Detailed Project Report on potato chips

POTATO CHIPS
[CODE NO. 3255]  
 
When American-style potato chips were introduced in Great Britain in the 1920s, to avoid confusion with the established term “chip potatoes” they were called potato crisps or simply crisps. Over time, though, these clearly drawn distinctions became blurred. For instance, British-style batter-fried fillets and fried potatoes have become popular in the United States and Canada, and even on the western side of the Atlantic they’re called “fish and chips.” Similarly, when thin French fries—along with hamburgers and other American fast foods—went global, the word “fries” became the standard term in many English-speaking countries (at least in fast-food outlets). Likewise, as American snack foods were marketed overseas, the term potato chips was adopted throughout the world, even in the United Kingdom—although most people there do still call them “crisps.”

The creators of novel potato-based snacks have introduced some new coinages to the world of chips and crisps. In 1967, General Mills introduced Chipos, said to be tastier, crisper, lighter, and less oily because they were fried much faster than traditional potato chips. Two years later Procter & Gamble introduced Pringles, made from dehydrated and reconstituted potatoes. Pringles are uniform in size and shape, so they can be stacked and packaged in a tube. Chipos didn’t make the cut as a commercial product. Pringles were a tremendous success and are sold all over the world, but apparently the time has not arrived for them to be enshrined in an Oxford dictionary.

Potato is widely consumed as food all over the world. Cooked potatoes, in various forms are offered in restaurants and refreshment stalls and variety of processed potato products are available in the market.  Surplus and cull potatoes are used as feed for livestock and also as raw material for the manufacture of starch, ethyl alcohol and a few other industrial products.

Potatoes are consumed not only as a fresh vegetable, but also in a variety of processed forms.  Dehydrated potato products have been known for long and are especially valued because they afford convenience for use; they have good storage stability and are relatively any to transport.  In recent  years,  there  has been,  a  great spurt in the consumption of  processed  products, such  as  potato chips, dehydrated meshed  potatoes,  and  frozen potato products.

Potato chips are basically used for snacks purposes.   They are produced by rapid dehydration of potato slices by direct contact with hot fact.  Its crispness and special palatability make it the favorite of people of all age group.

Different varieties of potatoes are usually used for chips.  In India, almost all part of the country produces it but the main share of the total production comes from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal & Orissa.

COST ESTIMATION

Plant  Capacity                                                    :   2.00 MT/day                  
land & Building (1500 sq.mtr)                         :    Rs. 98.00 Lacs
Plant & Machinery                                              :    Rs.  2.00   Cr
Working Capital for 3 Months                          :    Rs.  2.11   Cr
Total Capital Investment                                   :    Rs.  5.32   Cr
Rate of Return                                                    :    19%
Break Even Point                                               :    69%


INTRODUCTION    
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CRISPS AND CHIPS?    
B.I.S SPECIFICATIONS    
OVERVIEW AND ECONOMIC OUTLOOK OF QATAR
MARKET SURVEY    
SNACK PRODUCTS MARKET IN QATAR
FOR INDIANS, ANY TIME IS SNACKS TIME!    
LIPCHIP POTATO CHIPS IN FOUR FLAVOURS    
INDIAN POTATO TO GO GLOBAL WITH GAP CERTIFICATIONS    
VIMAL OIL TO ENTER SNACK FOOD MARKET    
PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS FOR FRIED POTATO CHIPS    
PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHANGES DURING STORAGE    
MANUFACTURERS/EXPORTERS/SUPPLIERS OF POTATO CHIPS/CRISPS    
MANUFACTURING PROCESS    
(1)  SORTING, CLEANING & WASHING:    
(2)  SLICING AND WASHING    
(3)  DRYING OF SLICES:    
TREATING WITH CHEMICALS:    
CHIP FRYING:    
BATCH FRYING METHOD:    
METHOD OF BATCH PROCESSING:    
PACKAGING:    
FLOW DIAGRAM    
PRINCIPLES OF PLANT LAYOUT    
MAJOR PROVISIONS IN ROAD PLANNING FOR MULTIPURPOSE SERVICE ARE:    
PLANT LOCATION FACTORS    
PRIMARY FACTORS    
SPECIFIC FACTORS    
EXPLANATION OF TERMS USED    
IN THE PROJECT REPORT    
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULES    
INTRODUCTION    
PROJECT HANDLING    
PROJECT SCHEDULING    
PROJECT CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE    
TIME SCHEDULE    
SUPPLIERS OF PLANT & MACHINERY    
PACKAGING MACHINERY SUPPLIERS    
SUPPLIERS OF PLANT AND EQUIPMENTS (INDIAN)    
PACKAGING MATERIALS FOR FOOD    
IMPORTED PLANT & MACHINERY    
DESCRIPTION OF MACHINERIES    
OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE    
PACKAGING SECTION    
            
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