Guides
Practical guides for people planning or expanding a food plant: what a plant consists of, how it is sized, what it costs to set up and what to prepare before asking for a quotation.
Plant planning guides
One guide per finished product, plus how turnkey projects are delivered.
Dried fruitDried Fruit Processing Plant: Planning a Dried Fruit and Fruit Chips Factory
How a dried fruit and fruit chips plant is built: process route, dryer sizing, utilities, supply levels and what to prepare before asking for a quote.
Roasted nutsNut Processing Plant: Planning a Roasted and Seasoned Nut Factory
How to plan a roasted and seasoned nut plant: shelling, roasting, seasoning, packing, sizing on kernel input, food safety and what to send for a quote.
Nut butterPeanut Butter Making Plant: How to Plan a Nut Butter Factory
Plan a peanut or nut butter plant: roasting, peeling, grinding, mixing and filling, sizing on nut input, food safety layout and quotation checklist.
Edible oilEdible Oil Pressing Plant: Planning a Mechanical Oil Mill
Plan a mechanical edible oil pressing plant: seed cleaning, conditioning, screw pressing, filtration, refining and filling, sized on seed input.
Instant noodlesInstant Noodle Factory Setup: Planning a Fried or Non-Fried Noodle Plant
Set up an instant noodle factory: mixing, sheeting, steaming, frying or air drying, cooling and packing, with sizing, utilities and a quote checklist.
Frozen dumplingsFrozen Dumpling Factory: Planning a Dumpling Production and Freezing Plant
Plan a frozen dumpling factory: dough and filling preparation, forming, quick freezing, packing and cold storage, sizing on pieces per hour.
Ready mealsReady Meal Production Plant: Chilled, Frozen or Shelf-Stable Meals
Plan a ready or prepared meal plant: chilled, frozen or retort route, cooking, cooling, assembly, sealing, inspection and what to send for a quote.
Biscuits & snacksBiscuit and Snack Factory: Planning Baked, Extruded and Fried Snack Lines
Plan a biscuit and snack factory: mixing, forming, baking, extrusion, frying, seasoning and packing, with sizing, utilities and a quote checklist.
Turnkey projectsTurnkey Food Processing Lines: From Product Trials to Commissioning
What a turnkey food processing project includes: supply levels, product trials, layout and interfaces, FAT and SAT, installation, training and hand-over.
Articles
How to Become a Food Machinery Distributor: What Dealers Get From a Factory
How food machinery distribution works: what dealers get from a factory, what factories expect, territory, spare parts, service and how to start.
Biscuit Factory Setup: Equipment List, Layout and Cost
Set up a biscuit factory: equipment list from mixer to packing, layout flow, hard vs soft dough, what drives cost, and a checklist for a quotation.
Cashew and Groundnut Processing Machines: Shelling, Roasting and Peeling for African Processors
How cashew and groundnut lines work: cleaning, shelling, roasting, peeling, grading, what differs between the nuts, and what to send for a quote.
Fried vs Non-Fried Instant Noodle Line: Which to Buy for Your Market
Compare fried and non-fried (hot-air dried) instant noodle lines: product, oil handling, energy, shelf life, equipment and what to prepare before you buy.
How to Start a Cooking Oil Business: Pressing, Filtering and Refining Equipment by Scale
Start a cooking oil business: choose pressing, filtering and refining equipment by scale, plus aflatoxin control, cost drivers and a quote checklist.
How to Start a Peanut Butter Business: Equipment, Capacity and Cost Checklist
Plan a peanut butter business: equipment by stage, how to size capacity on nut input, aflatoxin control, cost drivers and a quotation checklist.
Fruit Drying Machine for Mango and Tropical Fruit: Hot Air, Freeze or Microwave
Compare hot-air, heat pump, freeze and microwave dryers for mango and tropical fruit: quality, energy, sizing and a quote checklist.
What Drives the Price of a Noodle Making Machine: Instant Noodle Line Cost Factors
Why instant noodle line quotes differ so much: capacity, fried or non-fried drying, automation, packing and site costs, plus what to prepare for a quote.
Palm Oil Processing Machine for Nigeria and Ghana: What a Small Mill Needs
What a small palm oil mill needs: sterilising, threshing, digesting, pressing, clarifying, utilities, sizing on fruit bunches and a quote checklist.
Potato Chips Production Line: How to Choose Capacity, Fryer and Packing
Choose a potato chips production line: size capacity on potato input, pick batch or continuous fryer, plan seasoning and packing, and manage acrylamide.
Samosa and Spring Roll Making Machines: Wrapper, Forming, Frying and Freezing Line Explained
How an automatic samosa and spring roll line works: wrapper sheets, filling and forming, frying or freezing, how to size it, and what to send for a quote.
Small-Scale Milk Processing Plant: Cost, Equipment and Capacity Sizing
Plan a small milk plant: cooling, pasteurising, homogenising and filling equipment, sizing litres per day, cost drivers and a quote checklist.
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