Spices - One of the Best Selling Products Worldwide
India is one of the preferred destinations when it comes to buying a variety of spices, leading to a huge amount of producers and exporters. Different states of India offering a huge platform to raise a variety of spices has made it a great opening to the entrepreneurs worldwide to take advantage of this opportunity. NPCS suggests that spices such as black pepper, cardamom, ginger, turmeric, chillies, garlic, onion etc is surely promising when it comes to establishing a business especially in India where no dish is complete without usage of varied spices. Even different occasions come with a ritual of various food making involving a variety of spices. Though spices are helpful in many ways, some of them may cause allergies depending on climate condition and sensitivity in different people, thus, thorough knowledge with the help of research is required. Because of being the only country to produce huge no. of spices, demands of Indian spices keep on increasing worldwide.
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How To Initiate A Spice Business?
There are certain things to be considered while initiating the business of spice, such as money, registration, process of making and packaging. Though profitable, certain norms are to be followed. Here are some of the steps to take a look at:
1. Cost Consideration
India, being one of the biggest spice producing countries, has more than 60 types of spices with a consistent future. Where the basic investment includes 60, 000 to 1 Lakh, the total area needed will be 250 Sq yard. The expected percentage of profit is to be 50 to 70 percent.
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2. Other requirements
Considering the type of business, registration of firms should be made along with GST registration which is vital for any firm to be made. Also, AGMARK is suggested to be obtained as a certification. Equipment such as a grinding machine, packing machine, compressor, and roaster are must.
3. Manufacturing process
After removing the impurities manually, the spices are washed thoroughly and then dried in sunlight in order to avoid bacteria then they are roasted to get an aroma and be completely dried. Later they are given a powder form by the process of grinding and to a final step, it is either packaged in a zip lock pouch or sealed in boxes.
4. Branding and Marketing
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Once you are ready with a precise name of a brand and a punch line along with it, now is the time to use certain social media platforms for its advertisements. According to NPCS, many entrepreneurs are being known with their businesses majorly with the help of proper marketing. If it's taken care of, then there is no stoppage to a rising company. Platforms, for instance Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn are always displaying some advertisements which subconsciously engage people’s head with its purchase. It is an indirect method of selling and very effective in the modern lifestyle as almost every individual including all the ages are somewhere tempted towards shopping as per their views online.
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What Profit It Makes As A Business?
India, also known as the land of spices, is always known by its usage in various dishes. People from around the world tend to taste the flavour of indian spices, making it a highly profitable place to invest in. It's one of the reasons for our capital growth. As per the research by NPCS, around 4135 crores were made on export of indian spices such as chilli and garlic to China and America. Hence, its never ending business when it comes to spices.
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Conclusion
To deduce, if commenced with spice business, entrepreneurs have about nothing to lose but to gain a lot of never decreasing profit due to investing in a necessary product which is a must in any cuisine. For more details to invest in a spice business, kindly reach out to our book, Handbook on Spices. It will help the new startups to grow and the previous one to expand.
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