All children to old age people love ice cream. Ice-cream business is booming around the world. There are different types of ice-cream. Not only in India, people love ice-cream around the globe. Therefore, we can predict confidently that Ice-cream business is one of the most profitable businesses. Also, you have to decide which type of ice-cream you want to sell. Ice-cream type such as Frozen yogurt, gelato, milk ice cream, low fat ice cream, etc.
Equipment required
Machinery and equipment is a great invest in starting your ice cream business.
- Deep freezers
- Softy-making-machine
- ice-cream churner
- frozen yogurt machine
- gelato machine
- commercial ice-cream machine (2-3 depending on the business)
- storage cabinets
- refrigerators
- packaging material
- serving cutlery and plates
- tables and chairs
Required manpower
Once you are ready with machinery and equipment, next you have to hire staff to run the business successfully. You need to hire a chef, serving staff, and cleaners. So, you may need to hire 7-8 staff members.
Required license
All business owners should get the following licenses to run the business successfully:
Company registration
Business owners need to register their company or business as private limited company or limited liability partnership. If the investment does not exceed 10 crore, then owners should obtain MSME registration.
FSSAI License
FSSAI license is mandatory for all food business owners. Whether they fall under central government or state government.
GST registration
GST registration is also mandatory for selling or running any business.
Register for online delivery
Nowadays, online delivery has made life comfortable and tasty food craving life. People are ordering things and eatables online. So, it becomes mandatory to take your business online. Therefore, you should start working on your website and social media pages. Keep your target keywords ready to target right audience in the market. Also, there are popular online websites to sell food items. For example, you can sell through Zomato, Swiggy, and Uber eats.
FAQs
Q1. What is expected profit margin in ice-cream business?
The profit margin depends on the market and ice-cream brand. For example, if you run a franchise, you can expect profit margin of 20-30% and if you manufacture and sell your ice-cream and follow a right strategy, you can earn up to 40% profit.
Q2. What is the cost of running an ice-cream business in India?
The cost of running ice-cream business depends on the ice-cream brand and location. You can start small ice-cream parlor from five lakh. If you want to run a Cafe style parlour, you may need to invest 30 lakh to 50 lakh.
