Carbonated Soft Drink
This project profile covers the manufacturing of carbonated soft drinks such as orange, cola, lime/lemon, and soda water in bottles. The unit operates with automated machinery and water treatment infrastructure to serve the growing regional beverage market.
- 9 jobs
- 20 KW power
- ₹25L project cost
Project cost & finance
Cost of Project
figures in ₹ Lakhs
| Building & Civil Work | 0 |
| Plant & Machinery | 12 |
| Furniture & Fixtures | 0.5 |
| Other Misc. Assets | 0.6 |
| Working Capital | 11.9 |
| Total | 25 |
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Means of Finance
figures in ₹ Lakhs
| Own Contribution | 2.5 |
| Term Loan | 11.79 |
| Working Capital Loan | 10.71 |
| Total | 25 |
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Raw materials & machinery
- Raw Material SugarBuy on Amazon ↗
Sweetener input for drink concentrate
- Raw Material Citric AcidBuy on Amazon ↗
Acidulant for flavor balance
- Raw Material EssenceBuy on Amazon ↗
Flavors for orange, cola and lemon drinks
- Raw Material Activated CarbonBuy on Amazon ↗
Purification media for water treatment
- Raw Material Caustic SodaBuy on Amazon ↗
Cleaning agent for bottle washing
- Raw Material Liquid GlucoseBuy on Amazon ↗
Additive for body and sweetness
- Raw Material Carbon-di-oxideBuy on Amazon ↗
Gas for carbonation of soft drinks
- Raw Material Pilfer proof capsBuy on Amazon ↗
Bottle closures
- Machinery Automatic bottle filling machineBuy on Amazon ↗
Fills treated liquid into bottles
- Machinery Automatic bottle washing machineBuy on Amazon ↗
Cleans and sanitizes glass/pet bottles
- Machinery Carbonation unitBuy on Amazon ↗
Mixes carbon dioxide into the beverage
- Machinery Bottle collection & revolving tableBuy on Amazon ↗
Handles bottle accumulation and sorting
- Machinery Steam jacket tankBuy on Amazon ↗
Prepares syrup concentrates using heat
- Machinery Water treatment plantBuy on Amazon ↗
Purifies raw water for soft drink production
- Machinery Baby BoilerBuy on Amazon ↗
Generates steam for processing
- Machinery Refrigeration unitBuy on Amazon ↗
Chills water and beverages during processing
- Machinery Chain conveyorBuy on Amazon ↗
Transports bottles between workstations
- Machinery Crown corking machineBuy on Amazon ↗
Seals bottles with caps
Manufacturing process
- Making concentrate of sugar, glucose, citric acid, essence and preservatives.
- Feeding the concentrate into dosing machine.
- Releasing the concentrate in each bottle in a required proportion.
- Filling the bottle with treated water.
- Placing crown-cork on the bottle and passing through a shaker for proper mixing.
Market
The soft drink market shows robust growth driven by rising urbanization, middle class expansion, and hot tropical summers in India. Non-cola carbonates and bottled water are expanding rapidly.