Dry fruits have special status in the seasons. Nowadays dry fruits have become staple in every home.With the rising awareness of health benefits of dry fruits,every house has its stocks. Dry fruits sold seasonally in special shops from retailers and wholesalers. Cashew nuts,walnuts,almonds, raisins,dried figs are the most popular dry fruits. Dry fruits are rich in antioxidants and fibers. It reduces the risk of several diseases. Nuts are used in a variety of dishes and baking sweets.
We can start a dry fruit business. Dry fruit business is highly profitable. It has a large network of wholesalers in India. We can start a dry fruit packing business, dry fruit wholesale business, a dry fruit retail business, and a dry fruit online business.
Food products business regulated by FDA. So you should study the laws well before starting a business. These type of businesses need MSME registration, GST registration, Trade license,FSSAI registration, IEC registration.
You should create a plan before starting a business. This plan should cover target consumers, marketing strategies, distribution plans.you can select consumers from restaurants, super Markets,sweet shops,bakeries, online grocery stores,catering services, etc.
Always select high quality dry fruits. Maintain good communication with retailers. Packaging and distribution are important. You should transport dry fruits through well maintained avenues to ensure the consumers. You can select marketing through social media, banners, advertising, TV,offers,discounts, etc.
You should store dry fruits in a hygienic area .Sell it in cardboard, or wooden packaging to avoid contamination. Quality control is very important. You should check any discoloration, foul smell,hardened,expiry date,and taste to ensure the quality of dry fruits. Packaging is very important when distributing dry fruits.
With basic investment, we will get a good profit from this business. We can select mango, jackfruit,pineapple, papaya,etc.we can dry these fruits and keep it and sell it. We need dehydrates or solar drier machines are used for this business. Wecan buy quality machines. We should prepare fruits in its season and dry them.We can buy these fruits from shops and dry them well.
We can contact an integrated rural technology center and we will get free classes .We need a license from FSSAI,Dand O certificate, packing license from legal metrology department, sanitization certificate from health center. We can apply online for these licenses.
We can sell these products online. We can make small packets and sell them to the shops. We can focus on pregnant women and sell to them.