India
Food Processing Ingredients Sector
Annual
Report Highlights:
India’s food-processing sector, although still in a nascent stage, has undergone important changes over the last six to seven years. The types, variety, quality, and presentation of products have all improved, mainly as a result of economic liberalization, which led to foreign direct investment (FDI) in this sector. Several multinational companies, including US companies like Pepsi, Coca Cola, ConAgra, Cargill, Heinz, and Kellogg’s have invested in the Indian food-processing industry. The growth in the food-processing sector has generated increased interest in quality food ingredients in order to produce higher quality foods.
Includes PSD Changes: No
Includes Trade Matrix: No
Annual Report
New Delhi [IN1]
[IN]
Table of Contents
I. MARKET SUMMARY 3
II. ROAD MAP FOR MARKET ENTRY 5
A. ENTRY STRATEGY 5
B. MARKET STRUCTURE 6
C. COMPANY PROFILES 9
D. SECTOR TRENDS 12
III. COMPETITION 13
IV. BEST PRODUCT PROSPECTS 15
V. KEY CONTACTS AND FURTHER INFORMATION 16
I. MARKET SUMMARY
India’s food-processing sector, though still developing, contributes 14 percent to the manufacturing GDP (5.5 percent of aggregate GDP), produces goods worth rs. 2.8 trillion ($64 billion), and employs 13 million people . Much of India’s food-processing industry is small-scale and involves very little value addition, although in recent years several multinational food-processing companies have st ...