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Kukure Snacks Manufacturing Unit

This project involves the establishment of an extruded snack food manufacturing unit. The facility utilizes extrusion technology to produce ready-to-eat Kurkure-style snacks by processing starch-rich ingredients like cornmeal, rice flour, and besan.

Project cost & finance

Cost of Project

figures in ₹ Lakhs

Plant & Machinery17.7
Furniture & Fixtures0.25
Other Misc. Assets0.25
Working Capital6.67
Total24.87

Means of Finance

figures in ₹ Lakhs

Own Contribution2.49
Term Loan16.38
Working Capital Loan6
Total24.87

Raw materials & machinery

Machinery & equipment6

Raw materials7

Manufacturing process

  1. Blending raw ingredients like cornmeal, rice flour, and besan with water in a ribbon blender.
  2. Extruding the mixture through a heated extruder machine to create a cooked, expanded snack shape.
  3. Cutting the extruded product into specific lengths using rotating knives.
  4. Frying the product in an electric batch fryer to reduce moisture content.
  5. Applying seasoning spices and flavors using a coating pan/tumbler.
  6. Passing finished snacks through a metal detector for safety checks.
  7. Packaging the final product into pouches using an automatic VFFS packing machine.

From the project report

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