Organization of lemonade production, technology. How to choose equipment, the history of lemonade, relevance
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Lemonade production technology
The basis of the drink is a mixture of all ingredients or a blend. Usually, a cold method is used for its preparation, but there are also hot and semi-hot methods. Since the quality of the finished product is determined by the dosage and composition of its components, and the largest percentage of the content is water, even if they have their own well, enterprises use special equipment to filter, disinfect and soften it.
For the production of lemonade, sugar, citric acid, apple juice, lemon tincture and color are also used - burnt sugar that acts as a dye. The finished drink has the aroma of essential oils of lemon, yellow color and refreshing taste, and poured into a glass, it releases carbon dioxide.
The refreshing effect of lemonade is due to the presence of organic acids and dissolved carbon dioxide in its composition. Artificial saturation with carbon dioxide is carried out in special production equipment - a saturator, and the degree of saturation makes the drink slightly, medium or highly carbonated.
Carbonated Soft Drink Production Line
How to buy equipment for the production of lemonade?
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1) Classic technology for the production of lemonade. Lemonade is made by mixing lemon tincture, apple juice, and coller (burnt sugar, which is dark brown in color, giving the lemonade a yellowish tint). After that, the drink is saturated.
Other types of lemonade are made in a similar way. Mint and lime tinctures are used for mojito, pear tinctures are used for duchesse, and extragon tincture (aromatic medicinal plant) is used for tarragon.
2) Flavored lemonade production technology. Lemonade is made by mixing natural or nature-identical flavors, citric acid, sugar and E150d color (Caramel Coller).
In terms of taste, they are currently difficult to distinguish from natural ones, and the production process is much simpler. There is no need to burn sugar to give color and prepare tinctures.
Other types of lemonades (Duchess, tarragon, mojito) are produced in a similar way, only the appropriate flavorings and dyes are used, for example, for tarragon - dye R100 (Green Apple).
The shelf life of the finished product is 2-6 months.
3) Technology for the production of lemonade with the addition of natural juice. Lemonade is produced according to the classical or flavored technology, but with the addition of natural juice. This gives lemonade its zest and more interesting taste. If you pay attention, similar lemonades are sold in stores (they usually write on the label: with the addition of natural juice) and they have a more interesting and natural taste.
We do not describe here the entire line of lemonades (barberry, bluebell, cream soda ...), but only those that are in demand. The production technology is similar for everyone, so we classify them into one group.
Lemonades are the only drinks that are quite competitive even produced without the use of natural raw materials. Those. it is quite possible to produce flavored lemonade, it will be in demand and you can make money on it.
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A variety of lemonade recipes at home are interesting not only for housewives and lovers of refreshing cocktails, but also for entrepreneurs. Among soft drinks, lemonade is the undisputed leader. Many consumers rightly do not like that the modern industry produces this product with a huge amount of sugar and preservatives. Therefore, lemonade, positioned as homemade, will be in high demand. We tell you how classic lemonade is prepared and what is required for a business on it.
The classic recipe for making lemonade involves the use of only 3 components: juice, water and sugar. Sometimes, instead of one juice, the drink is prepared on the basis of a mixture of juices from several fruits. Lemon juice is mixed with water and sugar. Water can be carbonated and still, as well as mineral. Ice is added to cool the drink. The ingredients are mixed in a shaker, blender or by hand.
Such a drink can be easily prepared at home in unlimited quantities. For variety, spices are added to the composition, for example, cinnamon or ginger. The preparation of lemonade involves the use of only fresh fruits and juices, boiled or mineral water, and a limited amount of sugar. There are no other strict rules regarding the creation of such a drink.
The advantage is that homemade lemonades are completely harmless, unlike industrial drinks. You can use a limited amount of sugar or even a sweetener. Such a product does not provoke allergies, it is completely harmless to health, because it does not contain preservatives and flavor enhancers.
Lemonade is easy to make at home: all you need is lemons, water and sugar.
Recipe for classic lemonade at home
Lemonade can really be prepared at home: delicious recipes are based on the simplest ingredients. The advantage of a homemade drink is naturalness, the ability to preserve the natural properties of all components, do not use preservatives and experiment.
Consider a simple recipe for homemade lemonade from lemon:
- For every 10 lemons, an average of 2 liters of water is required.
- Wash the lemons, peel them and squeeze out the juice. You can strain the juice to get rid of the pulp, but it is not forbidden to use the pulp.
- Mix the juice with sugar (up to 400 grams, to taste) and let the mixture brew in a chilled place for several hours.
- Fill the juice with water. Use a blender or shaker for better mixing of the ingredients.
Orange lemonade is prepared in a similar way: an orange is used instead of the juice and pulp of a lemon. The finished drink will have a milder taste without acid.
Can you make lemonade Tarragon at home, achieving the traditional green hue? This is a very real task if you can buy fresh tarragon (tarragon). Such grass almost does not grow in Russia and is extremely rare in supermarkets. If you still managed to get it, try this recipe:
- Soak tarragon leaves in warm water with sugar for several hours. The stems are tougher, so they are soaked separately in boiling water. It is recommended to knead the leaves - so they will give more juice.
- Both infusions are mixed and filtered. You will get a light green tint, not like the one that artificial dyes give.
- Juice of 1 half of a lemon, honey and sugar are added to 1 liter of drink.
- The tarragon is ready to drink, store the drink in the refrigerator.
However, the recipe for lemon lemonade may seem too boring, and tarragon too inaccessible. You can diversify the drink and get a new taste with the help of spices and spices. Consider how to cook ginger lemonade:
- Ginger root is peeled and cut into thin slices.
- Juice survives from lemons, peeled and rubbed on a fine grater.
- Ginger, lemon juice, sugar and spices (such as cloves) are diluted with water and simmered without boiling for 10 minutes.
- The boiled syrup is cooled and diluted with sparkling water.
- After cooling, it is ready for use.
Making lemonade opens up a wide field for experiments: you can add spices, honey, mix juices
alcohol recipe
Sometimes this drink is used for alcoholic cocktails. The most popular one is lynchburg lemonade. To prepare it, you will need whiskey, liquor and egg white:
- First prepare the lemon mixture. Water is mixed with sugar and boiled for 3 minutes. The syrup is cooled and mixed with lemon juice and egg white. Strain and put in the refrigerator.
- A tall glass (highball) is 2/3 filled with ice. Pour 40 ml of whiskey, 40 ml of liquor and 160 ml of cold lemon mixture into it.
- After stirring, Lynchburg Lemonade is ready to drink. Use only fresh ingredients and do not store the prepared mixture for too long. Egg white can spoil quickly.
How to start a lemonade business
Lemonade production can be a lucrative business because the drink is in high demand. The business will be seasonal: lemonade is a soft drink. It is drunk in spring and summer, and in autumn and winter it loses significantly to warming drinks. But although cold season sales decline, trading continues.
Lemonade is bought on holidays, weekends and as a replacement for drinking water. For many, this drink becomes a familiar "dessert". It is used in alcoholic cocktails. You can really make money on this product. Therefore, consider how to make lemonade in an industrial environment.
Production equipment
If making lemonade at home requires only a few containers, a stove and a refrigerator, then industrial production involves the purchase of special equipment. To prepare this drink in large volumes, you will need:
- water treatment system for soft drinks (optimizes the composition of water, removes odor, corrects the mineral composition, reduces alkalinity);
- screw conveyor made of stainless steel (required for automated feeding of ingredients);
- syrup boiler;
- containers for mixing the components of the drink;
- saturator - apparatus for carbonation (carbonated lemonade is more popular with buyers);
- lamellar filter (filters the finished syrup);
- storage containers.
Equipment for the production of lemonade costs an average of 500-600 thousand rubles. The cost depends on the manufacturer and capacity. Filling and packaging will require a separate line, which includes:
- dispenser;
- bottle conveyor;
- container rinse;
- labeling machine.
In total, all the necessary equipment will cost about 1 million rubles.
Such an enterprise will not pay off in a season, even with very large production volumes. To reach the level of net profit, you will have to work 1.5–2 years.
Equipment for the industrial production of lemonade will cost an average of 1.5 million rubles
Production technology
What is technology? The production of lemonade in industrial conditions is not without some subtleties, but Simplified, it can be described as follows:
- Water preparation. The difficulty and duration depends on the quality of the water. For example, some enterprises have a well on their territory and use water from it. This is a good option, which can also be beaten in advertising. In other cases, water must be purified from salts and its composition optimized.
- Supply of all necessary ingredients to the digester - manually or by automatic line.
- Syrup brew.
- Cooling.
- Mixing with water.
- Carbonation.
- Bottling and packaging.
The technology may differ slightly: we have described only the most significant stages. The finished product is stored in kegs (from 10 to 50 liters) or in plastic or glass bottles for retail sale. During storage and transportation, sudden changes in temperature should not be allowed. The ideal range is 2 to 12 degrees. Humidity up to 75% will preserve the integrity of the packaging and paper labels. Shelf life - from 1 to 6 months.
Required products
Classic fruit or citrus lemonade is a simple product. It consists of three main ingredients:
- syrup (based on fruit);
- water;
- sugar.
In industrial settings, preservatives, colorants, and other additives are often added to beverages to improve taste and appearance. They help manufacturers to significantly save: the trade margin can be increased up to 200%. But buyers are increasingly preferring more useful formulations. Too bright a smell or taste can scare many. It is better to rely on naturalness, reduce the composition and position the product as “homemade”.
Lemonade is best bought in summer, in autumn and winter sales are declining
Mini factory business plan
Before investing such serious funds in the industrial production of lemonade, evaluate how much it will be in demand. Are there direct competitors in your area that are well known to potential buyers? Other manufacturers are not a direct obstacle to the development of your business, but it is still worth considering them when planning work.
Make a business plan for the production of lemonade, which reflect:
- The purpose of the enterprise. For example, a turnover that needs to be reached in 1 month, 3 months, six months and a year.
- initial capital. How much money can you spend to start your own business?
- Features of the enterprise. Will it only produce products and sell them in bulk, or will it sell goods through its own outlet?
- Expenses. The most difficult section, where you need to determine the cost of equipment, rent of premises and the amount of other expenses. Are the costs included in the initial capital?
- Sales. Who is the buyer of the product? How will the goods get to him?
- Advertising.
Practice shows that even a mini-factory for the production of lemonade costs at least 1.5 million rubles, which pay off within 2 years. This business cannot be classified as highly profitable. The manufacturer regularly incurs large expenses for the purchase of ingredients, packaging and equipment maintenance.
Conclusion
Lemonade is one of the most popular soft drinks. It is in special demand during the hot season, but sales continue even in the most severe frosts. This drink can be easily prepared at home based on just 3 products: water, lemons and sugar. If there is a desire to turn the preparation of lemonade into a business, you will have to invest heavily in the production line - about 1.5 million rubles.
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Despite the idea of Russia as a country in which most of the population is constantly under the influence, the domestic market for soft drinks is constantly growing. Currently, its production figures have exceeded 20 billion rubles.
prospects
According to dry statistics, more than 75% of the population drinks carbonated drinks in the summer. Despite the fact that in recent years a large part of consumers prefer to buy juices, the market for carbonated soft drinks is constantly growing.
However, it should be borne in mind that only those industries that can produce really large batches of products can boast of high profitability today.
That is why most of the domestic market belongs to the Coca-Cola Corporation, which is simply unrealistic for many domestic companies to compete with. But the cost of "branded" Coca-Cola drinks is such that even in large cities they are far from always popular.
Simply put, if you establish the production of soft drinks of normal quality and at an affordable price, you can well count on a profitability of 30-35%.
Marketing problems
As you might have guessed, the main problem for domestic producers in the current situation is the sale of finished products. It often happens that large retailers simply ignore it frankly. The fact is that large chains require a "fee" up to several tens of thousands of dollars for the right to exhibit only one brand on the shelves of their stores.
Accordingly, it is much more profitable to work with wholesalers who are willing to sell good quality products. They work with many stores, so over time you can build a strong reputation and a circle of regular customers.
We do not recommend relying on our own delivery services - the cost of purchasing and maintaining equipment that is suitable for transporting really large batches of products is such that only large retail chains can afford such a "pleasure".
If you want to create at least a small production of soft drinks, you will have to prepare for the need to spend at least 15-20 million rubles. All costs will pay off no earlier than in 4-5 years. The fact is that the competition in this market is extremely strong. If there are no funds to deploy an active advertising campaign, then it is pointless to start this business.
Some production features
Consider the main features of the production of soft drinks. The main component of all production is high-quality water. Many domestic manufacturers prefer to use their own artesian wells, trying to attract more buyers by using “artesian water saturated with mineral salts” in their products.
This is not only a publicity stunt: such products, in fact, are tastier. It definitely does not contain chlorine and other substances that are found in abundance in worn-out plumbing systems. By the way, large producers can take water even from the nearest puddle: the technologies they use make it possible to purify it to the state of the key.
Manufacturers throughout the former CIS are also distinguished by the fact that they do not use sugar in the manufacture of soda, like their Western counterparts, but its substitutes. Everything is simple here: a kilogram of a more or less high-quality sweetener is equivalent in taste to 200 kg of natural sugar. Accordingly, the production of soft drinks based on them is much more profitable.
Used container
Whatever it was, another important component of the success of your production is the container. It is easy to guess that more than 70% of cheap domestic lemonade is produced in polymer containers.
It is best to rely on the production of drinks in containers of 0.5-1-1.5 liters, which is most in demand. Moreover, in the summer, the emphasis should be on the production of drinks in bottles of 1.5-2 liters, while in the winter, 0.5 liters is enough. In general, in the cold season, the production of carbonated drinks is expected to fall, and therefore, emphasis should be placed on promotions and other ways to attract customers.
In addition, in the summer, you can reduce the range to 3-4 of the most popular brands of soda. This approach allows you to guarantee the sale of all the produced quantity of drinks. Keep in mind that the most "hot" season lasts from May to September.
Production technology
One thing that cannot be blamed on the production of soft drinks is the complexity of the process itself. The tanker, 85% filled with prepared water, is pumped with carbon dioxide at a pressure of 3-4 atm. Note that the water temperature should not be higher than 4-5 degrees Celsius, since as a result it gains more gas.
Water is driven through conventional filters, the cost of a block of which today is no more than 15-20 thousand rubles. Their throughput is several thousand liters per day, the service life is up to a month.
Important! In no case do not buy cheap carbon dioxide, which is sold in large quantities by factories that produce beer. The fact is that this gas is heavily polluted with microorganisms, and even has a not very pleasant smell. This will not only immediately scare away buyers, but will also serve as a reason for the visit of specialists from the SES.
Colorings, sweeteners and preservatives (in some cases) are also added to the water. After that, it can be bottled.
Equipment for production and its cost
First, you will need a bottle making machine. Of course, you can buy them from third-party manufacturers, but in the end it turns out cheaper. Among other things, the production of lemonade requires a block for bottling water into bottles. Productivity - from 500 bottles per hour.