The increase in processed food demand
The changing lifestyle has changed a lot of daily habits including the food habits of the current generation. The shortage of time for even the basic necessities such as nutrition has given rise to an increasing demand for substitutes which does not need cooking yet are healthy and provides the necessary nutrition to the body. 
Fruit juice has gained huge popularity especially due to the fact that drinking a glass of juice in the morning gives the person high quantity of important vitamins and nutrients and availability of ready to drink fruit juices means that the person need not spend any time behind working the juicer.
Fruit juice industry and requirements
The readymade fruit juice manufacturing and marketing industry has witnessed huge growth in the past couple of decades with the changing lifestyle. Major beverage companies have set up their own fruit juice plants at various parts of the countries and offering the fastest way to enjoy the health benefits of a fruit without wasting time.
However, setting up a fruit juice plant is not as easy as setting up any other beverage plant. A number of factors need to be kept in mind while setting up a fruit juice plant –
• The most important part to be considered is to get the proper permissions depending upon the country of operation. A fruit juice is a food grade product and also extremely perishable among all kinds of beverages available. It is therefore necessary to adhere to the laws governing such food items in the country of operation.
• Procurement of raw materials, such as fruit, fruit concentrate, fruit pulp, preservatives, and other necessary items must be considered while choosing the location of operation. The logistics cost is one of the highest in these businesses.
• The blueprint of the plant must be carefully prepared keeping in mind the types of machinery required and the space consumed by them.
• Local water supply quality is of paramount importance. The better the quality of the water, lower is the water treatment cost.
• Packaging plant should be set up. In case of fruit juices it is better to go with the tetra packs which never contaminate the drink while preserving its freshness & quality.