A frozen-pulp and dessert unit built on Beed's custard-apple belt, extracting and IQF-freezing deseeded sitaphal pulp for ice-cream makers, dessert brands and HoReCa that need year-round supply of a notoriously perishable, seasonal fruit.
Tap all that apply
One quick sign-in to count you — Indian numbers via SMS OTP, everyone else via email OTP.
Beed has a substantial custard-apple (sitaphal) belt, but the fruit is intensely perishable and crashes to near-zero farmgate prices in glut, while value sits in stabilised pulp available off-season. This unit captures that: mechanical and hand deseeding, pulp extraction, and IQF or blast-freezing into food-grade packs, plus optional ready dessert mixes. It builds on the district's custard-apple and cotton agri base and targets the raw-fruit-to-frozen-pulp-and-desserts gap. The buyer logic is strong because supply is the bottleneck industry-wide: ice-cream and kulfi makers, dessert and bakery brands, HoReCa, and exporters pay a premium for clean, seed-free, microbiologically safe frozen pulp they can use year-round. Honest constraints: the harvest window is short, so the line must run hard and cold-chain must hold from the start; deseeding is labour-intensive and sets yield and cost; and FSSAI plus microbial and browning control decide whether a food brand qualifies you as a vendor. Cold-storage power reliability is a real operational risk. Start with bulk frozen pulp for one or two industrial buyers, then add retail dessert packs. Buyers: ice-cream and dessert manufacturers, HoReCa, exporters, and D2C. The capex covers pulping, IQF/blast freezing, cold storage, and harvest-window working capital.
Why this opportunity, here
Anchored on resources
Targets value-chain gaps
Eligible schemes
Indicative only — final eligibility depends on promoter category, location, and the bank's credit policy. The DPR generator spells out exact subsidy quanta for your specific case.
Real numbers contributed by people on the ground. Visit markets, talk to suppliers, drop in what you know.
Know a real number — wholesale price, yield, transport cost?
Sign in to add a fact.
Specific calls for the community. Vote on polls, share what you know, find co-explorers.
Want to ask the community something specific?
Sign in to post an ask.
Success stories
Who's building this
Be the first to claim this opportunity. Future visitors will see your build log here.
Be the first to ask. Specific doubts get specific answers.
Have a specific doubt about this idea?
Sign in to ask a question.
Be the first to share a thought, question, or experience.
Want to share a thought, react, or note what you tried?
Sign in to post a comment.
Ready to put this in front of a banker?
Generate a Detailed Project Report (DPR) — the document banks ask for on MSME loan applications — customised to your capital, land, and capacity.
Couldn't find what you needed? Be the first to ask the community about Custard apple (sitaphal) frozen-pulp unit.
Raw 85% · Processed 15%
See all atoms and gaps on the Beed district page.
