The modern fast food market is replete with a wide variety of dishes: shawarma, samsa, hot dog, hamburger, french fries and so on.
However, among such an assortment, it is not so easy to find a sweet and fragrant donut familiar to all of us from childhood, which today has been undeservedly forgotten today.
Therefore, now with minimal investment and excellent prospects, you can successfully wedge yourself into this still relatively free niche. About how to organize your business in the production of donuts, we offer to talk further. In order to take into account all the details and important points, first you need to draw up a business plan.
Donut Production: Basic
As you know, donuts are especially attractive to customers due to aroma, splendor and freshness. In this regard, great success will be achieved by donut baking products in real time: after all, the aroma of freshly prepared muffins will “attract” customers from afar.
As for the variety of donuts, their filling can be cream, chocolate, caramel or berry. Similar pastries can be worn by various names - Berliners, Doniks, Donuts, etc. For example, in St. Petersburg, a donut is called a crumpet.
Options for opening a donut business
There are two main ways of producing and selling this baking: on the street, in a shopping and entertainment center or food court, and in a specialized cafe. In addition, you can organize the production of donuts on the stream. The first option does not require a lot of equipment and is the most affordable for beginner businessmen. Two other methods, as a rule, are chosen by large entrepreneurs who have serious initial capital.
Donut Production Technology
The process of preparing this baking consists of the following main stages: kneading the dough, preparing the workpiece and the filling, filling the culinary product with the filling, frying and packaging it.
For frying donuts, gas or electric fryers are used, where donuts are cooked in vegetable oil at a temperature of about 200 degrees. On average, it takes two minutes to fry one product. In a typical machine, as a rule, you can cook about 20 donuts at a time. The weight of each product is from 20 to 60 grams.
After frying, the donuts are allowed to stand a little so that excess oil drains from it. Then the finished products are laid out on plates and decorated. For this purpose, powdered sugar is most often used, a little less often - icing, cream and a variety of pastry toppings. Then, if necessary, the donuts are packaged and sold to the consumer.
Permits
It is impossible to start a donut business without issuing proper permits from the sanitary epidemiological station and the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare (due to the fact that you will produce food).
You will need to receive the following documents: agreed and registered technical conditions for production, technical instructions for the preparation of products, recipe, hygienic conclusion of the sanitary and epidemiological station for food production. Also, depending on the individual characteristics of the project, design and other papers may be required.
How to open a donut in kiosk format
Donuts are sold under the same conditions as the sale of hot dogs, shawarma, samsa, etc.The main problem in organizing such a business is finding a place with high traffic, meeting all the requirements of the SES and having the ability to use gas or electricity.
Of the equipment you only need a donut machine. Moreover, it is not necessary to buy an expensive unit with high performance: it is enough that you can prepare 10-15 donuts at the same time.
The indisputable advantage of this option is the possibility of frying exclusively for a specific order, which eliminates the need to throw away unsold goods.
In addition, when preparing baked goods in a similar way, a very pleasant smell emanates from it, which has an enticing effect on potential consumers.
However, there are also disadvantages to doing this business:
- In bad weather, you will have to take protective measures, since it negatively affects the properties of hot oil.
- Yeast dough for donuts is made in advance, and therefore its shelf life is limited. Therefore, unused test residues must be discarded.
- There is an uneven distribution of time. So, at rush hour, the flow of customers increases significantly, and therefore it can be difficult for an employee to cope with a mass of orders alone. In the absence of customers, dough and oil are spoiled.
The financial side of the issue
We propose to make a preliminary estimate for opening this business:
- A new machine for the production of donuts - 20 thousand rubles;
- containers for dough, butter and various ingredients - 1 thousand rubles;
- furniture for a kiosk (table and chair) - 1.5 thousand rubles;
- initial purchase of products - 2.5 thousand rubles;
- electricity wiring - 3 thousand rubles;
- purchase of a tent (if you plan to trade on the street) - 2 thousand rubles;
- salary to the seller and the cook - 35 thousand rubles per month;
- other expenses (individually).
Total, if you want to start production of donuts, then investments will be from 65 thousand rubles. If you sell 700-800 donations daily, then you can not only cover all expenses, but also get a net profit of 70 thousand rubles in the first month of the outlet. The profitability of this business can reach 100%.
If you decide to open a donut cafe, then the costs, respectively, will be higher. However, in this case, you can count on a more significant profit.
How to open a donut shop
This option, of course, is more expensive than a small point for the sale of donuts, but in this case, you can count on a higher income. Let's figure out how to organize this enterprise.
Purchase of necessary equipment
The production line should include dough mixing equipment, deep fryers equipped with a proofer, dividing and rounding machine, filling dispensers, a planetary mixer and an enrobing machine. It is best to purchase an automatic production line to employ fewer workers and also increase productivity.
As for the cost, the Berliner donut equipment with a capacity of 800 products per hour will cost you about 2.7 million rubles.
In addition to production apparatuses, industrial refrigerators will be required to store both raw materials and finished products. For this item of expenses in the business plan it is necessary to lay the amount of 180-200 thousand rubles.
If you are planning a large-scale production, then it makes sense to acquire also an automatic packaging line. With small and medium volumes, it is quite possible to do with the forces of workers packing products manually.
Choosing a room for the workshop
The main criterion for the premises for the donut production workshop is its compliance sanitary standards and requirements for food production.The minimum required area is 30 meters, you will also need a place for a warehouse.
Staff
If you want your products to be in high demand, and customer service was carried out at a high level, you need to pay more attention to the recruitment process. If you purchased automatic equipment for donuts, then you will need the following employees: manager, technologist, forwarders, workers, storekeeper, cleaner. As for accounting services, you can either hire your own accountant or use the services of an incoming specialist.
Range
It is desirable that the production of donuts is not limited to any one or two types of this product. After all, the more variety your pastries are, the more potential consumers you can attract. Donuts can vary depending on the filling, sprinkling, coating, size, etc.
Sales of finished products
To organize the sale of ready-made donuts, it is necessary to conclude agreements with both large supermarkets and small shops. In addition, it is worthwhile to establish cooperation with bakeries and cafes. This is the responsibility of the manager. Delivery of culinary products will be carried out by forwarders.
Raw material purchase
The main products used for the production of donuts are flour, sugar, margarine, yeast, eggs, jam and others. In order to reduce the cost of purchasing raw materials, it is advisable to cooperate with wholesale companies located in your city or region.
Opening of a donut production workshop: financial side of the issue
Capital costs, including the purchase of a production line, refrigeration equipment, as well as initial production stocks, amount to about 3.5 million rubles.
As for revenue, if your workshop will work 10 hours 30 days a month, then it will amount to 1.2 million rubles.
The monthly cost, including the purchase of raw materials, fees for the consumption of electricity, water, etc., as well as packaging, can be estimated at 500 thousand rubles.
Other expenses (salaries, transportation and administrative expenses, rent, etc.) will amount to about 500 thousand rubles per month.
Thus, the net monthly profit (after tax) will be about 200 thousand rubles. Profitability in this case will be at the level of 14%, and the initial investment will pay off after 20 months of operation, which is a very good indicator.
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