Unfortunately, drinking untreated tap or well water is dangerous to health today. Such a liquid may be cloudy, contain impurities and an unpleasant odor. In pursuit of clean water, people are increasingly buying bottled products in stores. The growth in demand creates supply, and therefore enterprises for the production of equipment for bottling water began to appear like mushrooms after rain. Perhaps the “drinking” business is the gold mine of the modern entrepreneur.
Mining sources
The starting point of business development should be to determine where to get water. This place can be your own well, spring or urban water supply. Without fail, it will be necessary to obtain approval from the SES. If there are several possible sources, it is recommended to take water for a sample from each of them in order to conclude from the results of the examination what equipment will be needed for cleaning.
Primary documents
After the approval of the SES, it is necessary to prepare a written appeal to the Federal Tax Service on starting a business. At the initial stage, it is best to open an IP with a simplified taxation system, be sure to indicate the type of future activity - the production of soft drinks.
Next is the search for the room. It can be both rented area and private ownership. In both cases, there must be supporting documents - a certificate of ownership or a lease.
When choosing an area, it is necessary to take into account the dimensions of treatment facilities and equipment for bottling water. The room must be at least 50 m 2 .
If a decision is made to use a well as a source, in this case, you need to look for a drilling company and conclude an agreement with it. If the choice is limited to the consumption of water from the city water utility, it is necessary to sign an agreement on the allocation of a separate line for retail sale of products.
A set of necessary devices
It's time to purchase equipment:
- A well will need a pumping station. Its capacity directly depends on the planned volume of water consumption. The higher it is, the larger the production.
- Treatment facilities. What should be for high-quality liquid filtration, an analysis of the consumed water, conducted by SES bodies, will show.
- For bottling mineral water you will need additional equipment. The process technology depends on the chemical composition of the obtained product: carbonic, non-carbonic, hydrogen sulfide or enriched in iron.
- Filling soda water will require the cost of buying special sweet syrups.
- Expendable materials. When there is a water supply, a full range of treatment facilities, the necessary equipment that spills water, the time has come to purchase PET containers. The volume of bottles can be different - from 0.25 liters to 19 liters. It all depends on the assortment.
All equipment should be purchased only from official manufacturers with a guarantee and all the necessary documentation, otherwise there is a risk that the SES authorities will refuse to issue a quality certificate.
The process is running. What to do next?
Before the full start of production, it is necessary to contact the fire inspectorate and the SES for a work permit. Checking the premises, analyzing the water before and after cleaning will take a lot of time and effort. After approval, a product quality certificate is issued. Information about it should be contained on the label of each bottle sold to the consumer.
The advertisement is engine of the trade
Any, even the most successful business, is doomed to failure without advertising. At the initial stages, you can act the old fashioned way:
- Think about who in the first place can be a consumer of water? Kindergartens, fitness clubs, office and administrative buildings. It will be useful to independently get around potential buyers in order to conclude a profitable cooperation. At the same time, you must have all the permits and quality certificates for the goods with you - so confidence in the new manufacturer will increase.
- Place an ad on forums, city sites, and there are also free platforms for advertising.
- Print the advertisement in local publications.
Ways to sell products
All stages have been completed, the first buyers have been outlined, it is time to think about how the water will be delivered to the consumer:
- Own logistics department. At the initial stages of production, delivery of orders can be carried out independently. Over time, it is unlikely to succeed in acting alone, so you should already think about additional staff and your own fleet.
- Use the services of a courier service.
- Carry out the sale of products directly in the production room. In this case, you may encounter additional difficulties. Not every consumer will be ready to go on their own to get water when another company delivers to the place - healthy competition. The higher the service, the more customers.
Business Promotion Costs
Without investing your own finances, it is impossible to create a company, start production, and even purchase equipment for bottling water. At different stages of development, investment is required. The main expense items:
- Opening IP or LLC.
- Services for drilling a well or connecting to a dedicated water supply line.
- Payment expertise water.
- Rental of premises or acquisition of property.
- A set of equipment for bottling water.
- Pumping station and treatment facilities.
- Consumables (PET containers, caps).
- Furniture (for arranging a mini-office).
- Cashbox.
- Communication facilities (telephone, computer, Internet).
- The staff (accountant, assistant, driver, operator).
- Advertising costs.
Implementation of a water bottling line is a troublesome business requiring serious expenses. But if you think up a plan in advance, decent advertising, quality production, as well as competent delivery of services to consumers, the demand for products will only grow.