Product overview
This study evaluates the establishment of a 600 tonnes-per-year tomato sauce and ketchup manufacturing plant in an Addis Ababa industrial zone. It sets out the market opportunity, production technology, machinery, staffing, investment requirement and the full financial projections, and concludes on the project’s viability.
Main chapters
1 Executive Summary · 2 Product Description and Application · 3 Market Study · 4 Plant Capacity and Production Programme · 5 Materials and Inputs · 6 Technology and Engineering · 7 Human Resource and Training · 8 Financial Analysis · 9 Economic and Social Benefits · 10 Conclusions and Recommendations · Annex A Financial Supporting Tables
Key analytical components
Supply and import history and a 10-year demand projection with unsatisfied-demand estimates; raw material (fresh tomatoes, sugar, vinegar, spices, bottles and cans) and utility requirements with costs; machinery list with foreign and local cost split; land lease and building costs; staffing plan and labour cost; total investment of Birr 24.51 million; production cost; income statement, cash flow and discounted cash flow; IRR (18.6%), NPV at 10%, 15% and 18%, break-even and payback.
Practical applications
Preparing a bank loan application or business plan; screening the investment before commissioning detailed design; estimating equipment, raw material and staffing needs; and as a reference for consultants, students and researchers.
File formats
PDF report (28 pages, 22 tables, 6 figures) and editable Word (DOCX) version.
Price basis
Costs and prices in the study are expressed in Ethiopian Birr at constant prices of the study’s 2012 base year. Users planning an investment should update equipment quotations, input prices and financing terms to current levels.
D. What’s included
• Final report, PDF (28 pages)
• Editable report, Word (DOCX)
• 22 tables and 6 figures, including the process flow diagram
• Annex with five financial schedules: working capital, production cost, income statement, cash flow and discounted cash flow
• Executive summary with project-at-a-glance and key financial indicators
E. Target customers
• Entrepreneurs and investors in food processing
• Business consultants and project developers
• Banks and financial analysts appraising loan requests
• Agro-processing SMEs planning expansion
• Researchers, lecturers and students

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Tomato Sauce and Ketchup Manufacturing Plant Feasibility Study የቲማቲም ሶስ እና ካቻፕ ማምረቻ ፋብሪካ የአዋጭነት ጥናት