Kanchan Metals Pvt. Ltd is the pioneer in manufacturing food processing machines Founded in 1984 the organisation is the best option for global investors looking to expand their company footprints in India. The company offers innovative technological expertise, market trust, ready to serve clients, unbeatable market access, unparalleled after-sale services in India, and world-class cost-effective technology. The company is engaged in diversified activities and possesses robust domain knowledge, due to which it has grown as a strong partner to its customers.
Food processing has turned into a lucrative entrepreneurship avenue in India. What is the ongoing R&D to improvise the Indian food processing industry?
India boasts of the largest working population segment at the global level. With the rise in disposable incomes, consumers are now shifting towards the consumption of processed foods. Amidst their fast-paced lives and urban working culture, they are left with limited time to shop for groceries or even prepare their meals. In such a scenario, processed and packaged foods such as ready-to-eat products and snacks have gained popularity specifically in the urban areas. The pandemic-induced work from home concept also had a major role to play in the consumer’s rising preference for snacks, packaged goods, and instant foods.
This shift is further pushing the sector to expand its product range, invest in innovations, and offer in-store food services, and other services to enhance the consumer’s shopping experiences. The industry players now rely on automation to meet the needs and demands of the consumers. Various segments such as snacks and frozen foods have adopted automation in the form of complete lines for fried snacks, extruded snacks fryer, aloo bhujia/namkeen extrusion line, automatic moong dal processing lines, as well as specifically designed equipment including conveyors. Along with them, complete lines and conveyors for baked snacks and automation solutions for Indian sweets including soan papdi, Kaju katli, gulab jamun, etc. are other automation forms that are also witnessing a surge. The Indian food processing segment is harnessing the power of automation for processes such as pumping and extrusion, washing and soaking, weighing, and blending processes, with the sole aim to optimize the workflow and ensure smooth operations.
What are the growth opportunities for the food processing industry to grow in India?
The food processing industry is forever evolving and ensures a seamless and nutritious supply of food products to consumers. As per a 2021 report by KPMG, the Indian food processing industry is expected to grow from $263 billion in 2020 and hit the $470 billion mark by the end of 2025.
Since our inception, we have transformed into a brand that is trusted for its state-of-the-art equipment and customizable solutions to achieve its vision of offering complete solutions to address the needs of the food processing sector in India. We not only manufacture but have partnered with global players to provide the most advanced food processing equipment. We cater to the industrial production of snack foods, bakery products, instant foods, confectionery, packaging as well as hygiene items. We are the game-changer in the segment because we offer high-quality equipment and high-end after-sales service
Our fundamental values are not only to provide customized solutions to our customers but also to give easy after-sales service.
Covid-19 has shown the need for collaborations. Tell us about your efforts to bring in better technologies via international collaborations to the Indian market.
COVID -19 was very challenging for every industry, but the food processing industry took the challenge with a stride and found new opportunities. As the world evolved and adopted innovations, the consumers’ lifestyles, behaviours, preferences as well as purchasing patterns also changed. The shift in consumer preferences has been the major reason behind the increased production and distribution of food products at the global level. Furthermore, with the burgeoning urban as well as young population, the demand for ready-to-eat, processed foods, and convenience food started surging significantly and is set to increase in the coming years as well. This is also pushing the food equipment manufacturers to introduce innovative products to meet the growing and diversifying demands of the consumers. We understand this and are making concerted efforts to meet the future demands of the consumers. As one of the leading OEMs in the food processing segment, we are trying to bring a vast choice of cutting-edge machinery to our customers both in the Indian and overseas markets and also tying up with international brands to bring international technology to the Indian market. Shortly, Indian manufacturers will see a lot more infiltration of international technology to process consumer demands.
Food industry digitalization: What are the challenges and trends to opportunities and solutions?
Digitization and Automation are the need of the hour. Cost-effective automation integrates human skills and technical solutions. The manufacturing sector is moving towards digitization and automation because it’s looking for high productivity and maximize sustainability. At the same time, it needs the flexibility to be able to adapt to changing scenarios that have become very dynamic due to external factors. Less dependence on physical labour will always be a driving need. Also, consistency in quality and deliverables will be the target. So with the changing times, I see that the manufacturing sector will move towards automation through augmented reality (AR), robotics, and artificial intelligence (AI). I do not see it as a challenge as we can see that adopting technology in our day-to-day life is a new way of living. It gives our business an edge and helps bring more perfection to the desired output.
Eyeing the OEM market to accelerate growth
As the world is changing, technology and innovation have become the need of the hour. Advancements in the food processing sector and processes are what the consumers are looking out for. We deal in a wide range of equipment for snack food, bakery, meat processing, hygiene & packaging, confectionery & Indian sweets, as well as instant foods. We are one of the leading OEMs in the food processing segment, and we are continuously working towards offering various machines for our customers both in the Indian as well as global market.
We understand that technological advancements have had a significant impact on businesses. Such advancements have improved efficiencies and are well-received in the food processing sector. As we keep advancing into a new phase of industrial development, we must consider that an emerging industry is all about connecting humans and machines.
Kanchan Metal’s investment and expansion plan
We at Kanchan Metals wish to consolidate existing business verticals and at the same time, we are working on some new projects too. We aim to keep growing over a 20% figure each year. Currently, we have three plants situated in Greater Noida, UP. Snack food and Indian namkeens are CMU for a large Indian company. Both these plants have large capacities and employ approximately 400 people. Our plants are world-class and are automated with no/very less human intervention. Our processes/establishments are ISO 22000 certified, and we employ highly skilled manpower. Our main strength is our technical capability, and we employ close to 50 qualified engineers for all our operations.