Ice Cream Cone Making
Ice Cream Cone Making
Ice Cream Cone Making
1. INTRODUCTION:
Ice cream cones are a mass consumption item. An ice cream cone, poke or cornet is
a dry, cone-shaped pastry, usually made of a wafer similar in texture to a waffle,
which enables ice cream to be held in the hand and eaten without a bowl or spoon.
Ice creams are available in many varieties and flavors and are served in many ways
such as cups, cones, bricks, candies, slices etc. With the change in life style ice
creams are now consumed round the year. The most popular method of serving ice-
cream perhaps is in cones as it is neat & clean, easy to store, and does not have any
disposal problem. Various types of ice cream cones include wafer (or cake) cones,
waffle cones, and sugar cones.
Ice-Cream cones are prepared from wheat and corn flour and they are eaten along
with the ice-cream. Pre-determined quantity of ice-cream is filled in the cone these
cones are not only convenient to handle but there is no residual waste as well. These
can be manufactured in different colors and have both urban as well as rural market.
Compliance of the product with FPO is essential.
Three main dry ingredients compose all types of cones. Wheat flour, corn flour, and
sugar are chosen for baking quality, strength, and relative sweetness, respectively.
The quantity of sugar is a major distinguishing feature between cone types. Sugar
and waffle cones are made of one-third sugar. Not only does this influence the sweet
flavor, but it affects the brown finished color and the crispy texture. Cake cones have
less than 5% sugar.
Wet ingredients (and others added with the wet materials) include water, shortening
(edible fat or grease), coloring, flavoring, and salt. Both the coloring and flavoring are
natural products made by outside specialists.
6. MANUFACTURING PROCESS:
The process of edible cone making is basically a mechanical press operation.
Initially corn and wheat flour is mixed with water and required quantity of
colors and flavors are added. This dough is then fed to the mould of the cone
making machine. The press is operated and the molded cones are baked
separately and packed.
The wafer quality depends on the accuracy of the dough, particularly as far as
weighing and mixing are concerned. In the course of the whole mixing process, the
consistency changes due to material dissolving and swelling processes, gluten
development and reactions with other raw material.
The important process during mixing is dissolving and swelling of the flour
components. This is decisive for the quality of the baking process and the
wafer sheet and for the energy demand during baking; the water added during
dough preparation has to be vaporized again during baking. When a certain
consistency is reached, the mixing process is finished, particularly when a uniform
mixing of all ingredients allows for a smooth flow of the dough on the baking
plates/cone baking dies.
Leave the dough for 5 minutes, and to pass it through a sieve afterwards in order to
hold back the particles, which have not dissolved completely. The dough will
swell again. If flour with higher level of coarsely ground grain is used, the
dough should be left for about 10 minutes. The longer the dough can rest; the better
will be its flow.
7. MANPOWER REQUIREMENT:
8. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE:
9. COST OF PROJECT:
2 Building 3.20
Total 27.00
Bank term loans are assumed @ 60% of fixed assets. The proposed funding pattern
is as under:
Total 27.00
11. WORKING CAPITAL CALCULATION:
The project requires working capital of INR 7.71 lacs as detailed below:
Sr. No. Particulars Gross Amt Margin % Margin Amt Bank Finance
The project shall reach cash break-even at 48.65% of projected capacity as detailed
below: