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The growth of the food processing shop. GTFL is one such success story. It
industry depends on based on packaging was set up in 2008 as a joint venture
technology and platforms. Thus, the company between Tyson Foods USA and
government also needs to focus on Godrej Agrovet. Tyson Foods USA is one
adequately developing these areas. of the world’s largest food companies and
has expertise of the end-to-end of poultry
Last mile cold chain continues to be a business, while Godrej Agrovet is one of
concern. Most shopkeepers can’t afford to India’s leading diversified agri-business
buy chillers or freezers, which are the and animal feed companies. GTFL
point of sale for cold chain products. manufactures and markets processed
GTFL has so far provided 2000 freezers poultry and vegetarian products through
to shopkeepers, but more needs to be two brands -- Real Good Chicken (fresh,
done. What would help is if the chilled poultry meat) and Real Good
government provided subsidies for store Yummiez (ready-to-cook, vegetarian and
owners to buy cold chain infrastructure. non vegetarian snacking products). GTFL
has sustainably grown over the last nine
Good days ahead years and expanded its presence to 82
The way things are going, it is clear that it cities across the country. This wouldn’t
is a good time for the country’s food have been possible without the policies,
processing industry. India is a rich transparent systems and cold chain
agriculture resource base: it has 127 infrastructure that the company depends
agro-climatic zones, which is among the on.
most in the world, and is the largest
producer of fruit and vegetables. Given The environment is conducive for India’s
India’s population and the rate of growth, food processing sector to make great
there is a lot of scope for internal strides. The challenge now is to see how
consumption of produce and value added food processing companies leverage the
products. changes in policies and available produce
The government has also been ensuring to make quality products not just for
ease of business, which is evident by the India and the world, but also make the
growth of companies who have set up country an export hub.
