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Over the past several decades there has been a growing trend toward adding value to raw agricultural products. As populations have become more urban, this trend has accelerated. The need for stable, convenient foods has increased along with the demand for exotic products for international cuisine. With the globalization of the food industry, the demand for quality juice and juice type beverages has markedly expanded. Traditionally, only a handful of fruit and vegetable juices have served this market as large multinational companies or their affiliates, have captured the majority of national and international juice trade. Juices such as orange, grape, pineapple, pomegranate, apple, tomato and blends are well established in developed countries. Now, minor juices, tropical juices and juice products are attracting new attention. The Nasik district is especially famous for grapes with being the biggest producer of grapes in India. More than 1.75 lakh acres of land is under grape cultivation. Because of the suitable soil and climatic conditions, Nasik is very suitable for cultivation of crop like horticulture, which is a very important contributor towards economy of the district. This project puts forward a study of factory setup for manufacturing grape pulp. A study of various industries running in District of Nasik was done, based on which Agro based industry was selected for further study. Agro industry manufactures various products among which grape products contribute to major revenue generation. Manufacturing process of grape pulp and juice was studied. The machinery required to setup the manufacturing units were decided. A quotation was crafted for installing the machinery. Raw material required, utility expenses along with other expenses such as selling expenses were projected. The Debt Equity ratio was decided. Further, the Break-Even Analysis was performed. Profitability of the processing unit was indicated using financial indicators.