Background of the Study

In this day and age, where people crave for quality and accessibility at the same

time, it is important to always keep up with the trend and be able to develop a product

that can satisfy the needs and wants of the market. Canning is a method of food

preservation which has been around since 1809 and was invented by Nicolas Appert.

Since the technique has been generally available to the mass, canned goods became

widely known and was used to store foods longer than its usual shelf life. Furthermore,

British merchant named Peter Durand was the first to have the idea of canned-food

preservation. By the acknowledgement of King George III of England, the patent was

granted on August 25, 1810. This was believed to be the reason for the rise of many

more ways of preserving foods (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, 1998).

In the beginning of 1850s, when home canning was still a relatively new practice,

John Landis Mason, a tinsmith from New Jersey, was looking for a means to enhance it.

Previous to that, food was sealed above wax to perform a canning procedure at home.

Jars were boiled after being wax-sealed and corked. It was disorganized and far from

foolproof. Before the invention of canning, people who lived in cold climates mostly

relied on smoking, salting, drying, and fermenting to provide for their wintertime needs.

This led to the idea of using glass jars instead of can; hence the reason why glass jars

are more popularly known as “mason jars” (Matchar, 2020).

In the Philippines, the process and method of canning has gained popularity

during the World War II. This is due to the fact that canned-goods are way more

convenient in terms of food rationing for the military troops overseas, which has
resolved the issue of having to rely on refrigerated foods such as meats (Lopez, 2021).

Up until this day, these are still and have been staple in Filipino Families.

Market analysts predict that the canned food sector will grow by 3.9% year from

2019 to 2026, from a 2018 market value of $91.4 billion to $124.8 billion. More than

one-third of the market share for canned food in 2018 was accounted for by the canned

meat and seafood category. Food preservation techniques like canning involve

sterilizing and sealing food goods in airtight containers. Seafood, meat, fruits,

vegetables, dinners, candies & desserts, soups & sauces, beans, lentils, and pastas are

just a few of the many canned food items available in the market. As a result of the

preservation of many vital elements throughout the canning process, canned food items

have long been one of the most popular preserved food items available (Shankar &

Roshan, 2020).

Everything in a Jar is a manufacturing-service partnership that produces high-

quality, budget-friendly and at the same time eco-friendly jar-stored products. The

agenda of the business is not limited only to serve mouth-watering foods, delicacies and

side-dishes but also to maintain the economical responsibility to reduce waste;

encouraging the use of recyclable food containers. The proponents sought to address

the rising demand for canned-goods and to use the traditional technique and utilize

resources that will be beneficial to reduce cost that can help reach out to the

communities these products are most needed and be able to maintain sustainability at

the same time. The business is geographically located at N. Guevarra St., Barangay

Zone II, Dasmariñas City, Cavite 4114. The rented building for manufacturing is also

along the highway, which makes it highly accessible for the distributors. The business’
target markets are from low to middle-income class and is expected to operate from

8:00 AM to 5:00 PM from Mondays to Fridays.

Significance of the Study

 To Students – this would serve as an additional knowledge that would

motivate them establish their own innovative ideas.

 To Researchers – this would serve as a guidance and reference that

would inspire them to materialize their ideas and incorporate this feasibility

study to future more research to come.

 To Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises – this would serve as their

inspiration that can help them boost their morale in terms of trailblazing

the market with innovations and to guide their way through the process of

incorporating a business.

 To Community – this would serve as an opportunity for those who wants

to explore and help create products that will not only be beneficial for

themselves, but also for the betterment of the country economically and

environmentally.

Pre-Operating Period
Months September October November December January
Weeks 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Develop a Plan
Prepare and Finalize Funds
Marketing Strategy
Product Testing and Analysis
Sourcing of Materials and Supplies
Compliance to Legal Requirements
Locating Produciton Facility
Business Promotion and Marketing
Hiring of Staffs (Trainings and Seminars)
Comencement of Operation
 The planning and establishment of Everything in a Jar is represented in the

Gantt Chart above. As presented, the development of the plan is will be started

from the 1st week of September 2022. For the funds, it will have to be sorted out

in September 2022, 2nd week to 1st week of October. Marketing Strategy and

Product Testing and Analysis on the other hand will be carried out

simultaneously beginning at the 3rd week of September 2022. This is because

there will be separate department that will be tasked to finalized the strategies to

be used as well as to conduct SWOT analysis and a different department to

focus on trials and errors of prototypes to come up with quality-assured products.

The same shall be implemented as well for sourcing suppliers and raw materials

to be used in the production and for the processing of all the legal requirements

that is needed to operate to be started on October 2022, 1st week. Then, the

proponents will start looking for a production facility at the 3rd week of November

2022 and shall begin promoting and advertising the product at 4th week of the

month. After this, staffs hired from the last week of December 2022 shall be then

trained, assessed and required to attend seminars up until the 3rd week of the

next month. Finally, the business is set to commence at the latter week of

January 2023.

Compensation
 Everything in a Jar will adapt the 15th and 30th compensation scheme. This

means that salaries computed from the 24th to 8th of every month shall be

released every 15th, while salaries computed from 9th to 23rd of every month shall

be released every 30th. This gives a better schedule to compute every

attendance, leaves, bonuses and etc. For the monthly contributions and

deadlines, the Accounting Department shall be tasked to withhold any

compulsory benefits as well as tax, if applicable, in compliance with the

Philippine Laws and Statutes.

Position No. Personnel Monthly Basic Salary SSS PAG-IBIG PHILHEALTH Taxable Income NET PAY (MONTHLY)
Accounting and Marketing Clerk 2 27,192.00 1,223.64 543.84 1,223.64 12,100.44 24,200.88
Production and Purchasing Staff 4 37,752.00 1,698.84 755.04 1,698.84 8,399.82 33,599.28
Cashier 2 18,876.00 849.42 377.52 849.42 8,399.82 16,799.64
Delivery Man 2 21,340.00 960.30 426.80 960.30 9,496.30 18,992.60

Everything in a Jar will be compensating its employees in accordance to

the Wage Order RBIVA-19. The updated renumeration has been unanimously

approved by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB)

stating that the new minimum wage in the non-agricultural sector will be PHP470.

As per the compensation program, the business shall comply with the

existing Presidential Decree No. 626 which was created in amendment to the
Labor Code of the Philippines, took effect on January 1, 1975. This shall include

the following benefits:

Holidays – Ten (10) regular holidays and Seven (7) special holidays (non-

working and working). This is in line with the Proclamation no. 42.

Vacation Leave – aside from the required SIL or Service Incentive Leave of Five

(5) days after their probation period, employees shall be granted another Five (5)

Vacation Leave from the start of their employment. Also, every year, all

employees will be given an additional One (1) day Vacation Leave. A maximum

of Twelve (12) Vacation Leaves per employees and are convertible into cash at

the end of each year.

Sick Leave – all employees are entitled to Ten (10) Sick Leave. Every year, an

additional of One (1) Sick Leave must be credited to every employee after a year

of their employment. This is also convertible into cash and cannot exceed Twelve

(12) Sick Leaves per employees.

13th Month Pay – all employees will be receiving a 13th Month Pay in pursuant to

Presidential Decree No. 851. Computation will also be in accordance to

Department Advisory No. 2 of Department of Labor and Employment where it

has defined that Thirteen-month Pay means one twelfth (1/12) of the basic salary

of an employee within a calendar year.

OTHER BENEFITS
Disability and Life Insurance – all employees, funded by the company, are

entitled to a 100% Disability and Life Insurance and 50% to their designated

beneficiaries in case they suffered disability, any illness and or death during and

because of their employment in the company. The amounts of their benefits shall

be computed as follows:

Life Insurance – years of service x annual gross salary plus an additional

100,000.

Critical and Terminal Illness – years of service x annual gross salary plus an

additional 80,000.

Disability Benefit –

years of service x annual gross salary plus an additional 50,000.