Bottled Water Businesses for Sale and Investment Opportunities in West Bengal

- Bottled water processing and packaging business in Kolkata. - Have set up a distribution network in West Bengal. - Capacity of the unit is 3,000 litres per hour and we work for 8 hours. - The product is sold under our brand name. - It is an ISI-approved business. - Have 50+ clients in the form of retailers and wholesalers.

- The business started operations in 2019 and was engaged in the production and sale of packaged drinking water. - Stopped operations in early 2020 due to the lack of working capital. - While operational, the business used to bottle 32,000 liters of water in a single 8 hour shift. - The bottled water was sold under our own brand in 500 ML, 1L, 2L, 5L, and 20L SKUs. - The factory is BSI and FSSAI compliant. - Our water was distributed in Kolkata and its surrounding areas with the help of 80 distributors. - In the past, the business raised INR 70 lakh of debt from a bank to acquire a 8 kattha (5,760 sq. ft. ) plot adjoining its current factory and to meet its working capital requirements. - However, due to business conditions, the plot could not be acquired during the time and the company was unable to make timely repayments. - At present INR 40 lakh of the loan is outstanding and is classified as an NPA. - Despite proving creditworthiness, having excess tangible real assets, and business disruption due to the pandemic, the bank refused to restructure the loan or offer an extension to repay the loan. - The business is seeking capital to restart operations, retire the outstanding debt, expand the factory and expand the product portfolio to include juices, soda, and bakery products. - While operational, the business was profitable with an operating profit margin of 20% but had poor working capital management practices. - We intend to restart operations with new capital management practices in order to ensure financial health. - The promoter has 15 years of professional experience.

- Manufacturing alcohol-based hand sanitizer and packaged drinking water. - Sell through distributors and have around 6 distributors. We also sell a few quantities directly to clients who come to our factory to buy the water. - Company is ISI and FSSAI compliant with numerous checks to ensure quality. - We will now begin to produce hand sanitizer and have received Government approval. - Promoter has over 17 years of experience in the field of drinking water. - Company's physical assets include land, building and machinery. - We have started AI-based software development and research division.