Coffee / cocoa products
Instant coffee cubes
TECH-NFIC-076
Record type
Product / SKU
Product category
Coffee / cocoa products
Popularity
Medium Demand
Machinery available at NFIC
Partially
1. Raw materials / commodities
COM-024
Coffee
NF availability: Availability: High in one specialised belt. Source districts: Alluri Sitharama Raju, especially Araku–Paderu; smaller adjoining sources in Parvathipuram Manyam. ODOP: Alluri Sitharama Raju – coffee. Manufacturing decision: Strong ODOP/GI-aligned opportunity for roasting, grinding and branded coffee. Confirm whether supply is cherry, parchment or green bean and partner with tribal producer organisations.
2. NFIC machines required
NFIC-KUP-U03-04
Ribbon Blender for Powder Mixing
Use: Planetary mixer
Open machine page →
NFIC-KUP-U03-06
Horizontal (Vertical) Semi Augur Filler (50 gm to 500 gm)
Use: Horizontal pillow pouch packing line
Open machine page →
NFIC-KUP-U04-02
Solar Dryer
Use: 24 Tray drier
Open machine page →
3. How the product is made
?
Process step
Validated
4. Financials and Unit economics
Selling price
₹75.00
per pack
Variable cost to make one pack
₹57.98
Money left per pack
₹17.02
Before shared/fixed costs
Minimum production to cover costs
4 batches/month
Whole batches required
At 8 batches/month
₹25,120 profit/month
Money required to start
₹5.61 lakh
1. What will I produce and sell?
Raw material used in one batch (kg)
10.00
Finished product from one batch (kg)
17.60
Packs produced from one batch
352 packs
Selling price per pack
₹75.00
Planned production
8 batches/month
Packs available for sale/month
2,816 packs
Assumption: All saleable production is sold at the indicated selling price.
2. How much does one batch cost?
Variable costs — these increase when you produce more
Main raw material
₹12,000.00
Other ingredients
₹1,980.00
Packaging material
₹2,880.00
Production/helper labour
₹1,650.00
Transport / logistics
₹400.00
Other production costs
₹1,500.00
Total variable cost per batch
₹20,410.00
Sales from one batch
₹26,400.00
352 packs × ₹75.00
Variable cost of one batch
₹20,410.00
Money left from one batch
₹5,990.00
Available to pay shared/fixed business costs and thereafter become profit.
Money left per pack
₹17.02
Before shared/fixed costs.
3. NFIC Facility Cost
The fixed/shared cost of using NFIC
NFIC facility charge
₹22,800/month
This includes:
- use of NFIC machinery / shared facility
- electricity, fuel and water
- machine-operator cost
You do not need to separately add electricity or machine-operator cost.
4. Will I make a profit?
Monthly Income Statement
Sales income
₹2,11,200
Main raw material
₹96,000
Other ingredients
₹15,840
Packaging
₹23,040
Production/helper labour
₹13,200
Transport / logistics
₹3,200
Other variable costs
₹12,000
Total variable costs
₹1,63,280
Money left after variable costs
₹47,920
NFIC fixed/shared facility cost
₹22,800
Estimated monthly profit
₹25,120
At 8 batches per month, estimated profit is ₹25,120 per month.
5. How many batches do I need to sell?
Below break-even
3 batches
Sales: ₹79,200
Loss: ₹4,830
BREAK-EVEN
4 batches
Sales: ₹1,05,600
Profit: ₹1,160
Above break-even
5 batches
Sales: ₹1,32,000
Profit: ₹7,150
You should produce and sell at least 4 batches per month to cover your costs.
Every additional batch sold after this adds approximately ₹5,990 before any other unforeseen expenses.
6. What happens if I produce more?
2 batches/month
₹10,820 loss
3 batches/month
₹4,830 loss
4 batches/month
₹1,160 profit ← Break-even crossed
5 batches/month
₹7,150 profit
6 batches/month
₹13,140 profit
8 batches/month
₹25,120 profit
11 batches/month
₹43,090 profit
More batches sold → the fixed/shared NFIC cost gets spread over more production → monthly profit improves.
7. How much money do I need before starting?
Startup & Working Capital Requirement
Money needed for day-to-day business
₹2,53,627
Other startup requirements
₹3,07,000
Total startup money required
₹5,60,627
Why is ₹2.54 lakh needed for day-to-day business?
Raw material, ingredients, packaging and other expenses have to be paid before all the money from customers comes back.
Working-capital cycle: approximately 39 days
Estimated total money required to start and operate the business
₹5.61 lakh
5. Branding, packaging & labelling
Packaging & labelling guidance
| Pack size | Indicative: 10–20 individually packed cubes; declare total net mass. |
|---|---|
| Label copy status | Ready |
Packaging, labelling & compliance guidanceRead one box at a time.
Retail label essentials
- Before printing, check the applicable rules/exemptions for: true food name; ingredients in descending order; additives; prescribed nutrition panel; veg/non-veg symbol; allergen statement; manufacturer/packer/brand-owner details and applicable FSSAI logo/licence number; net quantity; MRP inclusive of taxes and consumer-care details; batch/lot; manufacture/packing date and expiry/use-by as applicable; storage and preparation instructions.
- Check Legal Metrology declarations, type size and unit-sale-price applicability for the final pack.
- Mandatory information must be in English or Hindi; add clear Telugu for rural AP buyers.
Product name, origin & marketing claims
- Put a simple descriptive food name beside the brand, with the actual variant and net quantity prominent.
- Use honest local-origin/FPO statements backed by records.
- Technology titles in column C are not approved marketing claims.
- Do not imply CFTRI or FSSAI endorses the brand.
- A QR recipe/traceability link is optional and cannot replace mandatory on-pack information.
Ingredients, allergens & cross-contact
- Review every ingredient and processing aid/carrier, including compound seasonings and shared machinery.
- Use the prescribed separate allergen statement when applicable; exemptions exist, including where the product itself is the allergen.
- “May contain” follows a genuine cross-contact assessment and is not a substitute for segregation.
- Milk is an allergen even in a vegetarian food; egg changes veg/non-veg status.
- Do not assume millet/buckwheat foods are gluten-free.
- Confirm whether cubes contain only coffee or sugar/milk/carriers.
- Declare milk allergen if included.
- FSSAI Labelling and Display Regulations, 2020; Version VIII, 09-Sep-2025. Primary regulatory baseline for retail/non-retail labels, allergens and ingredient-specific declarations.
Nutrition & claims
- Nutrition values and claims must match the final recipe, legal calculation/testing basis and serving instructions.
- Check permitted exemptions rather than printing invented values.
Shelf life, storage & after-opening
- Best-before alone is not a universal substitute for expiry/use-by.
- Establish shelf life on the real product/package using safety, sensory and relevant moisture/rancidity/culture tests under intended distribution conditions.
- No expiry duration is supplied in this workbook.
- Print a validated after-opening period where needed, not “consume soon” as the only control.
FSSAI licence, certifications & marks
- Obtain the applicable FSSAI registration/licence and product-category permissions before food manufacture/sale; it is not a product-quality endorsement.
- Ordinary food rows do not establish a separate mandatory certification merely because they use millet or local produce.
- ISO 22000/HACCP certification, retail barcodes and trademark registration are not universal food-label prerequisites, though a buyer may require them.
- Never display BIS/AGMARK/organic/vegan/+F/other marks without qualifying and obtaining the relevant authorisation where required.
- Special-category rows explicitly need further review.
Regulatory references
- FSSAI Packaging Regulations, 2018; Version V, 02-Apr-2025. Food-contact compliance and Schedule IV indicative package families. Specific pack sizes and sustainability trade-offs in D/E are recommendations, not prescribed by this source.
Other important guidance
- Individually sealed moisture/oxygen-barrier sachets in a minimal carton, conditional on the cubes being a dry instant-coffee product. Confirm exact technology and moisture sensitivity before specifying film.
- State quantity of water per cube and preparation.
- Do not use “pure coffee” for a composite cube.