Sugarcane Juice Centre Business
गन्ने के रस की दुकान व्यवसाय · उसाचे रसवंती गृह व्यवसाय
Crush fresh sugarcane on an electric machine and sell chilled juice by the glass from a small shop or stall on a busy road.
Investment
₹1.6 lakh
Profit a month*
₹16,000
- Space
- 100 sq ft
- Staff
- 1 + you
*Operating profit before the loan instalment in year 2, at the assumed sales level. Change the assumptions in the calculator below.
A sugarcane juice centre buys fresh cane, cleans and peels it, crushes it in a roller machine with lemon and ginger, and serves the juice chilled by the glass. It needs a small shop or permitted stall with good footfall, a machine, a freezer for ice and one helper. It suits someone who can stand at the counter through hot afternoons and keep the place visibly clean. The cane costs little compared with the price of a glass, so each sale leaves a good margin. The catch is the season: sales are strong for about four hot months and thin for the rest of the year. The hard parts are that seasonality, cane that dries or ferments within days, hygiene and flies, and competition from every other stall on the road.
Skills needed: No formal skill. Cane selection, machine cleaning and hygiene are learnt quickly.
Profit calculator
Change the numbers to match your town24 litre/day: Sugarcane juice
Total investment
₹1.6 lakh
Your own money
₹16,034
Subsidy
—
Bank loan
₹1.44 lakh
Mudra Kishore
A typical month in year 2
| Sales | ₹57,600 |
| Raw material & packing | −₹19,440 |
| Electricity | −₹1,785 |
| Salaries | −₹9,450 |
| Rent | −₹8,400 |
| Other running costs | −₹2,625 |
| Operating profit | ₹15,900 |
| Loan instalment (EMI) | −₹3,365 |
| You keep each month | ₹12,535 |
After the loan is repaid, the EMI becomes your income too. Your own salary is not counted as a cost: the profit is your income.
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| Machinery & equipment | Price |
|---|---|
| Electric sugarcane juice machineListed at 200–300 glasses an hour; stainless-steel rollers | ₹36,000₹25,000–₹85,000 |
| Deep freezer for ice | ₹25,000₹15,000–₹25,000 |
| Counter, signboard and seating | ₹30,000 |
| Glasses, jugs, strainers, knives and water filter | ₹12,000 |
| Machine with built-in chilleradd-onServes chilled juice without ice | ₹2,40,000 |
| Machinery & equipment (without add-ons) | ₹1,03,000 |
| Rent deposit | ₹24,000 |
| FSSAI, Shop Act and other registrations | ₹3,000 |
| Electrical and water fittings | ₹8,000 |
| Working capital 3 days of raw material, 0 days of credit to buyers, 1 month of expenses | ₹22,336 |
| Total project cost | ₹1,60,336 |
Typical market prices as of October 2026, from supplier listings. Prices vary by brand, capacity and city; always get 2–3 quotes.
Cost and margin per unit
| Sugarcane juice (per litre) | ₹ |
|---|---|
| Sugarcane (about 2 kg for a litre, at about ₹8/kg delivered) | 16.00 |
| Ice, lemon, ginger and salt | 5.00 |
| Paper cups or glass washing | 6.00 |
| Material cost | 27.00 |
| Selling price | 80.00 |
| Margin before running costs | 53.00 (66%) |
₹80 a litre is ₹20 for a 250 ml glass; one seller lists juice at ₹100 a litre. Capacity is about 320 glasses a day in peak summer. The cane price and the half-litre-per-kilo yield are estimates: machine sellers claim anything from 100 to 700 ml a kilo.
Space, power and staff
100 sq ft
Rented shop · rent ≈ ₹8,000/month
Small-town rent for a small shop or permitted stall on a busy road, near a bus stand, market, college or hospital.
2 kW, single-phase
Bill ≈ ₹3,500/month at full capacity
1 staff + you
- 1 × Helper: ₹9,000
Licences and registrations
FSSAI registration
mandatoryWhen: Before you sell · Cost: ₹100/yr for basic registration
Juice sellers are food businesses. Apply on foscos.fssai.gov.in and display the certificate.
Shop and Establishment registration or vending certificate
mandatoryWhen: When you open a shop, or from the town vending committee for a stall or cart · Cost: Small fee; varies by state and municipality
Local body health licence
if applicableWhen: If your municipality requires it for juice centres · Cost: Varies
GST registration
if applicableWhen: Only above the registration limit · Cost: Free
A single juice centre rarely reaches it.
How it works
- Buy fresh, juicy cane every two or three days; store it shaded and standing.
- Wash and scrape the cane; cut to length.
- Crush with a piece of lemon and ginger; strain the juice.
- Serve at once with clean ice made from drinking water.
- Wash the machine rollers and trays several times a day; remove bagasse promptly.
Loan route
Mudra loan (Kishore)
Own money ₹16,034 · Loan ₹1.44 lakh · EMI ≈ ₹3,365
No collateral, no subsidy.
How Mudra worksPMEGP (new units)
Subsidy ₹24,050 (general, urban) to ₹56,118 (special category, rural). EMI ≈ ₹2,804–₹2,243.
Own money 5–10%. Subsidy is held as a 3-year deposit, then adjusted against the loan.
How PMEGP worksAssumes 10.5% interest, 5 years including a 6-month moratorium. PMEGP was approved up to FY 2025-26. Check on the KVIC PMEGP portal that applications are open before you plan around the subsidy.
No collateral and no third-party guarantee (covered by the Credit Guarantee Fund for Micro Units).
Who buys and how to sell
Buyers
- Passers-by, shoppers and travellers
- Students and office workers
- Hospital visitors and patients' relatives
- Shops and offices nearby (jug orders)
- Functions and events in summer
Ways to sell
- Counter sales on a busy road
- Parcel bottles for offices and homes
- A second stall at fairs and weekly markets
- Summer orders for events
Season: Strongly seasonal. March to June brings most of the year's sales; the monsoon and winter are slow. Many centres sell other items in the off-season.
Competition: Other juice stalls, cold drinks and packaged juices. A visibly clean machine, covered juice and good ice bring repeat customers.
Risks and how to handle them
Very low sales outside summer
Add other juices, tea, snacks or a seasonal product in the same shop, and keep fixed costs low.
Cane dries out or ferments
Buy small lots often, keep cane shaded and never use sour cane.
Stomach complaints from dirty ice, water or machine
Make ice from drinking water, wash rollers often, cover the juice and keep flies away.
Hand injury in the rollers
Use a machine with a guard and never push cane in with fingers near the rollers.
Tips from the trade
- The spot decides everything: stand there on a hot afternoon and count people before renting.
- Covered rollers and a clean counter are the best advertisement for juice.
- Bagasse can be sold or given to farmers and cattle owners instead of paying to dump it.
Questions people ask
How much juice comes from a kilo of cane?+
It depends on the cane and the machine. This page assumes about half a litre a kilo. Machine sellers quote anything from 100 to 700 ml, so measure your own yield in the first week.
What do juice centres do in the monsoon and winter?+
Many add fruit juices, milkshakes, tea or snacks, and some close for a few months. Plan the rent and loan around the summer earnings.
How much investment is needed to start a sugarcane juice centre business?+
About ₹1.6 lakh for a small unit: ₹1.03 lakh for machinery and equipment, ₹35,000 for set-up costs and ₹22,336 as working capital (stock, credit to buyers and one month of expenses). Prices as of October 2026.
How much profit can a sugarcane juice centre business make per month?+
At 30% of capacity, sales are about ₹57,600 a month and operating profit about ₹15,900 before the loan instalment. After an EMI of about ₹3,365, the owner keeps about ₹12,535 a month until the loan is repaid. These are estimates; your prices, rent and sales decide the real figure.
Which machines are needed for sugarcane juice centre?+
Electric sugarcane juice machine (₹25,000–₹85,000).
Can I get a Mudra loan or PMEGP subsidy for sugarcane juice centre?+
With a project cost of about ₹1.6 lakh, the bank loan of about ₹1.44 lakh falls under Mudra Kishore. Mudra has no subsidy. As a new unit you may instead apply under PMEGP, where the subsidy is 15–35% of the project cost (up to about ₹56,118 here for a special-category applicant in a rural area). PMEGP was approved up to FY 2025-26. Check on the KVIC PMEGP portal that applications are open before you plan around the subsidy.
What licences are required for sugarcane juice centre?+
Mandatory: FSSAI registration, Shop and Establishment registration or vending certificate. Depending on your set-up you may also need: Local body health licence, GST registration.
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Sources
- IndiaMART: Akshar Engineers (sugarcane juice machines)
- IndiaMART: Sairaj Engineering (sugarcane juice machines)
- IndiaMART: Phynix Enterprises juice machines
- IndiaMART: Crazy Cane (juice price listing)
- FSSAI FoSCoS (registration and licensing)
Prices as of October 2026. Prices here come from online listings and published guides and have not yet been confirmed with local suppliers. Profit figures are estimates from the assumptions above, not a promise of income.
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