Food Processing

Gajak Manufacturing Unit

The Gajak Manufacturing Unit produces traditional Indian sweet snacks made from jaggery and sesame seeds. The facility utilizes a roasting and mixing process to create nutritious, ready-to-eat confectionery bars for the health-conscious market.

Project cost & finance

Cost of Project

figures in ₹ Lakhs

Plant & Machinery14.1
Other Misc. Assets1.6
Working Capital6.67
Total22.37

Means of Finance

figures in ₹ Lakhs

Own Contribution5.59
Term Loan11.78
Working Capital Loan5
Total22.37

Raw materials & machinery

Machinery & equipment5

Manufacturing process

  1. Roast sesame seeds in the roasting machine to remove rawness and allow to cool.
  2. Melt jaggery with water to create a sugary syrup and knead it into a dough-like consistency.
  3. Mix the roasted sesame and jaggery syrup together until properly mashed and combined.
  4. Feed the mixture into the machine for cooling, shaping, and cutting into bars.
  5. Package the finished gajak bars using a packaging machine or manually.

From the project report