How to start a bakery business

Setting up a bakery is a profitable business. Ric Pinca, executive director of the Philippine Association of Flour Millers (Pafmil), agrees that indeed “baking is a rewarding and profitable business.” “Bread is the country's second staple and everyone eats bread. Though consumed mainly as breakfast and snack fare, bread is also taken at lunch, usually as burgers and even dinner time. Bread is a convenience type of food. You don’t have to sit and have a formal dinner just to eat bread. In fast food shops, you may get your bread right at the counter and you even dont have to call a waiter to serve you.”

How to Make Masapan de Coco

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup grated coconut
1 tbsp flour
½ cup evaporated milk
2 egg yolks
1 tsp vanilla
¼ cup crushed pineapple
6 tbsp chopped toasted peanuts

PACKAGING MATERIAL:

¾ cup sugar paper boxes

UTENSILS:

measuring cups and spoons
wooden ladle
saucepan
stove
oven

PROCEDURE:

1. Mix the coconut, sugar, pineapple and cook until almost done.
2. Add milk. Cook over low heat with constant stirring.
3. Add the slightly beaten egg yolks.
4. Continue stirring until thick enough to mold.
5. Pour into paper boxes for molding.
6. When boxes are filled, brush top with beaten eggs and bake until golden brown on top.
7. Serve hot or cold.

  Source: DOST, photo from:couscous.co.il

How to Make Tomato Paste

Materials: 

 1 kg tomatoes 

1 tsp salt 

½ tsp sugar cornstarch sodium benzoate (optional) 

  Packaging material: sterilized glass jars with PVC caps 

  Utensils: stainless/enameled kettle measuring spoons casserole, stainless blender (optional) stovestrainer, stainless bowl wooden ladle chopping board knife colander thermometer 

  Procedure: 

 1. Sort and wash ripe, fleshly red tomatoes. 

2. Blanch for 30 seconds and immediately dip in cold water. Remove skin and cut into halves (crosswise). 3. Strain the seeds through fine mesh stainless steel strainer. 

4. Discard the seeds. Osterize and/or cut the pulp into small pieces. 

5. Mix the juice and pulp. Cook the mixture to soften the pulp by boiling for 10-15 minutes with occasional stirring. 

6. Strain and measure the puree. 

7. Add 1 tsp salt and ½ tsp sugar to every cup of tomato puree. 

8. Transfer the strained puree into a casserole and cook over a low flame for 15 minutes. 

9. Continue cooking with occasional stirring until a pasty consistency is reached. Add cornstarch previously dissolved in water (if desired). 

10. Fill while hot (80oC) in sterilized bottle. Seal. 

11. Pasteurize in boiling water bath for 35 minutes. 

12. Cool and store. 

  Source: DOST, picture from:windowbox.com

How to Make Pumpkin Peel Vinegar

MATERIALS: 

 kalabasa peels & cores 

1 kg sugar 

1 ½ c yeast 

½ tsp vinegar starter 1 c 

  UTENSILS: measuring cup measuring spoon knife chopping board casserole stovecheese clothwide-mouthed glass jars thermometer 

  PROCEDURE: 

 1. Wash peels and cores of kalabasa, add three (3) parts water for every part of peel. Boil for 15 minutes. 2. Strain, add 4 c water for every 4 cups of strained liquid from boiled peels/core. 

3. Add ¾ c sugar for every 4 c diluted liquid. 

4. Pasteurize at 60 - 65ºC for 10-15 minutes. 

5. Transfer in a sterilized container half-filled and cool. Add ¼ tsp yeast for every 4 c diluted liquid. Cover with clean cloth/paper. 

6. Ferment for seven (7) days until alcohol content is about eight (8) percent by volume. 

7. Pour gently the alcohol solution into another sterilized container so as not to disturb the sediments. Add one (1) cup vinegar starter for every four (4) cups of the solution. Cover with clean cloth/paper. 

8. Set aside for 15-20 days then determine the acidity which is usually between 6-7 percent. 

9. Decant/strain. Pasteurize at 60 - 65ºC for 5 minutes. 

10. Fill in sterilized bottle and seal tightly. 

11. Label and store. 

  Source: DOST, picture from:seasite.niu.edu

How To Set Up/Start A Water Refilling Station Business

Young or old, everyone needs fresh, clean water to drink. This market driven reality has spurred one of the fastest growing industries in the world. The bottled water business offers a tremendous opportunity for income and profit to entrepreneurs on a variety of levels.

In starting a new business, you need to study the prospects that you have versus the competition that already exist. Ask yourself the following questions:  a. Do you have a good location? b. Do you plan to provide a better price or better service? Anything that can make you a better alternative or source of bottled water can help you succeed. 

Here Is A Guide How To Set Up/Start A Water Refilling Station Business: 

1. Look for a supplier or seller of water refilling equipments and ask for the price list of different equipments that you can choose, if possible, ask for the feasibility study too to know how much the cost or total investment needed to put-up this type of business.

2. After studying the quotations and the total cost which you think is enough for your budget or capital, then you can start negotiating with the supplier. Ask for discounts and know the after-sales support you can get from them like maintenance and warranty. Don’t go for cheap equipments as this will not be worth in the long run. Always compare and check carefully what you can see on the photos they give against the actual equipment.

3. After choosing the right equipment to purchase, look for a good place to put your refilling station. Some local municipals require a minimum of 25 sqm. total area for this type of business, but oftentimes 20 sqm is enough. If you don’t want to rent a place, you can use your own house. Sales will not be a problem even you’re inside a subdivision.