Gingerbread production as a business - equipment, technology, machines, line

A person who is interested in culinary arts has a lot of business ideas for organizing a home-based business.

One of the options for organizing your own business is baking holiday gingerbread cookies for sale.

Many people with a sweet tooth have long been tired of foreign desserts (souffles, jelly, cupcakes, cakes, etc.).

And Russians have a love for gingerbread since childhood, because this is an original Russian delicacy that appeared in the 16th century.

How to organize a business baking holiday gingerbread cookies

These funds will be enough to purchase the necessary ingredients for baking the first batch of gingerbread cookies, as well as molds, syringes for applying pastry cream, a mixer and other culinary equipment.

Recipes for holiday gingerbread cookies can be found on the Internet.

An entrepreneur can bake holiday gingerbread cookies that can be stored for a long time (up to 3 months).

In this case, it will be possible to reduce the financial risks that often arise when selling perishable products.

Automated production of gingerbread and filled cookies

The popularity of fragrant and delicate gingerbread cookies with a juicy filling, it seems, will never fade away. For example, Tula gingerbread cookies with jam or boiled condensed milk are still the center of attraction for tea drinking and can compete for the title of the best gift “for the table”. And if we talk about cookies, then it is completely impossible to overestimate the prevalence and demand of this delicacy.

If you, like us, think that the production of gingerbread and cookies is a great idea for business, because the popularity of these products is obvious and not tied to place and time, then we invite you to familiarize yourself with the complex of machines that represent a ready-made production line gingerbread and filled cookies. This equipment can be both the basis for opening a confectionery shop and a means of significantly optimizing the existing production of gingerbread and cookies due to:

full automation of the processes of forming blanks, molding products and placing them on baking sheets (for continuous operation of the line, the operator only needs to control the supply of ingredients to the depositor-forming extrusion machine and sending the products for baking);
increasing production volume to 100 products per minute;
expansion of the range of products due to the versatility of the equipment: the line allows the use of gingerbread production technologies from different doughs, with a simple, two-component or without filling, molded using stamps or a classic round shape, and is also suitable for various cookie production technologies;
ease of maintenance: working with the equipment does not require specific knowledge and experience, which allows not only any production employee to work with this line of machines, but also to quickly change the operating parameters of the equipment for reconfiguration for the production of other products.

We invite you to take a closer look at this complex of machines in our new video review. From it you will learn the characteristics and advantages of the equipment offered by GolfStream for the production of cookies and gingerbread, and also see the production process of Tula gingerbread with filling and classic round gingerbread with filling.

The following machines are featured in this video:

Depositing and forming extrusion machine ORION 2-D
Forming machine GS-3000
Tray stacker GS-500 (400x600)

If you are interested in this equipment, we also suggest you pay attention to the automatic line for the production of yeast and puff pastries with filling BAKELINE GF-250. You can learn more about other equipment for a full-fledged confectionery shop or small production of baked goods and desserts in the catalog:

Jigging and molding machines Technological lines

How much can you earn by baking holiday gingerbread cookies?

Who can you sell holiday gingerbreads to:

Such culinary masterpieces are often presented as gifts for weddings, anniversaries, and birthdays.

Gingerbread cookies decorated with mastic and cream can be given to children. Gingerbread houses painted with icing will also be in great demand.

Large batches of such products need to be produced on the eve of the New Year, as well as on the eve of religious and secular holidays.

You can get high profits before Valentine's Day (February 14) by organizing the sale of gingerbread cookies in the shape of hearts.

The cost of such culinary masterpieces can vary from 100 to 500 rubles (depending on size, shelf life and other factors).

Finding distribution channels for finished products is not as difficult as it might seem.

Beautifully decorated gingerbread cookies can be sold at regional fairs and city festivals.

Of course, one of the effective ways to promote such products is to advertise them on the Internet.

To attract attention to your business, it makes sense to place ads on relevant portals, social networks and other highly visited resources.

If there are stable orders, profit from the sale of holiday gingerbread cookies can reach 20-30 thousand rubles monthly.

Handmade gingerbread

Gingerbread is a wonderful delicacy that has been pleasing those with a sweet tooth for over a thousand years. The French were the first to try it, and in the Middle Ages gingerbread with ginger flavor could be bought throughout Europe. Their tart taste perfectly complements hot tea or milk, increases appetite and even has medicinal properties.

Making gingerbread products to order

Nowadays gingerbread is produced by many confectionery and bakery enterprises. Despite this, we all know that the healthiest and most delicious meals are prepared at home. At the same time, not everyone will be involved in making sweets at home. To do this you need:

time for shopping for ingredients, kneading dough, baking and decorating;
funds to purchase everything you need according to your prescription;
strength and attention at every stage of production.

At the same time, in Moscow you can buy excellent handmade gingerbread products. We will make custom-painted gingerbread cookies in a variety of flavors. We have spicy, nutty or fruity ones.

Why is it worth ordering gingerbread cookies only from us?

Our company makes custom-made gingerbread according to an old recipe, which uses only natural products.

Characteristic differences of our products:

high-quality composition - selected flour, fresh ginger, butter and cinnamon;
complete absence of harmful additives - preservatives, artificial colors and fats;
high level of baked goods that retain their original freshness for a long time;
creative approach to decorating products.

A long shelf life allows painted gingerbread cookies to be delivered over long distances, which allows you to order them to any city in Russia. The design, filling and delivery time of handmade gingerbread are previously clarified with each client by phone.

Our master classes

“Brother Gingerbread” offers not only to buy gingerbread products, but also to take part in the fascinating process of making them. On the territory of our enterprise and in Moscow parks, we organize master classes on decorating gingerbread cookies for you and your children. By participating in them, everyone can show creativity - decorate sweets with interesting ornaments and patterns. At the end of the lesson, participants receive gingerbread cookies decorated with their own hands as a gift - in the form of a flower, snowflake, heart, etc.

For those who want to get creative at home, we produce DIY kits. With their help, you can create your own gingerbread house, which will be a wonderful surprise for the holiday - an unusual delicacy and an original gift.

Which baking equipment to choose

For the full operation of the enterprise for baking holiday gingerbreads, it is necessary to purchase the following equipment:

dough mixer;
digester;
jig;
container for making syrup;
enrobing machine for decoration;
baking oven;
coated drum;
packaging line.

You also need to equip the gingerbread production workshop with special equipment (racks, shelves), purchase work clothes for the staff and rent transport for delivery of finished products.

How to choose equipment for business

For the automated process of preparing sweets, you will need to purchase special equipment:

Dough kneading apparatus;
Cauldron for cooking gingerbread;
Apparatus for product design;
Electric oven for baking products;
Equipment for packing.

Equipment is purchased depending on production needs. In addition, it is necessary to buy furniture for arranging the warehouse, and special uniforms for the staff. To deliver gingerbreads you will need a car.

What documents are needed to open a business?

An entrepreneur should take care of collecting a package of documents, which, as a rule, is provided by every food producing enterprise. First of all, the Sanitary and Epidemiological Service must agree on the design of the production premises, on the basis of which a Sanitary and Epidemiological conclusion for production can be obtained. Additionally you will need the following documents:

agreement on the removal and disposal of solid household waste;
agreement on holding professional events;
premises rental agreement.

Next, you need to submit a standard package of documents on opening an individual entrepreneur to the Federal Tax Service. This package includes an application form, copies of an identity card, copies of the act of registration with the tax office, and a receipt for payment of state duty.

Custard gingerbread

We purchased the necessary products, flour, everything for the glaze - only 2,400 rubles. No special equipment was required. Another 1,200 rubles were spent on cardboard, glue, ribbons, strings and beautiful paper for packaging. We made it ourselves: I cut out and glued the boxes, my friend painted them with watercolors. This took a lot of time. But I couldn’t find ready-made boxes for our products; the ones that suited us were simply not sold in small batches. So there weren't really any options.

I baked gingerbread cookies from choux pastry, they were all honey, coated with chocolate. They offered four options: small, medium, large in the form of different figures, and you could also order gingerbread houses separately.

At first we used ordinary patterns that we had at home - in the shape of hearts and stars. Then they started making them themselves. We found a beautiful picture, for example a deer. We copied it in a simplified version, cut it out of paper, covered it with tape for strength and applied it to the rolled out dough.

It all sounds easy, but technologically it was a long process:

20 minutes are enough to prepare the dough,
It took 25 minutes to roll it out and mold a dozen or one and a half figures,
20 minutes to bake them,
and another half hour to cool.

you need to cook the chocolate glaze, this takes about 20 minutes,
Cover the gingerbread cookies with it and let them dry. Some batches took us almost a day to dry;
after that you need to paint the gingerbread cookies with white glaze - this will take another 1.5 hours;
and dry them again for 12 hours.

My entire small apartment was occupied by our products at various stages of production and packaging. As a result, the only free place in the house was my bed.

In total we received about a dozen orders. It was mostly friends and friends of friends on Facebook. The largest order was made by a friend of mine from a yoga class; she needed 35 large gingerbread cookies as gifts for relatives. This was an insane amount for us.

We started working on December 21st. And by the end of the year, after deducting expenses, they earned 9 thousand rubles for three. Then the orders ran out. We assumed that there would be more Christmas ones, but we were wrong.

From a business point of view, these were ridiculous numbers. But this was my experience, and it was useful for me. The idea was to see if I could start working from home as a pastry chef. I realized that I can, but by no means at home, and I want to try myself in this area. Now I have been working as a baker for the second year, so I am now doing this professionally, although without special education.

A little about gingerbread...

Gingerbread is a special type of confectionery that is baked from thick dough with the addition of spices. Honey is often added to the dough, there may be fruit or chocolate filling inside the gingerbread, and sugar icing on top. Candied fruits, nuts, and dried fruits are sometimes added to gingerbread dough.

In gingerbread production, it is necessary to install high-quality equipment to automate production. In addition to traditional ovens and dough kneading machines, the most important production element is gingerbread depositors.

Room

You can organize a gingerbread business outside the city, and use your own or rented transport to sell products. In industrial or suburban areas, the cost of the building will be significantly lower. The main thing is that the premises itself meet the requirements and standards of the SES.

The production workshop requires 70 m2 for equipment installation. A very important point is the ventilation system. Other details regarding the arrangement of the work area should be clarified with the local sanitary and epidemiological service. They give out a specific list, according to which you can prepare everything in advance.

How machines work

The depositing machine consists of a dosing part, an extruder for pressing dough through matrices of various shapes, horizontal conveyors, and a thread cutting device. Some machines can produce two-color products and filled gingerbread cookies.

As additional equipment, you can purchase a machine for reproducing gingerbread cookies - a device that automates the process of coating gingerbread cookies with glaze. It is a rotating drum into which gingerbread cookies are loaded and doused with sugar syrup.

Financial part

The profitability of the business is calculated taking into account that you purchase a production line of average capacity, that is, for 500 kg of products per shift. As a result, equipment costs will be in the range of 2,000,000-2,500,000 rubles. To this you will also have to add the costs of utility bills, raw materials for dough, employee salaries, taxes, repairs and rent of premises, etc.

In order for such capital investments to pay off, 15 tons of gingerbread must be sold monthly. At a wholesale price of 30-60 rubles per kg, you can earn 900,000, of which the net profit will be 90,000-150,000 rubles. In total, all investments will fully pay off only after 1.5-2 years.

If you create a gingerbread business at home, without purchasing complex equipment, then the initial costs will be much lower. But capital turnover will also become an order of magnitude lower.

Video: gingerbread production as a business idea.