📌 Step 1: Market Research
- Understand local & export demand
- Study competitors, pricing, and packaging
- Identify B2B buyers like restaurants, distributors, and retailers
📌 Step 2: Business Registration & Licensing
- Register your firm (Proprietorship/LLP/Pvt Ltd)
- Get:
- FSSAI License
- GST Registration
- Trade License
- MSME/Udyam Registration
📌 Step 3: Factory Setup & Equipment
You’ll need:
- Tomato washer and pulper
- Steam jacketed kettle
- Mixing tank
- Filter press
- Bottle/Sachet filling machine
- Packaging unit
Minimum area: 800–1500 sq ft
📌 Step 4: Raw Material Sourcing
- Buy graded Roma tomatoes from Kolar APMC
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Contact: +91 97389 59525 | kolarredgold@gmail.com
Other materials:
- Sugar, vinegar, salt
- Onion/garlic paste
- Food-grade preservatives (e.g., sodium benzoate)
- Spices & flavor enhancers
- Packaging bottles, labels
📌 Step 5: Tomato Ketchup Formula (Basic)
Tomato Ketchup Recipe (per 100 kg batch):
- Tomato paste/pulp – 25–30 kg
- Sugar – 20–25 kg
- Salt – 1.5–2 kg
- Vinegar – 2–3 liters
- Onion/Garlic paste – 1.5–2 kg
- Spices (clove, cinnamon, pepper) – 0.5 kg
- Sodium benzoate – 0.05%
- Water – to adjust consistency
🔄 Simmer ingredients in a steam kettle until thick and glossy.
📌 Step 6: Bottling & Packaging
- Hot fill ketchup into sterilized bottles
- Seal, label, and date-code
- Store in cool, dry space
📌 Step 7: Branding & Marketing
- Create attractive brand name and logo
- Promote on:
- B2B portals (Indiamart, TradeIndia, Alibaba)
- Social media (Instagram Reels, Facebook)
- Local wholesalers & food service providers
📌 Step 8: Distribution
- Sell in 200g/500g/1kg bottles or sachets
- Approach:
- Supermarkets
- Hotel supply chains
- Export agents
📈 Estimated Budget (Small Unit):
- Equipment: ₹3–5 Lakhs
- Raw Material: ₹50,000/month
- Licensing & Setup: ₹50,000
- Total: ₹5–7 Lakhs (Initial)
📣 Start Smart – Source Direct from Kolar!
- Fresh Roma tomatoes with high pulp content
- Daily mandi prices, bulk loading
- For ketchup factories, exporters, and food processors
🌐 www.kolarredgold.in
📧 kolarredgold@gmail.com
📞 +91 97389 59525
