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Milk Chocolate Manufacturing Unit

The unit focuses on the manufacturing of milk chocolate from cocoa beans, producing high-quality chocolate bars for the confectionery market. The process involves roasting, grinding, mixing, tempering, and moulding to create uniform chocolate products for commercial distribution.

Project cost & finance

Cost of Project

figures in ₹ Lakhs

Plant & Machinery7.3
Furniture & Fixtures1.7
Working Capital5
Total14

Means of Finance

figures in ₹ Lakhs

Own Contribution1.4
Term Loan8.1
Working Capital Loan4.5
Total14

Raw materials & machinery

Machinery & equipment6

Raw materials7

Manufacturing process

  1. Roast cocoa beans to develop flavor and color.
  2. Winnowing to remove outer shells and break into cocoa nibs.
  3. Grind cocoa nibs into cocoa powder and melt into cocoa liquor.
  4. Blend cocoa liquor with sugar, milk powder, cocoa butter, and additives in a mixer.
  5. Refine the mixture to achieve required particle size.
  6. Mould the chocolate blend into desired shapes and allow to cool.
  7. Pack finished products into packets and cartons for distribution.

From the project report

Milk Chocolate Manufacturing Unit