A Water Store is a pleasant retail location where water is purified on-site. Customers either bring empty bottles to the store or buy empty bottles at the store to fill with water.
How Much Does It Cost To Open Aa Water Store In South Africa
Set-up costs range from R500 000 to R1 000 000 (excluding VAT) depending on the type of franchise, location and the quality of the source of the water to be bottled.
How do I start a water shop in South Africa?
Starting the Business
Have a business plan. This will help you have a clear idea of the cost of the entire project.
Register the business.
Register with health regulatory agencies.
Building the actual factory.
Water supply.
Power supply.
Water treatment plant.
Mineral injection facility.
Do you need a license to sell water in South Africa?
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has become aware of the tendency that has developed to sell water from private boreholes.
Any such sale would need a requisite license to be applied for. In the main the National Water Act remains the principal piece of legislation guiding any use of water in the country.
Is a water shop profitable?
Water shops are part of the fast-growing water business worldwide and they are the lowest cost method to sell purified drinking water.
Water Shops are a business with very low startup costs for anyone that wants to get into the water business. It is a very simple business to run and can easily be profitable.
What business can I do with water?
Let us now jump into start-up ideas related to water.
Solar water heaters.
Plumbing facility.
Water Softener Production or retailing.
Irrigation Expert.
Bore well drilling.
Water Purification Services.
Mineral Water Production.
Wholesaler of mineral water.
What do you need to sell water in South Africa?
The label must contain the following:
The name of the product, which shall be ‘natural mineral water’ or ‘natural spring water’ or any appropriate name indicating the natural condition of the water.
The physical address and the name of the source.
The analytical composition in milligrams per litre (mg/l).