FOODPROCESSINGINDUSTRYININDIA
InIndia,thefoodsectorhasemergedasahigh‐growthandhigh‐profitsectordue
toitsimmensepotentialforvalueaddition,particularlywithinthefood
processingindustry.
The food industry, which is currently valued at US$ 39.71 billion, is expected to
grow at a
Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 11 percent to US$ 80.9
billionby2020.Accountingforabout32percentofthecountry’stotalfoodmarket,
TheGovernmentofIndiahasbeeninstrumentalinthegrowthanddevelopmentof
thefoodprocessingindustry.
Itcontributesaround14percentofmanufacturing
GrossDomesticProduct(GDP),
13percentofIndia’sexportsandsixpercentoftotal industrialinvestment.
TheIndiangourmetfoodmarketiscurrentlyvaluedatUS$1.3billionandisgrowing
at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 20 percent. India's organic food
marketisexpectedtoincreaseby
threetimesby2020.
TheorganizedfoodbusinessinIndiaisworthUS$48billion,ofwhichfooddelivery
is valued at US$ 15 billion. With online food delivery players like Food Panda,
Zomato, TinyOwl and Swiggy building scale through partnerships, the organized
foodbusinesshasahugepotentialand
apromisingfuture.
THECONCEPTOFFOODTRUCKS
Afoodtruckisalargevehicleequippedtocookandsellfood.Afoodtruckislikea
restaurant on wheels. Some food trucks sell ice creams, frozen or prepackaged
food;othershaveonboardkitchensandpreparefood from scratch. Sandwiches,
hamburgers,Frenchfries,andotherregi onal fastfoodfarearecommon.
FOODTRUCKSINDUSTRY
Theindustrycomprisesestablishmentsprimarilyengagedinpreparingandserving
mealsfromamobiletruck.Foodisnormallyprepared,storedandcookedonthe
truck.Thetruckmayormaynotusethesamelocationeachday.