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Workshops for the production of semi-finished products. Production of culinary semi-finished products as your own business

Production of semi-finished products: business plan for your own “meat startup” + 8 practical advice on organizing a production workshop from professionals.

Production semi-finished meat products - a sought-after business. This is not an empty assumption, but a fact proven by statistics.

The constant increase in the consumption of semi-finished meat products is provoked by their affordable cost and ease of preparation.

Competition in the meat products market is very high, i.e. The reader should note that the idea of starting a convenience food business is not new.

But if you are 100% sure of your desire, and are ready to put in the due effort, you should start with pitfalls“meat” business and creating a business plan for the development of your own enterprise.

Business plan: production of semi-finished meat products

First, you need to figure out why exactly semi-finished meat products? After all, it’s much easier to produce frozen vegetables!

But... there is one very important argument in favor - the consumption of meat is constantly increasing, and the time for preparing it is becoming less and less.

We also must not forget about the pricing policy: if a marbled beef fillet mignon steak costs approximately 3,000-5,000 rubles, then its analogue, a semi-finished chop, costs 15 times less.

To confirm the prospects of the business for the production of semi-finished products, a graph of the growth in consumption of meat products per capita is provided:

If even after these words the reader has doubts about the prospects for business development in the semi-finished products industry, there is one last compelling argument - just analyze your own diet.

What percentage of the total consumption of meat products is made up of semi-finished products? Not less than 25% if you are an ordinary citizen of Russia with an average salary.

After a short motivational introduction, it’s worth moving on to the first section of the business plan - marketing promotion.

Marketing plan for the production of semi-finished meat products

Marketing plays a huge role in the development of a business, especially when promotion requires the sale of the maximum amount competitive advantages.

The production of semi-finished products is a highly competitive business segment. The main players are big retail chains having their own production facilities.

How to become a leader in the Russian meat business?

The answer can only be received after marketing analysis business and definitions free zones" for advancement.

The target audience

The first level of analysis is to find the target consumer.

The question to answer is who is the typical buyer of semi-finished products:

Young people (18-25 years old)– the obvious fact is that the student does not have a lot of free time for cooking.

Substitute for natural meat – semi-finished products.

They are the basis of the diet of students and high school students.

The so-called middle class.

80% of the working population of Russians fit this definition, which is associated with low wages.

Low income leaves no other option - only cheap semi-finished products.

We can conclude: customer base very extensive, it includes approximately 50% of the country's population.

Also, it became possible to determine the direction of pricing policy and product features:

Semi-finished products should fall into the “middle” class in terms of cost, since expensive analogues are less in demand by the target audience.

To develop a competitive advantage, it is necessary to pay special attention to the recipe.

The market volume of medium-priced semi-finished products is very large. Taste is the only way to stand out.

Business Marketing Strategy

The second step of the marketing plan is product promotion and its sale on the market.

Problems of marketing promotion of semi-finished products and ways to solve them:

Description of the problem	Solution method
Most large industries are organized on the basis of retail chains, which does not allow a newcomer to reach consumers.	Organization own points sales in the form of pavilions and trading platforms. It is necessary to start with small sales volumes and focus on the market of small cities, where the influence of the main business players is less noticeable. Another option is cooperation with enterprises of your level. Newcomers must unite in the fight against monopoly.
Why is the consumer obliged to choose your semi-finished products among hundreds of analogues?	Suggest new format product recipes, because consumer love can only be won with the right pricing policy and unique taste.
The problem of delivering meat products	Every entrepreneur who produces semi-finished products faces the problem of transporting frozen or chilled products. Area of work" marketing strategy must be completely covered with the goods, which requires special equipment for transportation. There are two ways out: purchase expensive equipment, or turn for help to dealers who have transport and will undertake the sale of the goods.

So, it's time to take stock of all the planned marketing moves.

To open a plant for the production of semi-finished meat products you must:

Prepare trading platform for the sale of meat products.
Establish contacts with “colleagues in the shop”, enlist support or even organize joint marketing campaigns.
Start distributing semi-finished meat products in small towns, where the level of competition will allow you to occupy a cell in the business.
The use of dealers will increase the scope of marketing and simplify the process of selling semi-finished products.

The reader may ask: “Why pay so much attention to marketing?”

Without the right approach to promoting semi-finished meat products, a business has no chance of developing!

Registration of the production of semi-finished products or 9 circles of hell from SES

Business legalization – required condition successful activities. It is important to take care of timely completion of documentation and LLC registration.

Why do you need an LLC to produce semi-finished products?

If you have an idea to produce semi-finished products, you should think about the volume of products produced.

What does the term “factory” tell you?

Pictures of large-scale production come to mind, don’t they?

Based on this, as well as the financial cost of the project, it is impossible to classify the plant for the production of semi-finished products as an individual entrepreneur.

Required documentation package for LLC registration:

passport details of the founders, director, chief accountant;
information about physical registration object;
bank statement confirming the opening of an LLC current account;
rental agreement for workshop premises;
certificate of compliance with SES standards;
receipt of payment of state duty;
specified OKVED activity code;
constituent charter of the enterprise;
bank statement on placement in the LLC account authorized capital, minimum amount – 10,000 rubles;
application for registration of an LLC, completed in form P11001.

With a complete package of documents, please contact the Federal tax service at the place of registration of production.

Within 5 working days, representatives of the Federal Tax Service consider the application, after which they inform the director of the decision.

In general terms, registration of the production of semi-finished products is no different from other enterprises.

But there are some peculiarities, the most extensive of which is the SES check.

Work on compliance with SES requirements

In order to pass the monitoring of the sanitary and epidemiological station, you must meet the following requirements:

The premises for the workshop must be equipped in accordance with the standards (this point is discussed in more detail in the section “Rental of space for production”).
Employee training and hygiene corners are a mandatory requirement.
The special uniform of employees must comply with the standards (there must be a robe, safety shoes, cutting protection).
The sterility and cleanliness of working surfaces is checked.

We must not forget about the product itself.

Semi-finished meat products will be selected for microbiological examination and tested for the presence of staphylococcus and fungal organisms.

Only if all criteria are fully met, the LLC receives a certificate from the SES.

If you want to organize meat production according to GOST standards, you must undergo a repeated and more thorough inspection.

Rental of space for production

For the full operation of a plant for the production of semi-finished meat products, it is necessary to rent two premises - an office + a workshop (or divide the space properly).

First, you must start looking for an office, which will ensure simultaneous work on setting up production and start-up marketing.

Office parameters:

Criterion	Required standard
Square	20 – 25 sq. m.
Climate control	It is enough to install a mid-level shock absorption system.
Living conditions	Water, heating, electricity, Fire safety- required.
Interior	The interior design is predominantly in beige tones + you can add elements reminiscent of the direction of production.
Furniture	Two workstations that include a separate desk, office chair and PC.
Location	If the office is located in close proximity to the production workshop, you need to separate these two working areas as much as possible, i.e. protect the formal part from the production part. If the office is located in a separate room, it should be arranged as close as possible to possible partners. The best place will become a large office center.
Price	15,000 - 18,000 rub./month

Production workshop parameters

Room under meat shop– this is a separate topic for conversation, because the SES has its own view on the organization of production. It often differs from the opinion of the company's management.

SES standards for a meat production shop:

The workshop should be located away from residential buildings indoors with natural light.

Basement options should not even be considered.

The premises must have two entrances, which are suitable for use, regardless of the weather and time of year.

The floor must be concrete or covered with a special rubber flooring.

This criterion is due to the specifics of production, and the possibility of the development of fungal infections and the penetration of bacteria into finished meat products during transportation.

The walls must also be covered with a special primer and rubber flooring.

Instead of rubber, you can use tiles.

All surfaces of the room require constant treatment with antiseptics.

In this regard, all the above requirements seem quite justified.

Fire safety system - only the highest level , since the production of semi-finished meat products involves the use of specialized equipment.

The ventilation system and water supply are the most important control criteria.

It is necessary to organize constant access to purified fresh air and high quality water in the premises.

Electricity - three phases - 380 V.
Air temperature 18-22˚С, which will require the use of climate control systems.

It is mandatory to have changing rooms for staff, hygiene corners, and properly equipped bathrooms.

If the parameters are met, the SES “awards” the entrepreneur with permission to officially operate the production of semi-finished products.

The cost of renting a factory premises with an area of 100 sq. m. will be about 25,000 rubles. + bringing to standards another 75,000 rubles.

Process of production of semi-finished products

We have come to the most important section of the article - a description of the production process and classification of semi-finished meat products.

Classification

Semi-finished meat products are divided into three main positions:

Natural.
Formed using a flour shell.
Ground meat.

Let's look at each class in detail:

Natural – made from natural meat various types processing that has been frozen no more than once.

There are restrictions on the use of meat from male cattle.

Formed with flour shell– This class includes semi-finished products that contain meat and a certain proportion of dough.

For example: pizza, dumplings, manti, belyashi, pasties.

Minced meat is the easiest class of semi-finished products to understand.

It consists of finely chopped pieces of meat mixed into a mass of uniform consistency.

There is also a secondary division of classes (mainly by product size and shape).

The main thing is to understand the main difference: natural semi-finished products are whole pieces of meat that can be attributed to a certain type of animal by eye.

Direct production process

STEP 1: The process of producing semi-finished products begins with cutting the meat.

Depending on the conditions of the workshop, there are two ways to implement the stage:

Delivery of already cut carcasses to the enterprise, which provides for agreements with the supplier.
Having your own cutting department and an experienced butcher who will dismember animal carcasses.

If you have a unique recipe for the production of semi-finished products that requires special forms of cutting, having a butcher becomes a necessity.

STEP 2: Formation of the meat product.

Depending on the class of the semi-finished product being produced, the second stage may have obvious differences.

To make natural semi-finished products, you just need to cut the meat into pieces required size.

Depending on the complexity of the cut and the volume of product, this can be done by a specialized slicer, a band saw for cutting meat, or a butcher knife.

The production of dumplings, dumplings and other dough products at the second stage involves cutting the meat into minced meat.

Minced meat is produced using high-power factory electric meat grinders. Also, you need to knead the dough using a factory dough mixer - a high-power apparatus.

The last operation of the second stage is the formation of the product. Depending on the semi-finished product, a molding machine with a set of necessary attachments may be suitable for this purpose.

STEP 3: Freeze.

Freezing or cooling of semi-finished meat products is carried out in a blast freezing chamber, taking into account the required product exit temperature.

An important point is that you must adhere to technological production standards and not allow the semi-finished product to be re-frozen.

Freezer storage rooms must maintain the correct temperature conditions to maintain a constant condition of the goods.

STEP 4: Delivery of semi-finished products.

Even the operation of an ideal production line can be completely disrupted by incorrect temperature conditions transportation.

Often, retail chains correct this situation by re-freezing, which can lead to defects in meat products.

Should be carried out taking into account regulatory documentation in a special transport - a refrigerator, or any other vehicle with a cooling system.

The production of semi-finished meat products is a very broad topic. Naturally, it was not possible to touch on every detail in this section. But the reader must understand general characteristics manufacturing and the importance of standardization.

Equipment for the production of semi-finished products

After determining the basic principles of manufacturing, it is necessary to decide on a set of equipment. It is definitely impossible to choose a basic set of equipment for the production of any types of semi-finished products.

An example of a workshop set-up could be the organization of production of frozen cutlets:

Equipment name	Quantity (pcs.)	Cost (RUB/piece)
Total:	10	1,000,000 rubles
Band saw for cutting meat	1	110 000
Forming machine	1	170 000
Blast freezing chamber	1	180 000
Industrial meat grinder	1	160 000
Warehouse freezer	1	200 000
Butcher's set (work table, set of knives, overalls)	4	30 000
Minced meat mixer	1	50 000

New Production Line for semi-finished meat products it will cost at least 1 million rubles, which is already a considerable amount.

Of course, you can purchase used equipment. But consider the fact that with a production schedule of 3 shifts, it has no chance of long-term operation.

Only you can determine whether it is worth purchasing a new line, or constantly spending money on components and enduring downtime.

Personnel for the production of semi-finished meat products

Recruiting personnel for the production of semi-finished products is a responsible task. The risks of the work process are quite high, so only experienced people should be selected.

If you are “targeting” newbies, provide proper instruction.

Working with machinery, knives and even saws to cut meat is a dangerous task.

The organization of production should include constant master classes and all sorts of reminders about compliance with safety rules.

Basic requirements for potential employees:

Education in the food industry or experience working in similar industries.
Caution and attentiveness when performing assigned tasks.
Age over 20 years. Taking “children” to trim meat is not a good idea.
The absence of chronic diseases and the presence of an appropriate certificate of completion of a medical examination.

Recruitment of personnel for servicing a small workshop + office:

Job title	Qty	Salary (rub.)
Total:	10	198,000 rubles/month
Director	1	30 000
Sales Manager (Marketing)	1	20 000
Chief technologist	1	20 000
Butcher	2	18 000
Production line worker	3	18 000
Accountant	1	20 000
Warehouse worker	1	18 000

Financial section of the production of semi-finished meat products

It's time to evaluate the profitability of production. All calculations were made based on a work schedule of three shifts and volumes of products produced, at least 500 - 600 kg/day.

Starting investments

Expenditure	Amount (rub.)
Total:	1,378,000 rubles
Rent	40 000
Starting renovation of the premises	75 000
LLC registration	15 000
Equipment	1 000 000
Staff	198 000
Marketing	50 000

About the production process of frozen semi-finished products - cutlets, watch the video:

Monthly consumption

The profitability of semi-finished products production ranges from 50% to 80%, the payback period for earnings of 800,000 rubles per month will be from 18 to 24 months.

The production of semi-finished meat products is not the most suitable business for novice entrepreneurs.

It requires significant investment and pays off within two years. If your goal is to get rich quick, this is not the best business option.

But in general, production of semi-finished products – promising business on Russian market.

All your efforts and expectations will be justified stable income and the opportunity for constant development if you work hard at the start.

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The demand for fresh meat products is constantly growing. The main competition is developing between the chilled and frozen segments. There is still a place in this niche for everyone, because different types of semi-finished products are clearly differentiated by purpose and distribution channels.

The volume of meat consumption in Russia has been constantly increasing over the past 10 years. Even based on the results of the depressed 2020, there is an increase (3%) compared to the previous period. At the same time, the production of semi-finished products is growing most actively, as well as their consumption. This is explained by the employment of the population, accelerated dynamics modern life. To understand whether this area is promising for small businesses, let us briefly describe:

features of the Russian meat products market;
types of products, preferences, sales network;
technologies and equipment for meat processing;
regulatory regulation of this type of business.

Supply and demand for semi-finished products

About 50% of the total volume of meat (Russian and imported) is sold raw. Approximately 30% goes to sausage products, 5% to canned food, about 15% to the production of semi-finished meat products and supplemented with other ingredients. IN last years their consumption increases by 10-15% annually, while sausages - by only 5% (Fig. 1).

Figure 1. Dynamics of growth in the production of semi-finished meat products according to Rosstat.

Almost tenfold growth is a response to constantly growing demand. But production is distributed unevenly across regions (Fig. 2). Traditionally, over 60% falls on the Central and Northwestern districts, where large meat processing plants are concentrated. According to experts, consumption of these products will grow in the next 3 years, with the highest rates expected in the periphery.

Figure 2. Structure of distribution of meat processing enterprises by district in 2013.

Increased demand has changed the strategy of large meat holdings (Fig. 3). If earlier they focused on the production of sausages, frankfurters, and other delicacies, then in the last two years they have been actively repurposing them into raw semi-finished products. This will certainly lead to increased competition. The developed capacities of giant enterprises, their own raw material base, and the possibility of purchasing imported equipment and new technologies put small businesses in obviously unfavorable conditions.

Figure 3. Zones of influence of Russian agricultural holdings for the production and processing of meat in the European part of Russia. According to Kommersant.

Majority large meat processing plants produce frozen products. The transition from sausage production to products for culinary processing, the purchase of new technologies increases its cost. Standard packaging is also inconvenient: small ones are costly for the manufacturer, large ones are not suitable for the buyer. Bulk goods are now in high demand.

Small businesses find a place in this niche for several reasons. Proximity to sales points saves transportation costs. And price in times of crisis is the main regulator of consumer demand. In addition, consumers are increasingly choosing chilled meat rather than frozen meat; even if its cost is 10 - 15% higher. Since the shelf life of such products is up to 7 days, retailers buy them from local producers. However, they often complain about the poor assortment and low quality of goods.

Types of products, sales directions

Semi-finished meat products are produced from all types of meat: beef, pork, poultry, including offal. Currently, their range includes about 40 units. Products are usually divided into two large categories: chilled and frozen. According to manufacturing technology, they are:

Natural. Large, small-piece products, mainly from chilled meat: oven-baked beef and pork, steaks, natural cutlets, shish kebab, stew, soup sets.
Breaded. Ready-to-cook dishes from fresh and defrosted meat in liquid (with egg) breadcrumbs: offal, chops, rump steaks.
Chopped. Products made from low-grade raw materials, often with the addition of bread and spices: cutlets, steaks, meatballs. This group also includes packaged and loose minced meat.

Mixed semi-finished products with the addition of dough and, to a lesser extent, vegetables are widespread on the Russian market (Fig. 4). The undisputed leader is dumplings; they even came up with a special vending machine for them.

Figure 4. Product consumption indicators instant cooking by species (2014).

Product sales channels:

Networks retail - their share is about 50%. Dumplings and cutlets sell well in retail outlets all kinds. Sliced meats (kebabs, goulash), minced meat, pancakes, pasties, manti - prevail in markets and supermarkets. Both frozen and chilled products are sold.
Specialty cookeries- occupy approximately 10%. These are ordinary stores that sell goods from the counter. Our own culinary workshops allow us to prepare a diverse range of ready-made dishes, quickly responding to seasonal changes, changing tastes and needs. They sell finely chopped meat in marinades, kebabs, goulash, khinkali, cabbage rolls.
HoReCa segment- About 14% of semi-finished meat products are sold through it. It is developing the fastest thanks to the spread of fast food. Buyers - restaurants, bars, canteens, cafes fast food. Frozen products are often supplied to catering establishments; large high-tech production benefits here.

Key trends for 2020 – 2020:

Increased demand for chilled products; increasing the share of poultry meat: chicken and turkey.
Expanding the range of dishes in sauces, marinades of original recipes; with the addition of vegetable ingredients.
Displacement of traditional products by new, original dishes of the national cuisine of the peoples of the world.
Increased consumption of semi-finished products in the expensive segment, ready-to-eat meals.

How to open a workshop for the production of semi-finished products

If an entrepreneur decides to open a meat business, first you need:

determine which market segment to work in, select an assortment;
find, master, develop recipes taking into account modern technologies;
purchase professional equipment, transport for delivery.

The technological process, for example, for natural semi-finished products includes:

defrosting of carcasses, half-carcasses (defrosting) in the amount of daily processing - if necessary, if the workshop is located separately from the slaughter place;
washing, drying, cutting into large cuts, trimming, trimming;
preparation of portioned, small-piece, chopped products using special machines;
packing goods into functional containers, sealed bags, labeling;
cooling (freezing), storage, transportation to a warehouse.

As for the recipe, buyers prefer semi-finished meat products with a minimal degree of processing. For example, if these are chickens, then they are simply cut into half carcasses, breasts, wings, etc. However, there is a growing demand for “convenient” products, balanced in composition, with different ingredients, allowing you to prepare a dish using quick culinary methods. For this purpose, modern packaging such as “protective atmosphere” or “gas environment” is used. Experts believe that owning them will soon become a ticket to the natural chilled food segment.

Inexpensive equipment for all types of processing is produced by Russian factories. It can be selected individually, or you can purchase a ready-made modular workshop for the production of semi-finished products. The selection depends on the future assortment. As a rule, the equipment of the workshop is formed by: band saws, cutting presses, meat grinders of various capacities, machines for applying breading mixture, cutlet or dumpling machines. If there is no work experience, it is advisable to find a supplier who provides comprehensive services, including training, information support. Often such equipment is purchased on lease. Main selection criteria: A complex approach(multifunctional lines) and rationality - the ability to ensure the sale of the entire volume of manufactured products.

Organizational and legal issues

Production of meat, others food products with it (semi-finished products, canned food, sausages); rules of storage, transportation, packaging, labeling are regulated by the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union “On the safety of meat and meat products” (TR CU 034/2013). This document contains all the requirements, manufacturing conditions and classification of products with different meat content, for example:

meat - (> 60%) with the addition of other ingredients;
meat-containing - (5 - 60%), including flour, eggs, cereals, water;
meat and vegetable - (30 - 60%) using plant components.

Only the main groups are listed, in fact there are many more. After the development of the relevant GOSTs, their names will be indicated during labeling. In accordance with the Regulations, manufacturers are required to issue one of three documents:

veterinary certificate- fresh unprocessed meat (veterinary organization of the Ministry of Agriculture);
state registration certificate- meat products for baby food(Rospotrebnadzor);
declaration of conformity(DoS) - processed meat, including semi-finished products (certification body).

Declaration is carried out according to three schemes: for the period of storage, 3 and 5 years (Fig. 5). An accredited laboratory has the right to conduct tests, draw up and register DoS Customs Union.

Figure 5. List of actions to obtain a declaration of conformity for 3 years.

Each manufacturer must have a package of documents including technical documentation, laboratory test reports and DoS. As for the sale of meat products, it does not have any special differences and is regulated general rules for retail trade.

To sum it up. For small enterprises, the production of finished products is unprofitable, since it is difficult for them to compete in terms of quality with sausages and sausages from large meat processing plants. It is more practical to produce fresh products that do not require deep processing of meat and do not duplicate common well-known brands. It is cheaper, does not require mastering complex processes or attracting qualified specialists.

Modern people do not always find time to prepare their own food, so semi-finished meat products are always in great demand among the population. According to experts, this trend is associated with an increase in the well-being of our country’s citizens and their income levels. A workshop for the production of semi-finished meat products as a business will generate good income if you are able to competently set up production and choose a range of products.

What are semi-finished products?

These are portioned products made from minced meat or other raw materials with all kinds of additives.

Such products are divided into the following types:

By processing method: natural and chopped.
By type of meat: rabbit, poultry, pork, beef or lamb.
Thermal condition: chilled and frozen.

Additionally, these products may be natural or processed.

Registration of activities

Before opening a workshop for the production of semi-finished products, it is necessary to formalize everything permits and register in government agencies Own business. This is the main problem that new entrepreneurs face.

First of all you need to register entity. Can be opened individual entrepreneur or LLC. Also, for the production of semi-finished products you need to obtain permission from the SES. In addition, you need to prepare a program production control and certify all types of products. Since the list of standards and requirements for the production of semi-finished products is quite large, it is advisable to involve specialists in this matter who will collect all the necessary documents.

Workshop room

In order to open the production of semi-finished meat products, you need to select a premises that will meet all the requirements of the fire inspection and Rospotrebnadzor. Otherwise, you may be denied permission to carry out this type of activity. Most the best option- this is a room in which a cooking, dining or dining room was equipped. Such areas are much easier to tidy up.

For mini-production of semi-finished products, an area of 50–70 square meters is sufficient. meters. If you plan to expand your business in the future, you should foresee this in advance and rent a large room with good lighting, ventilation and fresh air. It must be supplied with hot and cold water, as well as sewerage and electricity.

Manufacturing facility may be located directly in a populated area or on its outskirts. Pay attention to shipping access routes finished products and receipt of raw materials for the production of semi-finished products. In addition, next to the workshop there should be a warehouse with refrigeration equipment for storing meat and ready-made semi-finished products.

Equipment

Most important point– this is the choice of equipment for the production of semi-finished meat products. You will need:

Scheme: technology for preparing semi-finished meat products

When selecting equipment for the production of semi-finished meat products, pay attention to its reliability, ease of use, as well as maintainability and availability of spare parts. Before purchasing units, you need to decide what kind of semi-finished products you plan to produce. To reduce start-up costs, you can purchase used equipment.

Technological process

Let us consider in more detail the technology for the production of semi-finished meat products. If raw meat enters the workshop frozen, it is crushed using a special crusher. After this, add bacon, water, spices, salt, etc. to the minced meat. Then it is kneaded in a minced meat mixer until the mass becomes homogeneous.

To form finished products, a screw or rotary machine is used to form semi-finished products. At this stage, the product is weighed and given a certain shape. Finished goods They are transported along a conveyor belt to a sheeting machine, and then to breading equipment.

Another important stage is shock freezing of the product. After this, it can be packed in polyethylene or cardboard boxes. Before sale, finished products are stored in freezers. So that the production of frozen semi-finished meat products brings good profit, you must strictly adhere to the technology of their manufacture. Otherwise, your product will be unclaimed, resulting in the company going bankrupt.

Staff workers

In order to establish the production of semi-finished products as a business, it is necessary to hire qualified workers. At such an enterprise it is impossible to do without an experienced technologist, since the quality of the products directly depends on this. At first, you can hire 5–7 workers to work in the workshop. In addition, do not forget about the administrative staff - directors and accountants. At first, these responsibilities can be assumed by the owner of the enterprise.

For large production you will need:

Carvers;
Molders;
Dough mixers;
Controllers;
Packers.

Despite the fact that almost all equipment for the production of semi-finished meat products is automated, each unit must be serviced by a worker. To establish round-the-clock production, you need to install 3 shifts of 8 hours at the enterprise.

To sell finished products you need to hire sales representative, driver and forwarder.

Expenses

When drawing up a business plan for the production of semi-finished meat products, it is necessary to take into account the following costs:

Rental of production space – 550 thousand rubles;
Repair and decoration of the premises - 210 thousand rubles;
Purchase of equipment – 680 thousand rubles;
Salary to employees – 2.8 million rubles per year;
Working clothes and tools – 80 thousand rubles;
Raw materials – 600 thousand rubles;
Additional expenses 160 thousand rubles.

In general, it will take about 5 million rubles to open a business. If you produce high-quality products, such an enterprise will pay off in the first year of operation by the end of the third quarter.

Sales markets

When developing a business plan for the production of semi-finished products, it is necessary to pay special attention to the marketing of finished products. Despite the fact that such a product is in great demand in branded and regular food stalls, do not think that you will not have any problems selling it.

These are quite specific products that require special storage and transportation conditions. Therefore, it is better to cooperate with distribution companies that supply goods to large stores and supermarkets, as well as with wholesale centers selling semi-finished products. In this case, you will have to give the goods for sale or make a 10–15% discount.

If you want to fix home production semi-finished products, you can sell finished products to small shops in rural areas. Their owners go to purchase on their own, so they will be happy to receive high-quality inexpensive goods with delivery. When looking for clients, take the finished product with you so that potential buyers can see and taste it.

So, you have decided to open the production of semi-finished products as a business, what is needed for it to be successful and generate good income?

In a busy life schedule, it is difficult to find time to cook homemade food. People buy semi-finished products to save valuable time and not forget the taste homemade food. It is no secret that semi-finished products are also used in catering. A far-sighted entrepreneur will pay attention to the business plan of a workshop for the production of semi-finished products with calculations.

Project Summary

There are several options for workshops for the production of semi-finished products, which are grouped by the main ingredient:

Meat.
Curd.
Fishy.
From the test.

The most common group of semi-finished products is meat, so this is what we plan to focus on. The product range will include the following types of products:

Minced meat and minced meat products.
Minced meat products (cutlets, lula, cabbage rolls).
Breaded meat products.
Meat products in dough (pancakes, dumplings, manti).

Semi-finished meat products are divided into 5 classes, depending on the amount of muscle tissue in the product. The highest category A, which contains at least 80% natural meat. Lowest category D – with a meat content of at least 20%.

The preparation technology also depends on the type of semi-finished product. Let's look at an example of making minced meat and products containing it. The production algorithm looks like this:

Grind whole pieces of meat into minced meat through a grinder.
Add lard and spices to the prepared minced meat technological map. A cutter is used, which turns different-sized meat raw materials into a homogeneous mass.
To make minced products, minced meat is distributed into molds. A screw or rotary system is used. To prepare dough products containing minced meat using a special device, the filling is placed in a pre-made blank.
Then the formed products are sent for liquid glazing or breading (if necessary) to a special apparatus.
The final stage of preparation is blast freezing. A spiral freezer will bring products to the required temperature in 40 minutes, simpler equipment - in 2 hours.
Completes manufacturing process packaging of goods in plastic containers. Products are stored in low-temperature chambers.

Production area

To open a workshop for the production of semi-finished meat products, a production workshop for 150 square meters. The premises must meet all the requirements of sanitary and epidemiological standards:

Have showers and toilets.
Maintain a staff rest room.
Have high quality internal infrastructure.
Must be located at least 50 meters from residential buildings.

Since there is no direct flow of clients to the base, the location is not particularly important. A production workshop of the required size can be found on the outskirts or outside settlements. Rent will be about 70 thousand rubles per month.

Business registration

It is better to choose LLC as an organizational and legal form. This will make it possible to sell their products to large hypermarkets and grocery store chains. Tax regime – simplified tax system (15% of income reduced by the amount of expenses). In the species classifier economic activity OKVED code 10.85 “Production of prepared food products and dishes” is suitable for the production of semi-finished meat and poultry products containing at least two main ingredients (in addition to spices).

Activities are not licensed, but products are subject to mandatory certification. It is carried out as follows. First, a sanitary and epidemiological conclusion for production is issued in Rospotrebnadzor at the place of registration of the enterprise. Next, you need to obtain a SEZ for the products. Sanitary services check products for compliance with composition, sanitary standards, as well as the quality of the constituent products. We will step by step analyze the registration of a workshop for the production of semi-finished meat products.

№	Stage	Price
1	LLC registration (state fee)	4 000
2	Registration with the tax service	–
3	Ventilation maintenance contract for one year	30 000
4	Installation of a security system (surveillance cameras and alarms)	80 000
5	Contract for disinfection and deratization	30 000
6	Garbage removal agreement	30 000
7	Agreement with laundry	50 000
8	Obtaining a free economic zone for production
9	Obtaining a SEZ for products
10	Obtaining a fire inspection permit	–
11	Notification from Rospotrebnadzor about the launch of the project	–
12	Seal	1 000
13	Registration of a current account	2 000
Total		227 000

Technical equipment

№	View	Qty	Price	Sum
1	Meat grinder	1	120 000	120 000
2	Cutting press	1	30 000	30 000
3	Slicer	1	20 000	20 000
4	Molding machine	1	90 000	90 000
5	Dumpling machine	1	100 000	100 000
6	Blast freezer	1	160 000	160 000
7	Split system	1	60 000	60 000
8	Freezer cabinet	2	175 000	350 000
9	Vibrating flour sifter	1	30 000	30 000
10	Dough mixing machine	1	50 000	50 000
11	cooling chamber	2	50 000	100 000
12	Small production equipment			50 000
13	Workwear	15	3 000	45 000
14	Packing machine	1	60 000	60 000
15	Apparatus for breading and icing	1	60 000	60 000
16	Meat mixers	1	50000	50 000
17	Washing tub	1	15000	15 000
18	Autoclave	1	100 000	100 000
19	Cutting tables	3	10 000	30 000
20	Furniture and equipment for the administrative office			120 000
21	Furniture and equipment for the staff rest room			50 000
22	Vehicle for transporting products			500 000
TOTAL		36		2 190 000

Staff

For more productive production, the workshop must function daily. There should be 3 people per shift. Everyone who will have access to the production must undergo regular preventive examinations and have health certificates. Drivers must also undergo periodic medical examinations. In addition, administrative and general workers must also participate in the work of the enterprise.

Employee	Quantity	Form of payment	Cover part	Maximum percentage depending on volumes	Total for all employees	Fund wages along with deductions
Workshop worker	6	Salary + interest	15 000	10 000	150 000	195 300
Cook-technologist	1	Salary	30 000		30 000	39 060
Accountant	1	Salary	22 000		22 000	28 644
Sales and Purchasing Manager	1	Salary + interest	15 000	20 000	35 000	45 570
Driver	2	Salary	20 000		40 000	52 080
Loaders	2	Salary	22 000		44 000	57 288
Cleaners	2	Salary	15 000		30 000	39 060
TOTAL	15				351 000	457 002

Inventory

Before determining the costs inventory, it is necessary to register a list of products and a production plan.

Position name	Quantity (kg) per shift	Quantity per month for 30 working days	Share (%) of meat in 1 kg of product, in%	Average purchase price of meat, rub.	Meat consumption in rubles for 1 product	Limit consumption for other products (spices, flour, bacon, crackers, etc.) per 1 kg of product	Total price	Expense per month
Pork and beef cutlets	50	1500	80	210	168	15	183	274 500
Chicken cutlets	40	1200	80	160	128	15	143	171 600
Lula chicken	20	600	80	160	128	15	143	85 800
Turkey azu	15	450	95	240	228	10	238	107 100
Lazy pork and beef cabbage rolls	40	1200	75	210	158	30	188	225 000
Classic pork and beef cabbage rolls	40	1200	75	210	158	30	188	225 000
Dumplings with minced beef	35	1050	70	210	147	30	177	185 850
Dumplings with minced pork and beef	40	1200	70	210	147	30	177	212 400
Dumplings with minced veal	10	0	70	245	172	30	202	0
Khinkali with minced pork and beef	25	750	75	210	158	30	188	140 625
Khinkali with minced veal	5	150	75	245	184	30	214	32 063
Khinkali with minced chicken	30	900	75	210	158	30	188	168 750
TOTAL								1 828 688

Thus, working at less than full capacity (75%), we will have to purchase almost 2 million rubles worth of primary ingredients every month.

Advertising and Marketing

The most important thing when creating a workshop for the production of semi-finished meat products is to find supply channels. In addition to working with a cold customer base, you can resort to the following ways to promote products:

Placing advertisements on electronic boards on the Internet.
Distribution of printed materials.
Creation of a business card website.

It is worth allocating about 50 thousand rubles for these purposes.

Project launch schedule

Name of works	1 month	2 month	3 month	4 month	5 month	6 month	7 month
Search for premises	+
Room renovation	+	+	+
Business registration			+
Personnel search				+
Obtaining a free economic zone					+
Notification from Rospotrebnadzor about the start of work						+
Marketing events						+
Starting a business							+

Financial plan

Amount of initial investment

Theoretically, there is no seasonality in this business segment. However, it is better to open a workshop by mid-autumn, because at this time the holiday period ends, potential consumers have less and less time for cooking. It is better to start opening work in April in order to open in late October - early November.

Monthly expenses

Utility bills and rent - 90,000 rubles.
Salary with deductions – 457,002 rubles.
Fuel and lubricants – 15,000 rubles.
Ingredients – 1,828,688 rubles.
Cleaning products, small Consumables– 10,000 rubles.
Force majeure expenses – 10,000 rubles.
Taxes – 20,000.

In total, the cost of producing 10,200 kilograms of semi-finished meat products will be 2,430,688 rubles.

The profitability is based on a 40% markup on the final cost of the goods. At partial load, the enterprise will be able to receive 2,560,163. Net profit will be 129,475.2 rubles. With a 100% load, expenses will be 3,258,494 (due to increased costs for ingredients and taxes), and income will be 3,940,294. Net profit will be 681,800. The maximum profitability with these indicators is 17%. The initial investment will pay off in 6 years.

Eventually

The production of semi-finished meat products is a complex industry with a huge number of competitors. Constant monitoring by sanitary services and Rospotrebnadzor aggravates an already difficult situation. But it makes sense to open a workshop for the production of semi-finished products at an agricultural farm or as its branch. This will reduce meat and transportation costs.

Semi-finished meat products, also called minced meat, are very popular among consumers. Semi-finished products, which take just a few minutes to prepare, are an excellent alternative to “full” meals. Semi-finished meat products also have certain advantages in production: they help facilitate and simplify the work of procurement workshops, reduce the time required to prepare a meat dish or snack, and increase the throughput of the enterprise.

According to statistics, the production and consumption of meat and meat-based products in our country is increasing every year. This market is projected to grow by 10% annually over the next few years. Moreover, experts note the highest growth rates in the segment of chilled semi-finished meat products. Approximately 45% of the total volume of meat produced in our country or brought from abroad is sold raw. About 30% is used for the preparation of sausages, about 20% is used for the preparation of semi-finished products and the remaining 5% is used for the production of canned food. The sausage market has hardly been growing over the past few years, but the segment of semi-finished meat products has been steadily increasing its share by 10-15% every year. This is due to the fact that consumers are switching from frozen meat products to chilled ones (primarily, this applies to the segment of chilled meat, poultry and semi-finished products).

So, what exactly products are classified as semi-finished meat products? Minced semi-finished meat products are a portioned product that is made from chopped raw meat (minced meat) with various additives. As a rule, such products are classified according to the processing method. There are natural, chopped semi-finished products, dumplings. There is also a common classification according to the type of meat used - beef, pork, lamb, poultry, rabbit; according to thermal state - chilled and frozen. Experts also divide the market for refrigerated semi-finished products into two separate segments – natural and processed products. In turn, the first segment is divided into several subgroups: large-piece, meat-and-bone, chopped, small-piece, portioned, marinated, meat sets (for example, soup, for barbecue), etc. Processed semi-finished products include cutlet products (this group includes different types cutlets, meatballs, meatballs and other processed meat and minced meat products). As the main raw material for cooking chopped semi-finished products The cervical, scapular and femoral muscles, which contain coarser and tougher connective tissue, are used. The meat is thoroughly minced using special equipment, and then fat, spices and eggs are added to the finished minced meat. Let's look at the cooking technology in more detail. First, frozen raw meat in the form of blocks is crushed in a crusher. Sometimes mechanically separated meat is used to prepare minced meat, which is prepared in a meat and bone separator. After grinding, the minced meat is passed through a grinder. Then, pre-ground pork fat, salt, pre-chilled water, spices and other additives are added to it. The whole mass is thoroughly mixed using a mince mixer or using a cutter. The cutter is designed for grinding thin soft meat raw materials and turning it into a homogeneous mass.

The finished minced meat is loaded into the hopper of the machine for molding semi-finished products. It is here that the product is given the required shape with a certain weight for each portion. For this, depending on production volumes, a screw or rotary product molding system is used. In the forming machine, the cutlets are given a given shape, after which the semi-finished products are laid out on a conveyor belt. Then, depending on the recipe, the product is sent either to a frosting machine and then (or immediately) to a breading machine for liquid and dry breading. Finally, the finished semi-finished products are placed in trolleys and transported to a blast freezing chamber or fed automatically via a conveyor to a spiral freezer.

The duration of freezing may vary. For example, the duration of freezing a cutlet weighing 85 grams in a blast freezing chamber is two hours, and in a spiral freezer this time is reduced to 45 minutes. At the last stage, semi-finished products are packaged in plastic bags and cardboard boxes, and then moved to a low-temperature refrigeration chamber.

Recipes for preparing various semi-finished products vary depending on the type of product. For example, Moscow cutlets are made from beef meat with the addition of raw lard and wheat bread, onions, pepper, salt and water. The prepared minced meat is given an oval-flattened shape. Pozharsky pork cutlets are prepared from lean pork with the addition of pork melange, wheat bread, salt, pepper and water. Sometimes onions are also added there. Amateur cutlets are made from beef carcass meat with fatty, above medium and medium fat content.

The pre-prepared pulp is crushed, mixed with spices, wheat bread and other ingredients, and then a large cutlet is formed from it, which is then breaded in ground breadcrumbs. To prepare Kyiv cutlets, pork with a fat content of no more than 30% is used. Beef schnitzel is made from minced beef meat, which is shaped like a flat oval cake. Meatballs, which are prepared using the same technology as Moscow cutlets, are shaped into balls. To make zraz, minced beef is used, stuffed with hard-boiled chopped eggs, mixed with fried onions and ground breadcrumbs. A rump steak is a lightly pounded piece of meat weighing about 115 grams, which is cut from the thick end or sirloin, moistened with a beaten mixture of fresh eggs, water and salt. Beefsteak is a type of steak made from the head of the tenderloin. Chopped steak is similar in cooking technology to a cutlet. Quenelles are balls of minced meat, chicken or fish with the addition of cream and eggs. Bits are small round cutlets made of minced meat, and meatballs are balls of minced meat or fish with the addition of finely chopped onions, herbs and spices. Kufta is a national dish similar to meatballs, but made from lamb. Frozen semi-finished meat products also include dumplings, which are made from dough filled with minced meat from a mixture of beef and pork in an amount of 55-57% of the weight of the dumplings with the addition of eggs, onions, pepper, salt, and sugar.

The main raw materials for the production of semi-finished products are beef, pork, poultry and fish, and less often lamb and horse meat. Twice frozen meat and pork with darkened lard are not allowed to be used. Protein preparations of plant and animal origin (soy products, milk proteins, etc.), melange, egg powder, vegetables and other components are also used.

For organization own production semi-finished meat products, first of all, it is necessary to prepare detailed business plan. When carrying out calculations and making forecasts, you cannot do without data. marketing research. You will also have to carefully study the market for raw materials, the sales market, and the offers of equipment suppliers. After analyzing and comparing the prices and characteristics of various equipment, you can choose one or more suppliers. In addition, it will be necessary to carry out large-scale work on the selection of regulatory and technical documentation that exists for meat food products, or to develop our own technical specifications for semi-finished meat products, if you plan to produce products according to unique recipes. Don’t forget to coordinate all the details with the SES and go through the certification procedure. However, some equipment suppliers are ready, for an additional fee, not only to equip your meat processing plant, but also to advise on the main issues that you will have during the work process.

However, before contacting companies that sell equipment, consult with specialists. This way you can protect yourself from unnecessary expenses. A meat processing or culinary shop, depending on the planned range of products, must be equipped with the following equipment: cutting presses and band saws for preparing meat, meat grinders for chopping, slicers for cutting semi-finished products, dumpling and cutlet units for molding semi-finished meat products, and packaging machines. In addition, if you are also going to produce, for example, dumplings, you will need flour sifters, dough mixing machines for a tough test, dumpling machine. You can’t do without a freezing chamber, storage chambers for raw materials and finished products (they must be separate), a lezoning machine, scales, production tables, a minced meat mixer, a meat grinder, a cutlet machine, a universal kitchen machine, a washing bath, cutting boards and knives, bactericidal lamps for disinfecting work surfaces. The meat processing shop, with a capacity of about 1000 kg of products per shift, occupies an area of about 16 square meters. meters. Power consumption is 12.47 kW. Experienced manufacturers advise locating workshops close to farms and peasant farms, which will significantly reduce transportation and other costs.

However, if you are not going to organize a workshop for slaughtering large cattle, which, on the one hand, helps solve the problem of supply of raw materials and increase profitability, and on the other hand, will require large investments, you can open an independent enterprise for the production of semi-finished meat products. But in the latter case, you will have to make a lot of effort to find suppliers of inexpensive and at the same time high-quality raw materials. After all, the quality of your products and the reputation of your company will directly depend on the quality of the latter.

Basements where there is no or limited space are not suitable for organizing a meat processing workshop. daylight, premises in residential buildings or next to residential premises, premises with limited installation capacity, premises where the introduction of gas networks is excluded, with a limited ceiling height (recommended ceiling height is more than three meters). Also, you should not consider premises with complex architectural and planning solutions, premises where it is impossible to join existing flow-exhaust ventilation networks, where the relationship of individual groups of production premises with the disposal of food waste is excluded (waste collection containers should be located from the building where production is carried out, at a distance of no more than 25 meters).

To service equipment at small business two or three people per shift is enough. In addition to workers in production, staffing table your enterprise will include a director management company, production director, financial manager, logistics, accountant, chef, chief technologist, quality inspector, specialist personnel service, IT engineer, cleaners, raw material purchasing managers, finished product sales managers.

As is known, the technology for preparing semi-finished meat products consists of a number of operations (cutting carcasses, boning and trimming meat, mechanical and refrigeration processes). At each of these stages, quality control must be carried out. For example, for the production of semi-finished products, you cannot use raw materials of questionable freshness, with the presence of contamination, injuries, bruises, or darkening of certain areas of muscle tissue. The quality of carcass cutting is checked by a foreman, a technologist and an inspector. The separation of muscle and fat tissue from bones (boning) is carried out in a room with an air temperature of no more than 12°C. When separating tendons, fat, and blood vessels from meat, all waste is immediately removed from the workshop, and the trimmed meat itself is immediately sent for further processing and cooling.

The temperature of finished semi-finished products must be maintained at less than 8°C. To increase the duration of their storage and maintain quality, special packaging is used - vacuum, hermetic, packaging and placing in a bag with subsequent sealing, wrapping in polymer film. The packaging of such products must be sealed, durable, transparent and colorless. At the same time, the necessary information about the product must be applied to its surface.

The profitability of a workshop for the production of semi-finished meat products is about 30%. However, many manufacturers manage to increase the profitability of their enterprise by up to 80% by changing the recipe (introducing various ingredients that reduce the amount of minced meat in the product) and/or by saving on raw materials. Both options are unlikely to be suitable if you are planning long-term work and care about the reputation of your company.

Lily Sysoeva
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