HOW TO START PLANTAIN CHIPS BUSINESS.
You can start plantain chips business from the comfort of ur home . Go to plantain market you will buy2 bunches for 2,400 naira. Buy a gallon of groundnut oil , a pinch of salt, frying pan , small nylons , you can package it with ur business name and supply to schools, shops , malls etc .
INGREDIENTS
Ripe or unripe plantains
Vegetable oil
Table salt/sugar (depending on customers demand)
Optional ingredients:
Onions, Ginger, Garlic, Powdered pepper
STEP1: Wash plantains. Peel them and slice into very thin circles.
STEP2: Place all the slices into water until you finish. This way you can maintain their color.
STEP3: Salt the water and stir.
STEP4: All the water has to be drained to leave plantain slices dry before frying them.
You can add any other additional ingredients at this point.
STEP5: Add oil into a deep pan and preheat it. Place plantain slices into the hot oil and fry until they turn yellow.
STEP6: Remove extra oil from your chips with the help of paper towels.
PACKAGING YOUR CHIPS FOR SALE
Put quantities of the finished product into transparent air tight nylon bags or transparent containers according to your target sales.
Put your product label that contains:
Your product name,
Company name,
Your contact and any other vital information you wish in each bag.
BEST PLACES TO SELL YOUR CHIPS
Supermarkets
Schools
Lessons
Aboki kiosks
Petty traders.
Online:
You can Produce and advertise it online. Let people come to your shop to buy it and you can even deliver it.