Fish ball can be seen in any part of the city and in provinces sold in a small mobile cart by street vendors. This kind of business ventures require small capital but can generate good profit.
Fish Ball Vending Business
I. Estimated Investment Costs
A. Costs of Utensils
| Utensils | Cost |
| Kitchen Spoon | Php 89.00 |
| Frying Pan | Php 52.00 |
| Strainer | Php 155.00 |
| Subtotal | Php 296.00 |
| B. Equipment | Cost |
| Kerosene Stove | Php 400.00 |
| Food Cart (wooden type w/ wheels) | Php 3,500.00 |
| Subtotal | Php 3,900.00 |
C. Raw Materials/ Ingredients Packaging Materials
| Raw Materials | Unit | Price |
| Fish Balls | 1 Kg | Php 25.00 |
| Ingredients | ||
| Cooking Oil (2L/ day) | 0.166L | Php 9.13 |
| Kerosene Gas (1L/ day) | 0.083L | Php 3.50 |
| Sweet and Sour Sauce | ||
| Water | 1/2 cup | |
| Vinegar | 3 tbsp | Php 0.47 |
| Sugar | 1/4 tbsp | Php 0.10 |
| Cornstarch | 1 tbsp | Php 0.42 |
| Salt | 1/2 tbsp | Php 0.15 |
| Oil | 2 tbsp | Php 3.00 |
| Catsup | 3 tbsp | Php 1.74 |
| Siling Labuyo, chopped) | 1 pc | Php 0.10 |
| Sweet Sauce | ||
| Water | 1/2 cup | |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp | Php 0.47 |
| Brown Sugar | 1 tbsp | Php 0.36 |
| MSG | 1/2 tsp | Php 0.43 |
| Garlic powder | 2 tsp | Php 2.74 |
| Black Pepper | 2 tsp | Php 5.79 |
| Subtotal | Php 28.40 | |
| Packaging Material | ||
| Hotdog Paper Tray (P 15 for 50 pcs) | 18 pcs | Php 5.40 |
| Wooden Stick (P 12 for 100 pcs) | 18 pcs | Php 2.16 |
| Subtotal | Php 7.56 | |
| Estimated Total Investment Cost | Php 60.96 |
II. Procedure
1. Select new delivery of fish balls in the wet market.
2. Place the pack of fish ball in the freezer.
3. To sell fish balls, heat oil in a frying pan before putting the raw fish ball. Deep frying is required.
4. The fish balls are cooked once they float to the surface.
5. Skewer in barbecue sticks and soak in sauce.
For the Sweet and Sour Sauce
1. In 1/2 cup of water mixed all ingredients mentioned above.
2. Put it in a pan for heating.
3. Cook until translucent texture is obtained.
4. Same procedures are to be followed in making sweet sauce.
III. Estimated Costing and Pricing
| A. Product Costing | |
| Direct Cost | |
| Particulars | Cost |
| Raw Material (1 Kg. Fish ball) | Php 25.00 |
| Ingredients used for 1 Kg | Php 28.40 |
| Packaging Material | Php 7.56 |
| Total Direct Cost | Php 60.96 |
| Indirect Cost | |
| Particulars | Cost |
| Labor cost (Php 100 per day/ 12 Kg) | Php 8.33 |
| Transportation cost (Php 50.00 per day/ 12 Kg) | Php 4.17 |
| Contingency cost (10% of Direct cost) | Php 6.10 |
| Total Indirect Cost | Php 18.60 |
| Production Cost | |
| Particulars | Cost |
| Total Direct Cost | Php 60.96 |
| Add: Total Indirect Cost | Php 18.60 |
| Total over the 180 pcs yield | Php 79.56/ 180 pcs |
| Estimated Production Cost per pc | Php 0.44 |
| B. Product Pricing | |
| Particulars | Cost |
| Production Cost per pc | Php 0.44 |
| Add: 10% mark- up of the production cost | Php 0.04 |
| Selling price per piece | Php 0.48 |
| Market price per piece | Php 0.50 |
* The higher the volume sold per day (more than 12 Kg), the lower the production cost, thus increasing the mark-up to more than 10%. The higher the mark-up the higher the profit margin.
* If price per piece is lower compared with the existing market price, increase mark-up to 10% or more.
IV. Registration Requirements.
Click here on How to register your Fish Ball Vending Business
Sources: DTI, BMSMED
where we can find Food Cart (wooden type w/ wheels) at a cost of 3500?
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