Frozen vegetables are becoming an important choice for families and the catering industry due to their convenience and long shelf life. Setting up a IQF plant is a potential investment project, so what is the cost of IQF plant?
1. Factory construction cost
Factory construction cost is the basic expenditure in the entire quick freezing project, mainly including land, factory construction, infrastructure, water, electricity and gas supporting facilities, etc.
Land purchase/lease (5,000 m2) 150,000-400,000 US dollars (depending on the region)
Factory construction (production workshop, cold storage, office area, etc.) 300,000-500,000 US dollars
Water, electricity and gas supporting facilities and installation 40,000-70,000 US dollars
Environmental protection facilities (sewage treatment, waste gas treatment, etc.) 30,000-70,000 US dollars.
2. Quick-freezing equipment procurement cost
The core of quick-frozen vegetables lies in the "quick-freezing" technology, so equipment procurement is the focus of the entire factory's technical investment. The main equipment includes cleaning machines, cutting machines, blanching machines, quick-freezing tunnels, packaging machines and cold storage equipment.
Vegetable cleaning and cutting equipment 10,000-50,000 US dollars
Blanching and cooling equipment 10,000-20,000 US dollars
Quick-freezing tunnel 50,000-100,000 US dollars
Automatic packaging machine 10,000-30,000 US dollars
Cold storage 50,000-150,000 US dollars
3. Raw material procurement and initial operating costs
The raw material procurement costs are mainly determined by the factory's production capacity and the local vegetable procurement price. Usually a medium-sized IQF plant needs to process hundreds of tons of vegetables per month.
4. Other factors to consider
License and qualification processing: such as food production license, environmental impact assessment report, cold chain transportation license, etc.
Product R&D and testing equipment investment: such as microbial testing equipment, laboratories, etc.
Marketing expenses: such as online promotion expenses, offline channel expansion, etc.
Cold chain logistics investment or cooperation costs: Whether to build a cold chain logistics system will affect long-term operating costs.
