§1What this business is

Dried haricot beans are cleaned, soaked and blanched, mixed with tomato puree, starch, salt, sugar and spices, filled into cans, sealed and cooked under steam and pressure, then cooled and labelled. The cans keep for long periods without refrigeration. Buyers are supermarkets, hotels, caterers and grocery stores.

Capacity: 120 kg of baked beans a day (semi-automatic plant); the plan runs at 70% in year 1 and 90% in year 5.

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

A food technologist or processor with links to modern retail, hotels or export buyers.

Who it is not for

Someone without canning knowledge or a clear buyer base.

Advantages

  • Shelf-stable product needs no cold chain
  • Ready-to-eat foods are gaining with urban buyers
  • Line can also can other beans and pulses
  • Beans and sauce ingredients are easy to buy

Drawbacks

  • Baked beans are still a niche food in India
  • High break-even (54%)
  • Canning needs strict process control to avoid spoilage
  • Cans and tins add a big packing cost

Skills you need

  • Thermal processing and can sealing
  • Recipe and quality control
  • Food safety records
  • Sales to modern retail and HoReCa

Why difficulty 4/5: Canning needs exact heat processing, and the product's market in India is still small.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Urban households
  • Supermarkets and grocery stores
  • Hotels, caterers and picnic or barbecue food sellers

How it sells

  • Distributors to modern retail
  • Direct supply to HoReCa

Good to know

  • The report calls baked beans a convenience food that can be eaten hot or cold straight from the can.
  • It notes canned beans save the long soaking and cooking time of dried beans.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Bean cleaning machine (optional)——
Hydration tanks——
Vacuum extractor tank——
Hoisting pool with bucket conveyor and recirculating pump——
Rotary drum blancher with heat exchanger and digital temperature control——
Vibrating conveyor——
Cooling and inspection hopper——
Filler, liquid dosing machine and can sealing machine——
Semi-automatic loader and steamer——
Total plant and machinery (no item-wise prices printed)—₹16.50 lakh

From: PMEGP sample project report — Baked Beans (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

  • Haricot beansthe bean most makers use for baked beans
  • Tomato puree, starch, salt, sugar, spices and vinegarsauce ingredients
  • Flavourings, additives and preservativesas permitted
  • Steel tins or cans (or glass jars)packing

From: PMEGP sample project report — Baked Beans (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

In our raw material database

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§5Licences & registration

  1. Company or firm registration (named in the report)
  2. GST registration
  3. MSME Udyam registration
  4. BIS certification (named in the report)
  5. Trademark registration
  6. FSSAI licence

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§6Schemes & subsidies

PMFME fits food processing units; PMEGP (the report was prepared for it), CGTMSE and MUDRA also fit.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: Plant and machinery ₹16.50 L + other assets ₹1.25 L + working capital ₹5.00 L = ₹22.75 L; premises rented (₹30,000–40,000 a month).

Working capital: Working capital ₹5.00 L, of which ₹4.50 L is a bank working capital loan.

Year not printed on the report — check current machinery and raw-material prices.

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§8Export potential

Export council / board: APEDA

  • The project report prints no HS code; look up the 8-digit ITC(HS) line on the DGFT website or with a customs broker before exporting.
  • You need an Import Export Code (IEC) from DGFT before the first shipment.

§9Risks — where people fail

  • Under-processing leading to spoilage or safety problems
  • Slow demand for a niche product
  • Tin and bean price rise
  • Rent and fixed costs at low volume

§1030 / 60 / 90-day plan

A general plan that applies to any business. A plan for this business will be added after research.

  1. Days 1–30: Visit a working baked beans canning unit unit, ask 10 buyers about price and quantity, and get quotations from 3 suppliers.
  2. Days 31–60: Udyam and the licences you need (Company or firm registration (named in the report), GST registration), a project report (DPR), and the scheme or loan file.
  3. Days 61–90: Space and machines, trial production, and first deliveries to 10 customers.

§11Who to connect with

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Sources

  1. PMEGP sample project report — Baked Beans (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)

Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.