Ready to Eat Meals like already cooked or prepared lunch & dinner are relatively new products which came in market only a few years back and are now sold through retail general stores in especially made sealed aluminum laminates. The retorting or sterilization process ensures the stability of the Ready to Eat foods in retort pouches on the shelf and at room temperature. The retort processed foods do not require rehydration or cooking and can be consumed straight from the pouch with or without prewarming depending upon the requirement of the users and the weather conditions. In order to produce high quality safe Retort Food it is very important to optimize the retort processing. The product should be sterilized properly to make sure that it is safe for consumption. At the same time it should not be over cooked or over processed. Because over sterilization kills the taste and food appeal of the product. Types of Ready To Eat Food The vegetarian food includes Alloo Matar Palak paneer Sarso Ka Saag Karahi Chana Masala Kadi Pakora Cheese Tomato Dal Makhani Rajamah etc. The non vegetarian food includes Chicken Curry Butter Chicken Chicken Mughalai Chicken Mutton Masala Mutton Korma etc. Market Survey The food processing industry has been slated for accelerated growth. It is projected to be a futuristic industry and it is anticipated that, over the years, it will emerge as a leading player in the global markets. As a result the industry is seen to be witnessing feverish activity. The size of the processed food market is estimated to be over Rs 110 bn and is growing at 10 to 15% per annum. The Rs 4000 bn food market in India has been growing at the rate of 6.5% a year. The true potential of the food processing industry is slowly being realised. This is reflected in the fact that the government has classified food processing industry as a thrust area. The popularity of ready to eat packed food now is no longer marks a special occasion. People want value for time money in terms of quality and variety. The food processing industry is one of the largest industries in India. The ready to eat (RTE) sector in the Indian food industry is taking off in no small way thanks to escalating demand from urban Indians with hectic schedules and others looking for convenient choices authentic tastes and entrées on the go. This demand for ready to eat meals is also propelling interest and investment in India’s fledgling food processing sector, with allied businesses in cold chain and logistics also set to grow tremendously. Present Manufacturers Agro Tech Foods Ltd. Energy Products (India) Ltd. Golden Fries Ltd. Haldiram Indian Snacks Ltd. I T C Ltd. Just Desserts Ltd. Kanaiya Foods (India) Ltd. Kohinoor Foods Ltd. M T R Foods Pvt. Ltd. Mount Shivalik Inds. Ltd. Shivdeep Industries Ltd. Tasty Bite Eatables Ltd. Ushodaya Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. Venkatramana Food Specialities Ltd.
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