Detailed Project Report on instant tea

INSTANT TEA
[CODE NO. 2077]  

The commercial production of instant teas began in the 1940, and this form of tea has grown in popularity in the United States to the extent that it now comprises 42% of tea sales in that country, although on a worldwide basis instant tea accounts for only a very small proportion (less than 5%) of consumption.

The demand in the United States is for instant teas soluble in cold water, because it is iced tea which is the real basis for the success of instant tea in that country.

In the other countries, hot tea is the preferred beverage and it would appear that here the popularity of tea bags has been the factor responsible for the limited consumption of instant teas.

The basic steps in the preparation of instant teas are extraction of tea solids from fermented but unfired tea leaf black tea, or green tea, followed by concentration of the extract, and drying of the concentrate to a powder. Extraction may be effected by a variety of method among which counter current extraction and percolation methods have been widely used.

Concentration of the extract is effected by evaporation of the water under reduced pressure at a moderately elevated temperature and during this process various methods for trapping the escaping volatile compounds have been devised. These trapped volatiles are concentrated and retained for incorporation into the final dried product.

The concentrated extract is turbid due to the formation of cream and solubilization of this cream is a fundamental problem in the production of instant teas soluble in cold water.


COST ESTIMATION

Plant Capacity                                               2.50 MT./day
Land & Building (4000 Sq.Mtr)                   Rs. 1.86    Cr
Plant & Machinery                                         Rs. 10.00 Cr
W.C. for 1 Month                                            Rs. 3.28   Cr
Total Capital Investment                             Rs. 15.39 Cr
Rate of Return                                              33%
Break Even Point                                         49%


INTRODUCTION    
USES AND APPLICATIONS    
B.I.S. SPECIFICATIONS    
MARKET SURVEY    
IMPORT OF INSTANT TEA    
EXPORT OF INSTANT TEA    
PRESENT MANUFACTURERS OF INSTANT TEA    
GLOBAL MARKET POSITION
MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF INSTANT TEA    
PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM    
TECHNIQUE OF INSTANT TEA EXTRACTION    
SPRAY DRYING    
HUNDRED GRAM OF PRODUCT CONTAIN    
PROCESSING DETAILS OF INSTANT TEA    
MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF INSTANT TEA PREMIX    
PRINCIPLES OF PLANT LAYOUT    
PLANT LOCATION FACTORS    
EXPLANATION OF TERMS USED IN THE PROJECT REPORT    
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULES    
SUPPLIERS OF RAW MATERIAL    
SUPPLIERS OF PLANT AND MACHINERY    


APPENDIX – A :

 1.      COST OF PLANT ECONOMICS      
 2.      LAND & BUILDING                                      
 3.      PLANT AND MACHINERY                                  
 4.      FIXED CAPITAL INVESTMENT                             
 5.      RAW MATERIAL                                         
 6.      SALARY AND WAGES                                     
 7.      UTILITIES AND OVERHEADS                              
 8.      TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL                                
 9.      COST OF PRODUCTION                                   
10.      PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS                               
11.      BREAK EVEN POINT                                     
12.      RESOURCES OF FINANCE                           
13.      INTEREST CHART                                       
14.      DEPRECIATION CHART                                   
15.      CASH FLOW STATEMENT                                   
16.      PROJECTED BALANCE SHEET