1. World Cashew Convention Dubai 18th-20th Feb 2016
Quality & Food Safety Challenges Encountered by Value Added Manufacturers while buying Cashews Kernels In India
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2. Presentation Roadmap About VKC Nuts Present Cashew Scenario in India
Changing Consumer Expectation
Challenges Faced
Suggestion/Improvements
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3. FULLY INTEGRATED PROCESSING PLANTS
State of the Art Processing Plants
1. Multi Location & Multi Product Processing Facilities.
2. Equipped with Laser Sorter, Graders
3. In House Cold Storage at all Location.
5. Special Equipment for Flavoring, Roasting, Dicing & Slivering.
6. Modified Atmosphere Packing House.
7. Fully Equipped Quality Control & Product Development Lab.
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4. Cashew, The Much Loved Nut…. COMMANDING OUR STRATEGIC FOCUS
A Major Buyer Of Cashews Today
Have Built Sizeable Scale In
Retail Segment
Institutional Segment
Introduced Multiple Flavors
A Big Hit With End Consumers
Customisation For Large Institutions
Developing Variants Suiting Their Needs
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5. Present Cashew Scenario - India
Huge Increase In Capacity
Multi Location Processing Centers
Newer Technology In Processing
Lower Percentage Of By Products Like Brokens
Production Efficiency
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6. Changing Consumer Expectations
Then
Now
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7. Changing Customer Expectation
Then
Now
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8. Changing Customer Expectation
Then
Now
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9. New customer needs
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10. Food Safety Concerns 1.FSSAI is becoming very strict 2.Legal metrology
3.Health Claims
4.Customer Claims
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11. CASHEWS - CURRENT CHALLENGES AS SEEN(EXPERIENCED)
LACK OF STANDARDISATION-
Every Processing Unit has a different definition e.g.
WW240
W240
SW240
P240
D240
Even Different factories of same supplier has quality variations i
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12. Current Challenges..Contd
Irregular Pricing Structure
Offered prices are always in per 22.68KG(50Lb) format
Sale price in per KG format
Packing/Invoicing in per 20 KG packs
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14. Cashew - Packaging An Area Of Concern
Tin Packing
Although Nitrogen flushed we do get an infestation issue in 2 out of 100 TINS in almost all lots
We still get some solder contamination
Moving from TINS to Vacuum Packs is a Welcome Step
However 22.68KG or 20 KG Vacuum Pack is not the ideal size to handle
Issues in Transit
Rough handling by Typical Indian transit Labour force
Breakage of Cartons and Contents inside
Leakage of Vacuum i
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15. Packing Concerns Contd
Palletised in Container
Hand Handled by Labour
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16. Packing Concerns Contd
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17. Suggestions
Switched to 5KG X 2 Vacuum Packing in Walnuts for Institutional & Exports Replicating in our packs of Cashews for Institutional Packs
Advantage
Easy to handle
Less Breakage
Replicated
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18. Thank You
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