Kurkure Making Unit
The unit focuses on the production of Kurkure, a popular crunchy corn-based snack. The manufacturing process involves extruding a mixture of corn meal, rice meal, and spices to form the product, followed by packaging for market distribution.
Project cost & finance
Cost of Project
figures in ₹ Lakhs
| Plant & Machinery | 4.25 |
| Furniture & Fixtures | 0.5 |
| Working Capital | 2.67 |
| Total | 7.42 |
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Means of Finance
figures in ₹ Lakhs
| Own Contribution | 1.86 |
| Term Loan | 3.56 |
| Working Capital Loan | 2 |
| Total | 7.42 |
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Raw materials & machinery
Machinery & equipment1
- Kurkure Making MachineBuy on Amazon ↗
Raw materials6
- Corn MealBuy on Amazon ↗
- Rice MealBuy on Amazon ↗
- Gram MealBuy on Amazon ↗
- Edible Vegetable OilBuy on Amazon ↗
- Spices and CondimentsBuy on Amazon ↗
- Packaging materialBuy on Amazon ↗
Manufacturing process
- Mixing of raw ingredients like corn and rice meal with water.
- Pouring the raw material mixture into the hopper.
- Grinding and extruding the material through the machine.
- Heating the system to reach required cooking temperature.
- Controlling machine arms to maintain the specific Kurkure shape.
- Adding spice mixes and seasonings.
- Collection and packaging of the final product.
Market
The snacks market in India is highly competitive with major players like Haldiram, Balaji, ITC, and Parle, but the demand for cost-effective snacks at the Rs 5 entry price point is rapidly increasing in urban areas.
From the project report
