A small dairy unit that makes fresh chhena and paneer every day for Bhubaneswar's sweet shops, hotels and caterers. Khordha has strong dairy farming and a busy sweet trade, from city shops to the highway sweet stalls at Pahala.
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This unit buys milk from village dairy farmers every morning, tests it, and turns it into chhena (fresh curd cheese, the base of Odia sweets) and paneer. It delivers the same day in chilled crates to sweet shops, hotels and caterers.
Chhena sweets such as rasagola and chhena poda are part of daily life in Odisha, and Pahala, on the highway between Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, is known for its rows of sweet shops. NABARD's 2023-24 credit plan for Khordha sees ₹243.46 crore of possible bank lending for dairy. It says nearness to Bhubaneswar has pushed farmers toward organised dairy.
You need an FSSAI licence, Udyam (small business) registration, a bulk milk cooler, steel vats, a cold room and a small delivery van. The hard part is milk quality: test every can for fat and adulteration. Many sweet shops make their own chhena or buy from village makers. You must win them with clean, steady quality and on-time delivery. Chhena spoils fast, so make only what you can sell, and plan how to use or safely dispose of the whey (the leftover liquid). Milk supply dips in summer, and sweet shops often expect credit.
Start with a few sweet shops and caterers near your unit, then add hotels and wedding caterers before the festival and wedding seasons.
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