Food processing industry in India

Food processing industry in India is widely distributed, based on economies / regions driven by agriculture and agro products.Owing to plenty of water in the southern part of India, especially food grains like rice and Ragi are cultivated in the resource rich plains, including AndhraPradesh, Telangana, Tamilnadu and Karnataka.

Sri Bhagyalakshmi Foods has a set up it’s food processing industry in India in Bangalore, as the sourcing of food grains and raw materials was easy given the strategic location of accessibility to the three southern states. Further this was complimented with the infrastructure support required for food processing units, as cities has better access to power, water and logistics.

Earlier, these food processing industries in India were located either closer to the agricultural belts or on the periphery, enabling easy access for logistics. Some of these food processing industries in India that were located on the periphery of the cities, are now being relocated, owing to exponential growth of cities.