Food Processing Industry

The National Agro-Food policy has incorporated strategies that are in line with the nutritional aspects of the food system. The programs implemented under the policy include increased food production through optimization and sustainable land, development and upgrading agriculture infrastructure and increase the quality and safety of food by expanding the compliance of standard. Efforts have also been taken to strengthen human capital and to ensure sufficient skill labor force in the agricultural sector. This includes the use of modern technology and mechanization to reduce the dependency of manpower. The government also provides sector-based incentives to encourage the private sector to invest in the agriculture and agro-based industry.

List and explain all aspects of supply chain management. pg 416; week5 lecture, pg 4;

Whole Foods main industry is grocery and food sales. Co-CEOs John Mackey and Walter Robb have expanded into more niche items as well, including floral, pet food and cosmetics in order to compete with other similarly sized grocery store chains as well as superstore and warehouse style chains. According to statistics, grocery sales amounted to about $630 billion last year.

This food product is a tuna meal, with ancient grains, being brown rice and quinoa. It is combined with vegetables, including olives, tomatoes and mint with a tomato sauce. This tuna range is made in three flavours; Moroccan, Thai Red Curry and Mediterranean. Each pack contains a great source of Omega-3 Fatty Acids, since tuna is the fundamental ingredient. This range is already prepared, being a “healthy lunch or snack alternative”, which requires only 45 seconds for heating. The Tuna Brown Rice and Quinoa range contains “no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives”, so it is a natural brown rice option, packed with carbohydrates and proteins (which are

Many companies produce products from parts of raw materials that are purchased from suppliers, till these products are reach the markets and presented for the customers, then you have the supply chain starting from the purchase of raw material from different areas , through the manufacturing steps and stages till is being sold by the consumer. Some of supply chains are well defined and easy to determined, while there are other supply chains complex to analyze. However, supply chains vary with the size of the facility such as; complexities, performance, abilities, flexibility, quality, speed, dependability and cost of preparing goods for manufacturing and the chain length distribution. So the supply chain is a network of wholesalers, retailers, distributors, workers in the transport, storage facilities, suppliers, and manufacturers who participate in the production, delivery and sale of the product to the last consumer. A supply chain is a group of facilities that coordinate activities among it and to avoid the competitors. Moreover, to ensure the supply chain management is operating efficiently and generating the highest level of customer

Food processing in this context primarily refers to the commercial, industrial sense – a series of scientific and technological processes implemented; changing foods from their raw state to extend its shelf-life or enhance its flavours through use of preservatives, food additives and other substances. In this way, the natural decaying process is slowed down and the eating quality of the food is customized in an expected and fixed manner. Also, contemporary food processing often takes place at a plant or factory. The food processor is used to modify raw food materials into commercially appealing foods packaged as delectable, attractive products that enable a wide variety in consumers’ diet (Fellows, 2004).

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Supply chain is one of the critical aspects that can make or break any company. The research will also concentrate on aspects of supply chain.

The restaurant industry is continuously growing rapidly in the entire world. Restaurant industry is business that prepare and serves food and drink to customer. The food that customers purchase at restaurant can be eaten on site, taken out or delivered. According Helen Akers, the restaurant industry is segmented according to the level of service customers receive. As the number of restaurants increase, people have many options for choosing a restaurant. When guests dine out from the restaurant, they starting to evaluate what they experience According to the National Restaurant Association, the food service industry are still one of the economy's top employers. The major segments of restaurant industry are full service industry, quick industry, fine dining, casual dining and others. On the website of the National Restaurant Association 2015, food service industry sales are highly expected to hit a record high in 2015.

The food handling industry is one of the most delicate industries in the world. Some food processing industries include cannery, fish processing industry, sugar industry, meat packing plant and slaughter house among other. The main purpose of such industries is to ensure that consumers get food that is in good condition thereby avoid any food related illness. Usually, these industries employ the use of preservatives methods to increase their shelf life so that consumers get these products while still fresh. The industry changes raw food materials into products that may be easily prepared by consumers. This industry also provides a market for large scale farmers to sell their products, thus earning the farmers income in return. This paper will help one understand the importance of such industries to the economy of any country. Although they are essential, these industries also have their downsides. The paper will also look at some of the downsides of such industries. To conclude, it will help one take a stand as to whether the industry is essential or a destruction of human life.

As we all know, taste and smell are a “must have” for food and drink industries and one can easily imagine that these characteristics can be a clear differentiating factor on the “the more the better” axis in the pharmaceutical, packaging or environmental sectors.

When performing a five forces model for the snack food industry, I first looked at competition from rival sellers as I felt that this was the strongest threat for manufacturers. Rival sellers can easily try to produce a new line of products, mimic a competitor’s product, and it’s difficult to differentiate a snack food from the competition as there is so much competition. The market isn’t quickly growing, so rivals are competing for the same customer base and there is very little if any cost to switch from one snack food to the next. Many snack foods are very similar and there are hundreds if not thousands of competitors all fighting for the consumer’s purchase.

In today’s competitive world the practical study forms an important part in each and every professional course. The MBA is a course in which the theoretical knowledge is backed by the practical study. That study is in the form of different projects which are undertaken during the MBA course. Here we have done a project on a READY TO EAT FOOD INDUSTRY as a part of MARKETING RESEARCH INFORMATION SYSTEM course. The current situation is made known to the students when they undertake the project. The project gives better insides into the application part of the theory. The companies in an industry and their operations can be better known by the students when they analyse the data, and prepare the project.

This is because of the non-availability of adequate amounts of vegetables, as their actual production is considerably less than the required quantity. However vegetables still hold a very high potential for combating the food shortage as their yield per unit area is more than five times of any cereal crop. Assuming a 3.5 to 5.5 percent Gross Domestic Product Growth rate in India, the projected demand for vegetables in 2030 will be 151-193 million metric tonnes (Sammugasundaram, 2005). To achieve this, every possible effort is being made to make sure that there is enough vegetable production in the near future. More production of vegetables in India is very essential owing to the population explosion. Therefore, a planned development in the field of vegetable production will not only improve the nutritional requirement for the masses, but can also meet the challenge of adequate food supply to the growing population in India.

Food Technology Conference aims at bringing scientific and industrial community together from various sectors of the domain. The other bodies which can participate along with the food sector include Fisheries, Animal Production and Health and Plant Production. Modern food technology methods and related research in the area is the highlight of the conference. Organizations such as FAO, UNICEF and WHO and certain other