§1What this business is
Mangoes are washed and pulped. The pulp is blended with sugar syrup and water, filtered, homogenised, pasteurised in a plate heat exchanger and filled into bottles. The DPR plans 500 kg of ready-to-serve (RTS) mango drink a day and counts 1 kg of drink from 0.4 kg of raw mango. It is written as a new line added to an existing fruit unit.
Capacity: 150 MT of mango RTS a year (500 kg a day), 300 days of 10 hours. The profitability tables run at 55%, 65%, 75%, 90% and 100% of capacity in years 2–6 (82.5 to 150 MT). The raw-material section speaks of 350, 400 and 450 kg of mango a day at 70%, 80% and 90%.
§2Is it right for you?
Who it is for
A pulp or squash maker in a mango belt who wants to add a bottled drink under a local brand.
Who it is not for
Someone expecting to win shelf space from national brands without a local distribution plan.
Advantages
- Mango drink is the best-selling fruit drink in India
- Standard, well-known process and machines
- Pulp can be stored to run the line beyond the season
- Same line can make other fruit drinks
Drawbacks
- Big national brands dominate shelves and pricing
- Fresh mango is available only 3–4 months a year
- Packaging is a large share of cost (₹9.90 L in year 2)
- Thin price per kg — ₹75 in the DPR
Skills you need
- Mango pulp extraction and blending to a fixed Brix
- Pasteurising and hygienic filling
- Managing pulp stock through the off-season
- Building a local distributor network
Why difficulty 3/5: Easy process; the hard part is selling against big brands.
§3Market
Who buys
- Kirana shops, pan shops and bakeries
- School and office canteens, dhabas and caterers
- Supermarkets
How it sells
- Area distributors with delivery vans
- Direct supply for weddings and events
- Local wholesalers
Good to know
- The DPR assumes an average selling price of ₹75 a kg of drink.
§4Raw material & machinery
| Item | Qty | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Cold store (1,500 kg) | 1 | ₹6 lakh |
| Mango washer (100 kg/hr) | 1 | ₹1.5 lakh |
| Mango pulper (100 kg/hr) | 1 | ₹1.2 lakh |
| Feed pump | 1 | ₹0.25 lakh |
| Sugar syrup preparation tank (100 litres) | 1 | ₹1 lakh |
| Mixing/blending tank (100 litres) | 1 | ₹0.8 lakh |
| Filter press (100 litres) | 1 | ₹0.7 lakh |
| Homogeniser (100 litres/hr) | 1 | ₹2.3 lakh |
| Pasteuriser, plate heat exchanger (100 litres/hr) | 1 | ₹1.6 lakh |
| Filling and capping machine | 1 | ₹2.7 lakh |
| Weighing balance | 1 | ₹0.06 lakh |
| Accessories | 1 lot | ₹0.5 lakh |
From: NIFTEM-Thanjavur (IIFPT) PMFME model DPR — Mango RTS
- Ripe mangoes₹30 a kg in the DPR; 50% pulp recovery
- Sugar₹35 a kg in the DPR
- Bottles, caps and labelspackaging ₹9.90 L in year 2 in the DPR
§5Licences & registration
- Udyam registration
- GST registration
- FSSAI licence or registration
- Trade licence or factory permission from the local body
- Legal Metrology registration for packaged goods
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§6Schemes & subsidies
- PMFMECentralUnclear35% subsidy, up to ₹10 lakh
- PMEGPCentralActive15–35% subsidy
- MudraCentralActiveLoan up to ₹20 lakh, no collateral
- CGTMSECentralActiveNo collateral, up to ₹10 crore
At this size the project fits PMFME (35% credit-linked grant, up to ₹10 lakh) or PMEGP (manufacturing up to ₹50 lakh) — choose one subsidy; MUDRA or a CGTMSE-backed loan can cover the working capital.
§7Money
How the investment is worked out: Building 20 × 32 × 12 ft ₹5.18 L + plant and machinery ₹18.61 L + utilities ₹0.8 L + other fixed assets ₹0.9 L + pre-operative ₹0.90 L + contingencies ₹1.20 L + working capital margin ₹3.01 L = ₹30.60 L (section 2.10). The Project at a Glance prints the same ₹30.60 L total but shows the margin line as ₹0.25 L.
Working capital: Working capital gap ₹12.05 L, ₹14.24 L and ₹19.42 L in years 2–4; margin money (25%) ₹3.01 L, ₹3.56 L and ₹4.86 L; bank finance ₹9.04 L, ₹10.68 L and ₹14.57 L.
Year not printed on the DPR (the PMFME scheme began in 2020) — check current machinery prices.
§8Export potential
Export council / board: APEDA
- The DPR prints no HS code — look up the exact code in the DGFT ITC-HS schedule before you quote to a foreign buyer.
§9Risks — where people fail
- Fermentation or bloating of bottles from poor pasteurising
- Mango price rise in a bad crop year
- Slow sales outside summer
- Price war with large brands
§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 mango ready-to-serve drink unit, ask 10 buyers about price and quantity, and get quotations from 3 suppliers.
- Days 31–60: Udyam and the licences you need (Udyam registration, GST registration), 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
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Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.