat distributor;
• forming drums;
• outfeed conveyor.

Pre-mixed minced meat and dough are loaded into the receiving hoppers, from where they enter the distribution compartments. Two continuous tapes are formed from the dough, which are sent to the dividing and rolling unit. The lower rollers form tapes of the required thickness, and direct them to the forming drums, where the filling enters.

Passing through the drums, the products are closed, and a ready-made dumpling is obtained, which enters the outgoing conveyor, and is sent along it to the spiral conveyor for quick freezing.

Necessary raw materials for the production process

The production of dumplings is carried out according to the recipe. You can use ready-made, well-known recipes, for example:

• Homemade;
• Russians;
• Danilovsky.

And you can come up with your own original version and surprise consumers. If we consider the proportions and ingredients for the most popular type of "Homemade" dumplings, then for the production of 66 kg you will need:

Profitability of a mini-factory for the production of dumplings

To calculate the planned profit volume, it is necessary to calculate the following economic indicators:

The payback period of capital investments is calculated by referring their total value to net profit (part of income, for example, 40%). In this case, capital investments (5,000,000 rubles) can be covered in 7 months.

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Making dumplings at home as a business is a task that is easy to implement in urban and rural areas. Each of these options has its advantages and disadvantages. However, it is possible to use personal spaces for organizing a business only at its first stage. If the business turns out to be successful, and the entrepreneur decides to expand, the next step will be the lease / purchase of production space.

The taste of homemade products cannot be compared with dumplings made on an industrial scale, at food plants, factories. The price of a standard kilogram pack of homemade dumplings is 300 rubles and more. Using your own "original" recipes makes it possible to register a trademark, expand the range, and increase income.

The simplest manual dumpling machine with a capacity of 12 kilograms per hour generates revenue for an eight-hour working day - 3,000 rubles.

Starting investment

1. Room. If you have a large (or better - a separate one, which is possible in a private house) kitchen, at first, products can be made on it. The sources of electricity from which the equipment is powered must be located in a zone of convenient accessibility. Adequate lighting (minimum 160 Lux), water supply, regular hygiene of work surfaces are required.
2. Equipment. The list below is enough to organize the first stage of formation, a year and a half from the moment the company was launched. In the future, household appliances should be replaced by professional ones. At first you will need:
   • freezer volume, allowing you to simultaneously place 100 kg of the product. Its price is 50,000 rubles;
   • meat grinder with a minimum capacity of one and a half kilograms of minced meat per minute, equipped with a special tray for loading raw materials. Price - 10,000 rubles. minimum;
   • dumplings. Mechanical, with a capacity of 12 kg / hour for 15,000 rubles. or automatic, with an adjustable thickness of the dough layer and making products of other groups - ravioli, noodles, etc. The price is at least 70,000 rubles.
3. Raw material. Can be purchased at wholesale food warehouses or from farmers. In the latter case, the costs will be higher, but this approach will allow you to offer customers exclusive products and assign a high cost to the goods. For the purchase of a batch of raw materials for the start-up cycle, 60,000 rubles should be planned.
4. Salary. At first, you can do everything on your own or as a family, this will reduce spending.
5. Organizational, commercial, advertising costs - 10,000 rubles.

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If the first installments are distributed only through friends and acquaintances, registration can be delayed. Subsequently, if the business turns out to be profitable, it is better to choose an individual entrepreneur or LLC as a form of registration. The latter option is preferable if several founders are involved.

You should choose a simplified taxation regime - UTII, STS (at a rate of 15%, income minus expenses) or a patent.

In order to sell homemade dumplings not to friends, but officially, retail outlets and catering establishments, you need Certificates for products and declarations of conformity. To do this, the entrepreneur develops and submits specifications for products, for both OKP codes provided for dumplings. Together with the recipe, they are submitted to certification centers, where they are registered within 10 days. In addition to Certificates and declarations, in order to obtain the right to safely sell their products, a manufacturer must obtain:

• permission from Rospotrebnadzor;
• certificates of the Ministry of Emergency Situations on the fire situation of the premises;
• medical books for all employees involved in food handling.

To achieve better taste and reduce costs, I add boiled potatoes to minced meat. The filling comes out juicy and fragrant, and costs are reduced by 10%.

V. O. Dovrigin, entrepreneur, Naberezhnye Chelny.

Do not increase the amount of bacon in the recipe. Few people like the “greasy” taste of dumplings, and the entrepreneur risks losing the consumer audience and losing demand.

I add spring water to minced meat. Surprisingly, they become juicier and tastier. Savings - 12 percent of the cost.

Yu. Antsiferova, Kostroma region.

But be careful with adding water. Excess liquid leads to the fact that dumplings boil soft during cooking, look unappetizing. Everything needs a measure.

Always take flour and meat with a margin. Downtime lines only seem insignificant, in fact, they "take" up to 15 percent of income, which is almost a sixth.

N. Korolenko, pos. Shakhovskaya, Moscow region.

When making stocks, it is important to ensure normal storage conditions for raw materials in order to prevent loss of freshness that adversely affects the quality of the finished product.

To optimize costs, I buy flour, salt, eggs and spices from wholesalers. And I take meat exclusively in farms. It's fresh and fragrant. Pelmeni come out exceptional, much tastier than store-bought ones. Buyers are not deterred by a price twice as high as for a factory product, so I consider this cost diversification to be an optimization.

V. Isakov, Kaluga region, Obninsk district.

Sales of finished products

The following sources of sales are promising:

1. Trading points. If large ones work with suppliers of large consignments of goods, but small stores willingly accept several kilograms of product for sale.
2. Cafes, restaurants, canteens, other catering points.
3. Renting a place in the market. You need a salesperson. It is necessary to issue a medical book, a work book for it, to calculate and pay taxes and insurance premiums on a monthly basis.
4. Format "lunch in the office". Dumplings, dumplings - an excellent office snack and a full meal, can act as first or second courses. In this case, not a semi-finished product is subject to sale, but a ready-to-use product. It is necessary to establish the work of the courier service, obtain permits.
5. Internet sale. You can create your own online store or use the capabilities of electronic trading platforms (ETP). In the latter case, the entrepreneur must comply with the requirements of laws 223 and 44 - FZ.

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Business plan for business profitability

Starting investment package - 200,000 rubles (minimum value). The output of finished products for 60,000 rubles. investments of the initial cycle - 800 kilograms. With an average price of 300 rubles / kg, the income is 240,000 rubles. With a productivity of 12 kg/hour, 800 kg of products can be produced in 70 hours. Assuming the length of the working day is 8 hours, this will be 9 days. That is, in a month the income will reach 500 - 600 thousand. Thus, already in the first month, investments are paid off, provided that the entire manufactured batch is successfully sold.

The success of the implementation should be ensured in advance. At least at the initial stage. To do this, you can take pre-orders, organize an advertising campaign, or sell products, their batches with prepayment.

Despite the apparent fullness of the pelmeni market with the most diverse range of varieties, names, manufacturers and quality, the production of pelmeni is one of the most profitable industries.

The popularity of dumplings (manti, varaniki, etc. products) and their comparative cheapness with high nutritional value and satiety ensure year-round stable demand. It does not decrease even during fasts, since in parallel it is possible to produce vegetarian dumplings, which offsets the decline in demand due to religious reasons.

The production of dumplings, like many others, is best to create a small one: firstly, it does not require significant space and high costs, and secondly, it is small, family and similar productions that are now most in demand in terms of value for money - after all, small businesses strive to improve quality and reduce prices, competing with each other.

The list of equipment necessary for opening a dumpling production is small.

For a complete production cycle, a line of equipment for the production of dumplings is required, consisting of:

1) dumpling forming machine

2) dough preparation equipment (flour sifter, dough mixer, dough sheeter - separately or in one unit)

3) equipment for the preparation of minced meat (meat grinder, minced meat mixer - separately or in one unit)

4) equipment for freezing and storage of dumplings and raw materials (at least 2 refrigerators: low and medium temperature).

Material costs for opening a business for the production of dumplings

As for the equipment for forming dumplings, you can buy it for only 550-750 thousand rubles. The difference in price is predetermined by the capacity of the minced bunker, and, as a result, by productivity. In this case, the minimum productivity is considered equal to 100 kg per hour (when purchasing equipment for 550 thousand rubles) and 200 kg per hour (respectively, when purchasing equipment for 750 thousand rubles). The attendants of the device - 2 people in both cases.

The next production node - the test one is also served by two people. It consists of a flour sifter (30,500 rubles), a dough mixer (326,860 rubles) and a dough sheeter (42,000 rubles). The total cost of equipping this node is 399,360 rubles, and on an accrual basis - 949,360 rubles.

A meat grinder (24,059 rubles) and a meat mixer (93,972 rubles) are served by one worker. The cost of equipment is 118,031 rubles, total: 1,067,391 rubles.

Two cameras - medium and low temperature will cost 39,985 and 45,568 rubles, respectively, in total - 85,553 rubles. They do not specifically require service, but it is advisable to hire another person who will be a loader and helper.

The total total for all items is 1,152,944 rubles. Staff - 6 people with a salary of 15,000 rubles. every.

Profitability of the production of dumplings

Total costs for 800 kg of finished products (or for 1 shift of work) amount to 55111.82 rubles. The material cost of 1 kg of dumplings is 68.89 rubles. The price of 1 kg of dumplings ranges from 77 to 107 rubles. The arithmetic average of the presented amounts - 92 rubles.

Net profit per 1 kg is 23.11 rubles. Gross profit for the month, subject to work in 1 shift with a 24-day working month - 1,766,400 rubles, of which net profit - 443,712 rubles, and net - taking into account the wages of 6 workers - 353,712 rubles.

The last figure is the minimum monthly income of the entrepreneur. Thus, the payback of the business is 4-5 months.

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