§1What this business is

Durum wheat semolina (suji) is fed into a mixer with water and kneaded for 15–20 minutes, pushed through an extruder fitted with macaroni moulds, dried in a static dryer and packed. The report plans a semi-automatic 50 kg-an-hour line with three machines.

Capacity: 50 kg an hour; 800 kg a day on two 8-hour shifts; 2,40,000 kg a year at full capacity. The report starts at 65% in year 1 and reaches 90% in year 6.

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

A small food-processing founder or flour-mill owner who can sell loose and packed macaroni to local wholesalers, kirana shops and eateries.

Who it is not for

Someone who wants a high profit from a small volume, or who cannot arrange working capital.

Advantages

  • Only three machines and two workers
  • Fits in 650–700 sq ft with a 5 kW connection
  • One raw material — semolina — available from any flour mill
  • Dry product with a long shelf life; other pasta shapes can be made by changing the mould

Drawbacks

  • Thin margin — raw material is about 82% of year-1 sales
  • Net profit in the report is only ₹1.69 L in year 1
  • Working capital need is as large as the fixed investment
  • Loose macaroni sells mainly on price; branded packs face big companies

Skills you need

  • Dough moisture and extrusion control
  • Drying without cracking the product
  • Food hygiene and FSSAI labelling
  • Selling to wholesalers and food outlets

Why difficulty 2/5: Simple machine process; the challenge is the thin margin and finding steady buyers.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Households, through kirana shops
  • Fast-food outlets, canteens and restaurants
  • Wholesalers of loose pasta and macaroni

How it sells

  • Local wholesalers and distributors
  • Direct supply to eateries
  • Own branded retail packs

Good to know

  • The report says the macaroni and pasta market in India reached US$ 286.6 million in 2017.
  • It links demand to urban living, ready-to-cook food and food-service restaurants, especially among young buyers.
  • Machine prices in the report exclude GST and transport.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Batch mixer1₹50,000
Macaroni and pasta mixer-extruder1₹4,50,000
Static dryer1₹3,00,000
Office furniture (table, chairs, workstation)1 lot₹1,00,000

From: PMEGP sample project report — Macaroni (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan) (2020)

  • Durum wheat semolina (suji / rava)825 kg a day and 2,47,423 kg a year at full capacity, at ₹24 a kg; 3% wastage
  • Wateradded in the mixer
  • Packing materialpouches and bags

From: PMEGP sample project report — Macaroni (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan) (2020)

§5Licences & registration

  1. Udyam registration
  2. GST
  3. FSSAI registration or licence
  4. Legal Metrology packaged-commodity registration (for retail packs)
  5. Trademark for your brand (optional)

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§6Schemes & subsidies

The report is built on PMEGP with 25% margin money on the ₹10.44 L fixed cost (₹2.61 L); PMFME gives a credit-linked subsidy to micro food-processing units; a MUDRA loan can cover a unit of this size; CGTMSE for a loan without collateral.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: Fixed cost ₹10.44 L (plant & machinery ₹9.44 L — machines of ₹8.00 L plus GST — and furniture ₹1.00 L); with working capital of ₹10.00 L the report's cost table totals ₹20.44 L. Finance: own money ₹2.04 L, bank term loan ₹9.40 L, working-capital limit ₹9.00 L. Premises are rented.

Working capital: Working capital ₹10.00 L in the cost table (bank limit ₹9.00 L) — almost as much as the machines, because semolina stock and credit to buyers tie up money.

Projections start in 2020-21 — machinery and semolina prices will be higher now.

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§8Export potential

Export council / board: Not verified yet

  • No HS code or export body has been checked against an official list yet.

§9Risks — where people fail

  • Rise in wheat and semolina prices
  • Cracked or broken product from poor drying
  • Insect or moisture damage in storage
  • Price cutting by other local makers

§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 macaroni making 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 (Udyam registration, GST), 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.

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Sources

  1. PMEGP sample project report — Macaroni (prepared by Udyami/Samadhan) (2020)

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