§1What this business is
Steel sheets are sheared, punched, bent and welded into a grill body; the cooking grid is electroplated, the body is painted, and the parts are assembled, tested and boxed. Buyers are households, restaurants, food joints and cafes.
Capacity: Rated output not printed; the report plans 25% use in year 1 rising to 45% in year 5 (year-1 sales ₹83.52 L).
§2Is it right for you?
Who it is for
A fabricator or welder who knows sheet-metal work and can sell to restaurants and dealers.
Who it is not for
Someone without metal-working experience.
Advantages
- Restaurants and caterers buy grills regularly
- Standard sheet-metal machines
- Can make custom sizes for hotels
- Festive and outdoor-cooking demand
Drawbacks
- Competition from imported and branded grills
- Steel price swings
- Electroplating needs effluent care
- Sales are seasonal for home buyers
Skills you need
- Sheet-metal cutting, bending and welding
- Finishing and painting
- Selling to restaurant-equipment dealers
- Costing and pricing
Why difficulty 3/5: Fabrication skill is needed, and plating brings pollution-control work.
§3Market
Who buys
- Restaurants, dhabas and cafes
- Caterers and banquet halls
- Households
How it sells
- Kitchen and restaurant-equipment dealers
- Direct orders from hotels
- Online marketplaces
Good to know
- The report names household, restaurant, food joint and cafe use.
§4Raw material & machinery
| Item | Qty | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Turret punch press | 1 | — |
| Shearing machine | 1 | — |
| Electroplating machine | 1 | — |
| Press brake | 1 | — |
| Bench drilling machine | 1 | — |
| Total plant & machinery | — | ₹16.50 lakh |
From: PMEGP sample project report — Barbeque Tandoori Grill (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)
- Steel sheet (CR sheet), angle iron, flat barfor the body and frame
- Galvanised steel cooking grid, carbon platecooking parts
- Welding electrodes, BBQ spray paint, screws, nuts, boltsassembly and finish
- Boxes and plastic bagspacking
From: PMEGP sample project report — Barbeque Tandoori Grill (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan)
In our raw material database
§5Licences & registration
- Udyam
- GST
- Pollution control board consent (needed for electroplating)
- Trade licence
§6Schemes & subsidies
- PMEGPCentralActive15–35% subsidy
- MudraCentralActiveLoan up to ₹20 lakh, no collateral
- CGTMSECentralActiveNo collateral, up to ₹10 crore
The report is a PMEGP sample; MUDRA and CGTMSE can cover the loan.
§7Money
How the investment is worked out: Samadhan sample report: machinery ₹16.50 L, other assets ₹1.00 L, working capital ₹5.57 L; the cost table totals ₹23.06 L (₹23.07 L on the summary page). Premises rented (₹30,000–40,000 a month).
Working capital: Working capital ₹5.57 L, of which a bank loan of ₹5.00 L.
Year not printed on the report — check current machinery prices.
§8Export potential
Confirm the HS code in the DGFT ITC(HS) lookup before you export
Export council / board: EEPC India
- Electric grills fall under a different heading (8516); check ITC-HS for your model.
§9Risks — where people fail
- Steel cost rise
- Cheap imports
- Plating effluent rules
- Slow-moving stock
§1030 / 60 / 90-day plan
A general plan that applies to any business. A plan for this business will be added after research.
- Days 1–30: Visit a working barbecue tandoori grill manufacturing unit, ask 10 buyers about price and quantity, and get quotations from 3 suppliers.
- Days 31–60: Udyam and the licences you need (Udyam, GST), a project report (DPR), and the scheme or loan file.
- Days 61–90: Space and machines, trial production, and first deliveries to 10 customers.
§11Who to connect with
Associations, clusters and training institutes — the directory is being built. Connect
§12Watch
There is no episode on this business yet. Shows are coming soon on the Podcast page.
Want to start Barbecue Tandoori Grill Manufacturing?
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Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.