Producing dumplings at home as a business is a task that is easy to implement in urban and rural areas. Each of these options has its advantages and disadvantages. However, using personal spaces to organize a business is possible only at its first stage. If the business is successful and the entrepreneur decides to expand, the next step will be to rent/purchase production space.
The taste of homemade products cannot be compared with dumplings made on an industrial scale in food processing plants and factories. The price of a standard kilogram pack of homemade dumplings is 300 rubles and more. Using your own “original” recipes makes it possible to register a trademark, expand your range, and increase your income.
The simplest manual dumpling maker with a productivity of 12 kilograms per hour gives revenue for an eight-hour working day - 3,000 rubles.
Start-up investments
- Room. If you have a large (or better yet, a separate, which is possible in a private home) kitchen, at first the products can be made in it. Sources of electricity from which the equipment is powered must be located in an area of convenient accessibility. Sufficient lighting (minimum 160 Lux), water supply, and regular hygiene of work surfaces are required.
- Equipment. The list below is enough to organize the first stage of formation, a year and a half from the start of the company. In the future, household appliances should be replaced with professional ones. At first you will need:
- freezer with a volume that allows you to simultaneously place 100 kg of product. Its price is 50,000 rubles;
- a meat grinder with a minimum productivity of one and a half kilograms of minced meat per minute, equipped with a special tray for loading raw materials. Price – 10,000 rub. minimum;
- dumplings. Mechanical, with a productivity of 12 kg/hour for 15,000 rubles. or automatic, with adjustable thickness of the dough layer and producing products of other groups - ravioli, noodles, etc. The price is at least 70,000 rubles.
- Raw materials. Can be purchased at wholesale food warehouses or from farmers. In the latter case, costs will be higher, but this approach will allow you to offer customers exclusive products and set a high price for the product. For the purchase of a batch of raw materials for the starting cycle, you should plan 60,000 rubles.
- Remuneration. At first, you can do everything yourself or with your family, this will reduce expenses.
- Organizational, commercial, advertising costs - 10,000 rubles.
How to increase profits and make your business successful
The best way to run a business at home
If you distribute the first batches only through friends and acquaintances, you can wait a bit with registration. Subsequently, if the business turns out to be profitable, it is better to choose the registration form as an individual entrepreneur or LLC. The latter option is preferable if several founders are involved.
You should choose a simplified taxation regime - USTV, simplified tax system (at a rate of 15%, income minus expenses) or a patent.
In order to sell homemade dumplings not to friends, but officially to retail outlets and catering establishments, Product Certificates and Declarations of Conformity are required. To do this, the entrepreneur develops and submits specifications for the products, for both OKP codes provided for dumplings. Together with the recipe, they are submitted to certification centers, where they are registered within 10 days. In addition to Certificates and declarations, in order to obtain the right to safely sell their products, the manufacturer must obtain:
- permission from Rospotrebnadzor;
- certificates from the Ministry of Emergency Situations about the fire safety conditions of the premises;
- medical records for all employees involved in working with food products.
To achieve better taste and reduce costs, I add boiled potatoes to the minced meat. The filling comes out juicy and fragrant, and costs are reduced by 10%.
V. O. Dovrigin, entrepreneur, Naberezhnye Chelny.
Do not increase the amount of bacon in the recipe. Few people like the “greasy” taste of dumplings, and the entrepreneur risks losing his consumer audience and loss of demand.
I add spring water to the minced meat. Surprisingly, they become juicier and tastier. Savings – 12 percent of cost.
Yu. Antsiferova, Kostroma region.
But you need to experiment with adding water carefully. Excess liquid causes the dumplings to become mushy during cooking and look unappetizing. Everything needs moderation.
Always take extra flour and meat. Line downtime only seems insignificant, in fact, they “take away” up to 15 percent of income, which is almost a sixth.
N. Korolenko, village. Shakhovskaya, Moscow region.
When making stocks, it is important to ensure normal storage conditions for raw materials in order to prevent loss of freshness, which negatively affects the quality of the finished product.
To optimize costs, I buy flour, salt, eggs and spices from wholesalers. And I buy meat exclusively from farms. It's fresh and fragrant. The dumplings are exceptional, much tastier than store-bought ones. Buyers are not deterred by a price that is twice as high as a factory product, so I consider this diversification of expenses to be optimization.
V. Isakov, Kaluga region, Obninsk district.
Sales of finished products
The following sources of sales are promising:
- Retail outlets. If large stores work with suppliers of large quantities of goods, but small stores willingly accept several kilograms of product for sale.
- Cafes, restaurants, canteens, other catering outlets.
- Renting a place on the market. You will need a salesperson. It is necessary to issue a medical record book, a work record book, and calculate and pay taxes and insurance premiums on a monthly basis.
- “Lunches in the office” format. Dumplings and dumplings are an excellent office snack and a complete lunch; they can serve as first or second courses. In this case, it is not a semi-finished product that is to be sold, but a ready-to-eat product. The courier service should be established and permits obtained.
- Internet sales. You can create your own online store or use the capabilities of electronic trading platforms (ETP). In the latter case, the entrepreneur must meet the requirements of laws 223 and 44 - Federal Law.
Equipment leasing for small businesses
Business plan for business profitability
Starting investment package – 200,000 rubles (minimum value). The output of finished products is 60,000 rubles. initial cycle investment – 800 kilograms. With an average price of 300 rubles/kg, the income is 240,000 rubles. With a productivity of 12 kg/hour, 800 kg of products can be produced in 70 hours. Assuming a working day of 8 hours, this will be 9 days. That is, in a month the income will reach 500 - 600 thousand. Thus, already in the first month the investment pays off, provided that the entire manufactured batch is successfully sold.
The success of implementation should be ensured in advance. At least initially. To do this, you can accept pre-orders, organize an advertising campaign, or sell products or batches of them with prepayment.
Pelmeni have traditionally become one of the main dishes of Russian cuisine. Their popularity is evidenced by the fact that, according to statistics, on average every Russian buys them once every 2 weeks. They are presented in an assortment in almost all retail outlets. Of all frozen products sold in stores and supermarkets, dumplings make up 65-70 percent.
The most popular are Siberian dumplings. I liked them the most because of their recipe. Classic minced meat is made from beef, lamb and pork
There are many recipes for making dumplings; each housewife has her own signature one. The cooking process itself is a kind of family tradition. Often women are helped to sculpt them by all family members, husband, children. They are frozen, so you can take out and cook delicious and juicy dumplings at any time.
Why are dumplings so popular? There are several reasons:
- This is a versatile dish. The filling can be not only meat of various animal origins. There are quite a lot of recipes; fish, with the addition of mushrooms, herbs, vegetables, etc.;
- the dish is hearty. Having eaten a decent portion, you can not feel hungry for the rest of the day. Therefore, the dish is difficult to classify as a dietary product, but it can definitely be classified as healthy;
- quick and easy to prepare;
- they are eaten “with various sauces”: with sour cream, vinegar, boiled in broth, with ketchup, mayonnaise. Everyone chooses an addition to the dish according to their taste;
- and finally, they are divinely delicious. Even those who watch their figure cannot deny themselves the pleasure of eating dumplings.
Equipment for making dumplings. What equipment is needed for production
Dumplings are made manually and using special equipment. For a small home workshop, both options are suitable. For medium and large volumes, special devices or a production line are needed.
Traditional dumplings made by hand are more popular.
Productivity increases significantly when they are manufactured using equipment. In this case, the cost is also reduced. But start-up costs increase when starting production.
Home or small workshop
For a home workshop you need a room, according to the norms, of at least 50 square meters. It must comply with sanitary standards. Water supply and sewerage are provided. The walls and floors are finished with easy-to-clean materials, preferably tiles. A separate sink is required. The room should have a locker room and a bathroom.
Equipment: industrial meat grinder, freezer, refrigerators for raw materials, trays for freezing, tables for preparation. This is the minimum set for making dumplings by hand.
If you plan to produce a larger volume, then you will additionally need to purchase: a stamping machine, a dough kneading machine, a minced meat mixer, a machine for rolling out dough and packaging.
The finished dough and minced meat are loaded into the stamping machine, and it itself distributes the minced meat over the dough. The output is a finished dumpling. As a rule, such equipment provides several types of forms.
Production line
Linear equipment requires a specially equipped room, the presence of electrical points with a voltage of 380 W. Forced ventilation must be present.
The workshop must comply with all sanitary and technical standards, the presence of a locker room, a sanitary inspection room, and storage facilities. Separate area for cutting and preparing meat and vegetables.
The main ingredients are loaded into the linear equipment, and the finished product is obtained at the output. It is subsequently frozen and packaged.
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Where is the best place to buy equipment?
It is better to buy equipment from manufacturers or official distributors.
There are quite a lot of offers on the market. Conventionally, they can be divided into expensive, high-quality European equipment (Germany, Italy...) and affordable domestic lines and devices.
So, for example, a stamping machine from a Chinese or domestic manufacturer can be purchased for around 120,000 rubles (160 kg/hour). European equipment will be 3.4 times more expensive and reach 400,000 rubles.
A domestically produced dough mixer can be purchased for 35,000 rubles (80 kg/hour), the European equivalent starts at 200,000 rubles. Equipment configuration also plays a big role.
It is advisable to purchase equipment from manufacturers, if it is domestic. In this case, they take it for service. If individual elements fail, you can always easily order and replace them.
In addition, you can receive advice on technical issues at any time. It’s easy to find manufacturers on the Internet and do a comparative price analysis.
What ingredients will be needed? Main ingredients for making dumplings
Depending on the type of product manufactured, the main components may be different. To make meat dumplings you will need:
- meat, pork, beef, lamb, chicken;
- premium flour;
- egg powder or melange, eggs;
- spices, salt, pepper, other seasonings;
- water.
An entrepreneur has the right to develop his own recipe, write out and approve a technological map for it.
What documents are needed to open
Depending on the expected volume and sales of products, various forms of ownership can be registered.
So, if from the start it is possible to conclude agreements with supermarkets, then it will be more convenient to work under the general taxation system. Since large networks are payers of value added tax. As a rule, this is done by those who already have experience, financial capabilities or a similar business.
For the majority of novice entrepreneurs, they are advised to take their time and start with small volumes, gradually increasing them and expanding the sales market. In this case, either IP will be optimal.
In addition to the basic package of documents, it is necessary to undergo approval by Rospotrebnadzor and Gospozharnadzor.
To get approval from the SES you will need:
- statutory package of documents, namely –
- certificates for all equipment;
- sanitary passport of the facility;
- developed technological maps for manufactured products;
- Every hired employee must have a health certificate.
Only after receiving the appropriate permits can you begin to produce products.
Business plan: calculations, profitability, payback
To justify and take into account the maximum number of factors influencing the final result, cost and profit. Factors that will influence cost reduction may be:
- price of renting premises or availability of your own;
- price of raw materials in a given region;
- transportation costs. How close are the points of sale of finished products and the purchase of raw materials?
- profitability and cost of equipment;
- number of hired personnel;
- proper organization of production.
Therefore, each business plan is calculated individually for each entrepreneur.
You can offer approximate calculations for a small workshop with a productivity of 700-800 kg/shift.
- An inexpensive set of equipment will start from 280,000 rubles.
- Initial investment in advertising is approximately 30,000-50,000 rubles.
- Rent: 30,000-35,000 rubles.
- Raw materials: within 400,000 rubles.
- Salary (for 4 hired employees): from 60,000 rubles.
- Utility costs and taxes will average 25%.
- For such a volume, the profit will be 200,000-215,000 rubles.
- Net profit: from 90,000 rubles.
Thus, in 4 months, with established uninterrupted sales, you can return the initial invested capital.
People who have tried and successfully implemented a dumpling production business give a number of tips to aspiring entrepreneurs. Listen to them.
It is better to start with a small family-type production. Firstly, this way you take less risk. Secondly, gradually, in practice, “probing” the sales markets and expanding them, you will find your bearings and find your niche and customers. Study the demand.
It is better to initially expand the assortment and add other types of similar products to dumplings. Moreover, most dumpling machines provide this opportunity.
One of the cost-effective ways to sell products can be your own outlet, dumpling shop, bistro, or small cafe. To withstand fierce competition in the market, it is necessary to use all possible combinations to sell the product.
It is important that your products have an individual personality. This is facilitated by the original recipe, a bright, expressive company name, and interesting, attractive packaging.
People prefer packaging in which they can see the contents. Packaging should be different: for one person, family, small batches.
With proper calculation and analysis, taking into account these recommendations, a novice entrepreneur will be able to successfully implement a business idea for the production of dumplings and frozen dough products.
If you live in a small compact place in the Moscow region, then within 4-6 months you will be able to work off the invested funds and subsequently receive a stable income.
You can see how the dumpling making machine works in this video:
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A catering business will never be unprofitable if the products offered are of good quality and taste good. There are many areas where housewives can show off their cooking skills, and one of them is making homemade dumplings. Semi-finished products sell well at any time of the year, which is explained by the wide range and minimal preparation time. This only means that when producing high-quality products, the entrepreneur is guaranteed a stable income.
Dumpling business at home: where to start?
Before opening a dumpling business, it would be a good idea to study competitors and offer the consumer something unique that others do not have. Analysis of prices, services and product quality will allow the entrepreneur not only to develop well, but also to significantly improve his dumpling business. Of course, for large manufacturers, a novice businessman is not a rival, but you can always find your niche and develop a client base. Moreover, the product will be truly tasty.
Today you won’t surprise anyone with classic dumplings, so you can play on the variety of products and the originality of the filling.
What documents are needed to open a dumpling shop at home?
First of all, to open a dumpling shop at home, you need to register a business.
Then, in addition to registration documents, you will need:
- Conclusion of the SES
According to sanitary requirements, the minimum area for a dumpling shop is 50 m2. At the same time, it must be equipped with water, electricity, ventilation, sewerage and heating. The list of products and the technology for preparing semi-finished products are also certified by the SES.
- Permission from the State Fire Supervision Authority
To obtain permission from firefighters, it is necessary to equip the workshop with a fire alarm and fire extinguishing means (fire extinguishers). If during the inspection the inspector finds violations, they should be corrected as soon as possible. The State Fire Supervision Service, like the SES, has every right to close an enterprise.
What equipment do you need to buy to open a dumpling shop at home?
Experience shows that it is better to start a business by hand-making dumplings, selecting the optimal technologies and recipes in the process. You can test the finished products on relatives and friends, using the recipe for semi-finished products that they liked the most.
When moving to a higher level of production, the entrepreneur will need to purchase equipment to automate processes:
- For processing meat - an electric knife, a meat grinder and a mince mixer.
- To prepare the dough - an apparatus for sifting flour, a dough mixer.
- Equipment for forming dumplings and other semi-finished products.
- A refrigerator (maybe more than one).
- Automatic packaging machine.
When packaging the finished product, it is better to use transparent bags. Semi-finished products in such packaging are sold out faster, since the buyer sees the appearance of the dumplings and can evaluate the quality of their sculpting. In general, the production of semi-finished products must comply with the requirements established at the legislative level.
Technology for preparing homemade handmade dumplings
No one will argue that every housewife uses her own signature recipe when preparing dough and minced dumplings. Therefore, even classic dumplings with the same set of ingredients turn out to be different in taste for everyone. If a novice entrepreneur is planning to produce homemade dumplings, then first it is advisable to understand what is required to produce tasty semi-finished products?
Not much is needed:
- High quality raw materials.
- Thoughtful technologies.
- Original recipe.
When kneading the dough, you will need the highest quality flour. At first, you can experiment with the texture and thickness of the sheet.
In addition to pork, beef and chicken, you can add turkey, rabbit meat, vegetables, and fruits (for gourmets) to the minced meat. Try combining different types of meat and seasonings to find the optimal taste.
Eggs, salt, water and onions are also necessary ingredients in the production of dumplings.
Finished products are frozen to a temperature of -18°C and packaged for storage. Thick transparent bags are used as packaging; the optimal packaging weight is 0.5-1.0 kg.
Little secrets of the dumpling business:
- If you increase the water content in dough and minced meat up to 20%, then this technique will reduce the cost of dumplings. The quality and taste of the product will not change.
- If you add some potatoes to the meat , then the cost of semi-finished products will also decrease. These dumplings taste no worse than those made from pure meat, and their cost is the same.
- Meat loves onions and this property can be used. The dumplings will be more juicy if you put onions in the minced meat 2 times higher than normal. The more onions, the cheaper the meat costs.
The main thing in this business is to find the recipe that will attract customers.
Recruitment of personnel for the operation of a dumpling shop at home
At the initial stage of business development, you can involve your household and friends in making dumplings. When business takes off and you want to open a small workshop, you will have to hire 5-10 workers. Their main task will be to make dumplings. Taking into account the fact that with good organization of work, 100-200 kg of product can be produced per shift, loaders and a driver will not be superfluous. In addition, you will need a technologist, a sales manager, an accountant and a cleaner. The last two employees can work on an outsourcing basis.
Reference: According to the law, only those employees who have a health certificate are allowed to work with the food group of goods. Therefore, the entrepreneur must ensure that the books are renewed in a timely manner, otherwise the SES will issue a large fine.
Supplying dumplings at home: where to buy products for making dumplings?
In order for a dumpling shop to operate at home without fines and violations, products for the production of semi-finished products should be purchased from stores and farms. While the enterprise has not yet reached the industrial level, you can purchase meat at wholesale centers and large supermarkets.
Visiting bazaars where goods are sold by hand is not recommended . Sellers must have sanitary and permitting documents for all products.
When increasing the capacity of the enterprise, it is necessary to establish relationships with farmers and purchase meat in whole carcasses, which is much cheaper. In this case, there will be no problems with quality, since only fresh products come from farms.
Sales of ready-made dumplings: where is it profitable to sell handmade dumplings?
The first buyers, as a rule, are people from the immediate environment - friends, work colleagues, friends of friends, and so on. At this stage, the recipe is worked out, which is called “filling the hand.”
Receiving the first positive reviews and, accordingly, acquiring the first regular customers becomes a kind of signal for market expansion:
- The best option for selling semi-finished products is local forums and social networks. There are enough people there to place an order for the popular dish.
- The next step towards increasing sales volumes is an agreement with small cafes and restaurants. This promises the dumpling manufacturer constant orders for the supply of the product. At such food outlets, semi-finished products are the most popular.
There are other equally interesting sales options:
- Delivery of hot dumplings – lunches . Customers can be office employees, factory workers, market sellers.
- Sales of products in mini-shops and stalls . Their management is willing to cooperate if the dumplings from the new manufacturer have become famous and are selling well.
Advertising homemade dumplings: necessary or not?
Beginning entrepreneurs can do without advertising. At the start of a business, word of mouth is in full swing. And very successfully. People certainly talk about a good product, just like a bad one. Therefore, the quality of dumplings should always be unsurpassed.
Selling dumplings in retail outlets is another matter. Here you will need:
- Original packaging with logo and name of the semi-finished product.
- Launching an advertising campaign in the form of advertisements on forums, social networks and newspapers. Installing classic stretch marks will not help here.
It may be repeated that people always talk about a quality product. This means that buyers will leave positive reviews about delicious dumplings on various Internet resources. This is why advertising expenses should not be classified as low-budget. Advertising effectively increases sales.
How much does it cost to open a dumpling shop at home from scratch: a sample company business plan
The main expenses when opening a dumpling shop at home are:
1. Equipment purchase
You will need to purchase:
- A freezer that can hold up to 100 kg costs 7,000-11,000 rubles.
- Electric meat grinder – 1,500-5,900 rubles.
- Dumpling maker (can be mechanical) - from 1,500 rubles.
Total: minimum 10,000 rubles
2. Consumables - raw materials
Grocery supply for approximately two months of work consists of:
- Flour (first grade required) – 2,200 rubles.
- Luka – 850 rubles.
- Seasonings – 520 rubles.
- Eggs – 110 rubles.
- Various types of meat - 52,000 rubles.
Total: 55,680 rubles.
3. Employee salaries
Although many make do with their own (family) resources, hiring outsiders to produce requires financial costs, which are better taken into account right away. In extreme cases, they will cover unexpected expenses. This is approximately 35,000 rubles.
In total, the entrepreneur spends 100,680 rubles at the start, and if we take into account the fact that some equipment is already available, then the main financial burden falls solely on the purchase of consumable products.
In the future, it is necessary to provide for expenses on advertising events, rental premises and other expenses associated with the expansion of business activities. For now, this means production in the home kitchen.
Calculation of profitability of dumplings at home
- On average, the sales volume of beginning entrepreneurs is no more than 400 kg per month.
- The cost of 1 kg of the product in question is 70 rubles.
- Market prices for homemade dumplings vary from 120 rubles to 160 rubles or more.
- Income from the sale of one kilogram of product is 50-90 rubles.
- The sale of four hundred kilograms will bring a monthly profit of 28,000 rubles.
Even with such a modest turnover, the investment pays off in 3-4 months.
Dumplings are a very affordable, quick and tasty product for lunch or dinner. Hence the constant demand, which does not depend on the time of year or social status; everyone eats dumplings. There are many important disadvantages that dumplings that are produced on factory equipment have. Often such companies add too much soy to minced meat, which alienates consumers from the classic taste of minced meat. In this regard, the home-based dumpling business can pose serious competition to manufacturers supplying their “soy” dumplings to the shelves of city stores. After all, the taste of homemade dumplings is something that is familiar to us since childhood and is radically different from store-bought options.
Advantages and disadvantages of opening a dumpling production
In the table below, we consider the advantages and disadvantages of opening a dumpling shop that produces dumplings. It can be noted that the main target audience is people who want a satisfying and at the same time inexpensive meal.
Dumpling production business: documents for tax registration
To register a dumpling shop with the tax authorities, an individual entrepreneur or LLC is created. In the table below we analyze the main advantages. In addition, we will consider the necessary list of documents for registration of each legal form of ownership. When registering, select the OKVED code:
- 10.13.4 - production of semi-finished meat products,
- 10.73.1 - production of semi-finished products, dumplings, etc., boiled and uncooked, with and without filling.
| Form of business organization | Benefits of use | Documents for registration |
| IP ( individual entrepreneur) | Used to open a small pet business (50-80m²). Number of personnel from 1 to 3 |
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| OOO ( limited liability company) | Used to open a large chain of pet stores, borrow money, and scale. |
According to the law, the authorized capital of an LLC cannot be less than 10,000 rubles! |
The most optimal organizational form for a dumpling production workshop may be an ordinary individual entrepreneurship (IE). The most favorable tax regime for an enterprise will be the simplified taxation system (STS), 6% of revenue or 15% of enterprise profit.
Own workshop: SES requirements
For the first time after opening a business, you can build your first premises in your personal home kitchen, which already has all the necessary equipment. But it is worth keeping in mind that to make dumplings, even in your own kitchen you must have: a large number of sockets or an extension cord, a spacious and comfortable table, a sink with a constant supply of water, a good lighting fixture and, of course, a large freezer for storage of finished products. If you are planning to rent such a premises, possible success in this field can turn it into a full-fledged dumpling production workshop.
In the future, if you leave your home kitchen and rent premises, it must meet sanitary requirements Rospotrebnadzor(SES). In addition to the SES, you must obtain a conclusion on the premises for a workshop in Gospozharnadzor. To do this, it is necessary to install a fire alarm and fire extinguishing equipment (fire extinguishers).
Below is a list for obtaining a basic permit from Rospotrebnadzor, after which you can begin production.
Equipment for dumpling workshop
To organize this workshop indoors or at home, you will need a specific list of equipment that is necessary for this type of activity. We are not talking about new equipment; used household appliances are quite suitable:
- Refrigerator compartment with sub-zero temperature function. Such a chamber will accommodate about 100-1500 kg of finished products; its dimensions can easily fit in a kitchen or balcony. The issue price is 7000-12000 rubles;
- Manual or automatic meat grinder for preparing the filling. The price of this device ranges from 2000 to 7000 rubles. The approximate productivity of an automatic meat grinder is 1.5 kg of meat per minute, and a convenient loading tray and increased power can increase production time quite significantly;
- A device for making dumplings – a dumpling maker. It can be mechanical or automatic. An ordinary mechanical dumpling maker costs about 1,000 rubles and has a productivity of 10-12 kg per hour. An automatic dumpling maker will cost you 7,000 rubles, but it will speed up the process of making dumplings significantly, as it has many additional and very convenient functions: molds for dumplings, rolling out dough, producing noodles and ravioli, and a measuring spoon.
In addition to the above equipment, you can additionally buy: Flour sifter (about 15,000 rubles), dough sheeter (about 30,000 rubles).
Where to start production?
To begin with, you will need a great recipe, preferably with an exclusive signature, so that your dumplings stand out from the crowd of your competitors. But it’s worth considering the preferences of your future customers, for example, should you make dumplings from beef or pork? Or maybe mixed minced meat or chicken? Or even cook dumplings with non-traditional fillings of vegetables or fruits? The answers to these questions can create good demand, which will provide you with a large turnover and an influx of profit.
Next, having decided on the desired filling, we proceed directly to the process of making dumplings. Dumpling makers have several molding options for future products. So, in addition to the tasty filling, you can choose an interesting shape, which can also work favorably into your hands. Automatic dumpling makers have a mode for rolling out dough from 0.2 to 3 mm thick. This can seriously affect the taste, and it is better to strictly determine the future thickness of your dough. Next, the resulting dough is placed in the dumpling chute, the required amount of minced meat is applied, and all this is turned into a finished dumpling product.
You can reduce the cost of dumplings produced by adding potatoes to the meat. Meat and potato dumplings taste no worse than pure meat dumplings, but the cost is the same.
You can reduce the cost of dumplings without losing quality by increasing the percentage of water content in the dough and minced meat. Technologically, it is possible to increase the percentage of water content in minced meat to 20%, while the taste of dumplings only becomes better.
Video review of dumpling production
The video shows the production of dumplings in detail.
Market for your products
Most often, the first batch of finished products is distributed among close friends, acquaintances and neighbors. But these are only initial reviews, and, as a rule, you can’t start a business with your family; you need to look for the main places for selling such products - public catering and convenience stores. To introduce your products to these places, you will need a number of documents to carry out trade. In fact, these are 2 declarations of conformity, but to obtain them you will need registration of technical production conditions, which includes the following documents:
- lease agreement;
- product recipe;
- label.
The development and registration of specifications will take you 10 working days, and receiving a declaration of conformity will take about several weeks. The paperwork may seem difficult, but it's worth it. In order to make sure of the success of your company, it is best to test the first batch in some cafe or among friends. If the party receives good reviews and is approved, then there is no point in delaying the documents. After all, an honest entrepreneur is a trusted supplier.
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- Recruitment
- Secrets of dumpling making
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Today you won’t surprise anyone with the variety of the “dumpling miracle”. Supermarket shelves are bursting with a variety of semi-finished products from a variety of manufacturers, at a variety of prices. Beginning entrepreneurs cannot compete with them. This requires huge capital, great connections and long arms. Of course, a novice businessman doesn’t have all this.
But the major players in the dumplings market have a very vulnerable side. In almost 99% of cases, they produce dumplings using automatic machines and with the meat content in the dumplings at most 50%, or even less. Of course, the price of such dumplings is several times lower, and there is a demand for them. But as practice shows, every year the Russian consumer begins to understand more and more about the quality of products. If you give him a taste of a real tasty product, and do not deceive him with its quality, you can win his trust for many years. It is this path that small enterprises are taking today, producing dumplings without adding soy and other elements that reduce the cost of the finished product. These are the so-called “elite” dumplings, the price of which cannot be lower than 300 rubles/kg. You can't beat the taste of real homemade dumplings.
All dumplings priced above 250 are made from natural meat, without the addition of vegetable soy. Soy is added only to cheap dumplings. This rule is followed by the Siberian Gourmet company, a leader in sales of semi-finished products on the market of the Urals and Siberia.
Hand-made dumplings are always more attractive to consumers, as they are tastier and of higher quality, unlike machine-made dumplings. This is precisely the advantage of small workshops, where exclusively manual labor is used. The cash turnover of a workshop producing only 200 kg of dumplings per day can reach 1 million rubles per month. Of these, the profit can be 150 - 200 thousand rubles. But not everything is as sweet as it seems at first glance. The correct economic approach is important here. First things first.
Where to start planning the production of handmade dumplings
Why should production planning begin with sales? Yes, because many novice businessmen went broke when they invested millions of rubles in the purchase of expensive equipment, and ended up with warehouses filled to the ceiling with finished products. Their mistake was that during the formation of the business they did not plan the sale of their products. This kind of thing could have happened in the 90s, when there was a shortage of products and any product went out of stock. Today, in a period of fierce competition, business needs to start with the question: “Who will I sell this product to, who is my buyer?”
In the case of hand-made dumplings, the first sales can begin with the sale of trial batches to close acquaintances and friends. If you see how your dumplings are praised and ordered again and again, you may think that your enterprise will succeed. After all, your dumplings will be in just as much demand on the shelves of local stores. So we need to open up...
Selecting a room
Many entrepreneurs involve relatives and friends in the business at a very early stage. Making dumplings at home. When capital is very limited, this is often the only way out of the situation. There is nothing shameful about this. When the volume of production and sales of dumplings exceeds 200 kg per day, you can already think about renting premises, purchasing equipment and expanding the staff.
When producing even 200 kg of dumplings per day, the size of the room must be at least 50 m2. It should include areas for receiving and cutting meat, an area for preparing dough, an area for modeling (production) of dumplings, and an area for storing finished products. The workshop must comply with all sanitary standards for food production. The room must be clean, the walls must be plastered and painted, the floors must be plastered or tiled. The premises must be equipped with a toilet. It is also necessary to install a container with a disinfectant solution for treating and washing hands with instructions for them. And so on. Don't forget about fire safety. These are the minimum requirements for this type of enterprise.
What equipment to choose for the production of handmade dumplings
- Flour sifter - from 15 thousand rubles;
- Dough rolling - from 30 thousand rubles;
- Meat grinder - from 17 thousand rubles;
- Dough mixer - from 60 thousand rubles;
- Minced meat mixer - from 40 thousand rubles;
- Refrigeration chambers, 2 pcs. - from 100 thousand rubles.
Total costs - from 262 thousand rubles.
By the way, you can start producing hand-made dumplings without the above equipment at all. Everyone made homemade dumplings. Such production is limited only by the presence of a meat grinder, and other operations are done manually. The other side of the coin of such savings is the speed of dumpling production, which will be extremely low.
The above set of equipment is enough to produce up to 700 kg of hand-made dumplings per day. When production volumes reach 1000 kg per day or more, it is worth thinking about purchasing blast freezing chambers and building a separate warehouse for finished products. Manual modeling can be partially replaced by automatic modeling. To do this, you can purchase a dumpling machine, for example the HLT-700XL brand. In general, the market for equipment for the production of dumplings includes Italian, Ukrainian, Chinese and Russian equipment. However, prices vary significantly. Italian equipment is considered the most expensive, but it is also the most reliable and advanced. However, many enterprises successfully operate using cheaper Chinese analogues. The most affordable equipment for the production of dumplings is considered to be ours - domestic. Ultimately, the choice of equipment depends on the preferences of the business owner and his financial capabilities.
Packing of dumplings
It is also worth studying the process of packing dumplings. Currently, three types of packaging can be distinguished: manual, automatic and semi-automatic. The manual packaging process is when the operator manually packs the dumplings into a plastic bag and seals the open part. This method is still used by many small producers in provincial cities. And this justifies itself, because to purchase an automatic packaging line, an entrepreneur will have to shell out at least $20 thousand. For small businesses, the way out of the situation is to purchase a semi-automatic line, the cost of which is just over $3 thousand.
How much money does it take to produce dumplings?
An important point when starting a business is the issue of supplying ingredients for the production of dumplings. These include premium flour, beef and pork meat, eggs, onions, pepper, herbs, salt, water. According to some data, for the production of dumplings with a volume of 200 kg per day (4800 kg per month), monthly costs for raw materials will be at least 300 thousand rubles.
Recruitment
The most important cost item for a dumpling shop is labor costs. The less automated the production process is, the more workers are required. Therefore, even a small workshop for hand-making dumplings will require 10-15 people directly involved in the process of making dumplings. Also, a small enterprise will need to hire a technologist, driver, sales managers, and loaders. An accountant and a cleaner can be hired under fee-based service agreements (or outsourcing). Do not forget that each employee must have a health book with him in case of inspection.
Which taxation system to choose for a dumpling production workshop?
The organizational form of a workshop for the production of dumplings can be an ordinary individual entrepreneurship. The most favorable tax regime for such an enterprise is the simplified taxation system (STS), 6% of revenue or 15% of the enterprise’s profit.
Secrets of dumpling making
- You can simply reduce the cost of dumplings produced by adding potatoes to the meat. The resulting meat is potato dumplings, the taste is no worse than pure meat dumplings, and the cost is the same.
- You can reduce the cost of dumplings without losing quality by increasing the percentage of water content in the dough and minced meat. Technologically, it is possible to increase the percentage of water content in minced meat to 20%, while the taste of dumplings only becomes better.
How to start a business producing handmade dumplings
The production of hand-made dumplings must begin simultaneously with registration as an individual entrepreneur or individual and, at the same time, establish markets for the finished product. To begin with, you can organize it at home and involve relatives in helping.
After the first profit appears, you can think about renting premises or purchasing production space as your own.
If over 200 kilograms of dumplings are produced per day, then the minimum production area should be 50 square meters. The room is divided into separate sections:
- receiving and cutting meat;
- dough preparation;
- production of dumplings;
- storage area.
In addition to the above, the premises must have a toilet room, as well as a special container for workers to wash their hands. It is mandatory to have a special disinfectant solution with detailed instructions on the rules for its use.
Which taxation system to choose for registering a dumpling shop
When setting up production of hand-made dumplings, there is no need to open a legal entity. It is enough to register as an individual entrepreneur. In this case, the most optimal solution would be to choose a simplified taxation system. You can also pay tax on both revenue received and profit. In the first case it is 6%, and in the second - 15%.
How much money do you need to start a business?
To set up production of handmade dumplings, you need 250,000 rubles. This price only includes the purchase of equipment. Additional financial costs will be associated with the purchase of the necessary ingredients and transportation costs for their delivery, wages to employees and insurance premiums, taxes and rent, additional expenses.
What equipment to choose for manual production of dumplings
Despite the fact that dumplings are made by hand, you still cannot do without equipment. You will need to purchase:
- flour sifting apparatus;
- dough sheeter;
- equipment for kneading dough;
- meat grinder;
- mince mixer;
- at least two refrigeration chambers.
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