Techno-economic evaluation of probioticated Kunu-zaki drinks produced from millet and cocoa powder

This work aimed at evaluating the techno-economic analysis of the production of probioticated Kunu-zaki drinks using millet and cocoa powder. The production process was based on the assumption of a uniform cash flow over a period of 10 years. The equipment for the production process was identified based on the process flow chart. The Kunu-zaki production process was based on a constant mass flow of 7500 packets/hr while the sensitivity of the plant was examined by varying the plant operation days. The techno-economic analysis of the plant revealed that the capital cost and annual operation cost were N6.26 ×108 and N2.67× 109, respectively. The annual revenue after tax was N6.56 × 108 while the return of investment, single payback period, discounted payback period, gross margin and internal rate of return were 64.1%, 1.56 years, 2.06 years, 23.11 and 82.38%, respectively. The sensitivity analysis of the plant revealed the feasibility of the plant at 330 and 300 operation days.