Food Processing Industry - India

December 2009
Executive Summary

Food processing industry in India is valued at USD XX bn and is growing at a a% annual rate

Diary products, fruits & vegetables and meat processing are the most attractive segments
Market
Government of India is leading from the front to ensure multi-fold growth in this segment

Exports in food processing are expected to grow further in the near future

Drivers:

PLE
– Increasing consumer spend on
Challenges:
– Lack of integrated supply chain and scale

Drivers &
Challenges SA
processingM
processed foods
– Competitive edge in food

– Government support
of operations
– Limited use of technology in food
processing
– Low level of penetration in domestic
– Growth in food processing exports market
– Adoption of contract farming – High taxes on branded agricultural
– Increasing food retailing in India products
– Growth in terminal markets

The sector is highly competitive with many foreign players and large unorganized segment
Major Domestic Players Major Foreign Players
Competition •Company 1 •Company 3 •Company 5 •Company 7
•Company 2 •Company 4 •Company 6 •Company 8

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•Market Overview
•Drivers & Challenges
•Government Initiatives
•Competition
•Key Developments

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Food processing is a large sector that covers many activities
like agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry etc.
Processed milk products like butter, cheese, ghee, ice
Diary Sector cream etc.

PLE
Fruits & Vegetables
Raw fruits and vegetables, pulps, canned fruits, juices and
pickles

Food Processing
SAM
Meat & Poultry

Fisheries
Cattle, buffaloes, sheep, pigs and poultry

Marine fisheries, frozen and minced fish products

Packaged Foods Noodles, vermicelli, tomato ketchup, jam , soups etc.

Beverages Carbonated drinks, fruit-based drinks and hot beverages

Staples Sugar, wheat, bread, flour and salt

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 Food processing industry in India has huge untapped
potential and offers scope for large investments
Market Overview Market Size & Growth
•Industry is valued at USD U bn and is growing USD bn
at a% annually 120
a% X
100 W

E
•India is one of the top producers of milk, V

L
pulses, sugarcane and tea in the world 80 U

MP
•Government has taken major initiatives
towards ensuring multi-fold growth in this
60
40
20

about USD L bn by 20--

A
sector that has an investment opportunity of

S
•T are coming up in India to integrate the
supply chain and promote food processing
0
2009 2010e
Market Penetration of Segments
2011e 2012e

•States like State 1, State 2, State 3 and State 4 Segment 1 b%

are highly attractive for food processing
industry Segment 2 c%

•Huge foreign direct investments have been Segment 3 d% e% Range p – q%

made in 20-- - -- totalling ~USD M mn
Segment 4 f%

Segment 5 g%

Source:

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Drivers & Challenges

Drivers
Increasing consumer spend on
processed foods
Challenges
Competitive edge in food processing Lack of integrated supply chain and
scale of operations
Government support Limited use of technology in food
processing
Growth in food processing exports Low level of penetration in domestic
market
Adoption of contract farming High taxes on branded agricultural
products
Increasing food retailing in India

Growth in terminal markets

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Key Initiatives

Vision 2015

Manpower Training Financial Support

Trends

Tax Benefits Mega Food Parks Scheme

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 Indian food processing sector is highly competitive with
many foreign players in the market
Competition Segments Share
• A highly competitive market with many domestic
Other products
players and their MNC counterparts fighting for
e%
market share

E
Segment 1
a%

L

Competitive pricing, expansions, aggressive advertising

P
campaigns and efficient packaging are the strategies used Segment 4 d%
by firms to gain market share
c%

AM
• More players are planning to tap the mass market in
basic foods like fruits & vegetables, meat & poultry
and fisheries
Food Processing Units in Organized Sector S
Segment 3

Segment-wise Organized Share

b%
Segment 2

Flour Mills D1
Fish Processing D2 Segment A f%
Food and Vegetable D3
Segment B g%
Meat Processing D4
Sweetened and Aerated Water D5 Segment C h%
Milk Products D6
Segment D i%
Sugar Mills D6
Solvent Extract D7 Segment E j%
Rice Mills + Modernized Rice Mills D8
Segment F k%

Source:

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