Bajaj Mega Food Park Ltd. is an inclusive concept which is aimed at establishing direct linkages from the farm to processing and on to the consumer markets, through a network of collection centres and Primary Processing Centres.
Sindhudurg, a coastal district of the state of Maharashtra exhibiting semi-tropical climate, accessible by road on the NH-17 which passes through major towns of Kankavli, Kudal & Sawantwadi or by the picturesque journey on the Konkan railway which stops at Kankavli, Sindhudurg, Kudal & Sawantwadi.
Bajaj Mega Food Park Ltd. aims to utilize the bounties of nature offered by Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri and the regions close by which include mangoes, pineapple, banana, cashew, kokam & various others fruits.
Strong logistic network enabling quick collection of fresh fruits and vegetables for processing. Aseptic processing of fruits and vegetables. Huge cold storage capacities thus cutting down wastage of fruits and vegetables due to rottening.
The changing demographics, lifestyle patterns, food consumption patterns has increased the sales of packaged food, canned/ dried processed food, frozen processed food, beverages etc. The annual growth rate of this sunrise sector is almost 20 percent.
The Indian food processing industry holds tremendous potential to grow, considering the still nascent levels of processing at present. India is the second largest producer of fruits (77 mn tones) & vegetables (150 mn tones), third largest producer of food grains (255 mn tones).
A study has also highlighted that India incurs post-harvest fruits and vegetable losses worth over INR 2,00,000 crore each year largely owing to the absence of food processing units, modern cold storage facilities and a callous attitude towards tackling the grave issue of post-harvest losses.