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Bakery Items

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Bakery Shop

A bakery (or baker's shop) is an establishment which produces and sells flour-based food baked in an oven such as bread, cakes, pastries and pies. Some retail bakeries are alsocafés, serving coffee and tea to customers who wish to consume the baked goods on the premises.

Many other bakery shops provide services for special occasions such as weddings, birthday parties, or even business affairs. Bakery shops can provide a wide range of cakes designs such as sheet cakes and tiered cakes.The first group of people to bake bread were ancient Egyptians, around 8000 BC. During the middle ages it was common for each landlord to have a bakery, which was actually a public oven housewyies would bring dough that they had prepared to the baker, who would tend the oven and bake them into bread. As time went on, bakers would also sell their own goods, and in that some bakers acted dishonestly, tricks emerged: for example, a baker would have trap door(s) in the oven or other obscured areas, that would allow a hidden small boy or other apprentice to take off some of the dough brought in for baking. Then the dishonest baker would sell bread made with the stolen dough as their own. This practice and others eventually lead to the famous regulation known as Assize of Bread and Ale, which prescribed harsh penalties for bakers that were found cheating their clients or customers. As a safeguard against cheating, under-filled orders, or any appearance of impropriety, bakers commonly began to throw in one more loaf of bread; this tradition now exists in the phrase "baker's dozen", which is 13.Today bakers work in varying environments both as employees and sometimes owning their own stores. Bakers can be found working in:

Large factories. These produce bread and related products which are then transported to numerous selling points throughout a region. These normally include supermarkets,convenience stores, and the like. Bakers in these environments are largely there for quality control as machines take care of much of the labour intensive aspect of the job.
Small Independent bakeries. These are largely family-run businesses. They may specialise in particular types of products, such as sourdough.
Chain stores. Recent years have seen the rise of chain stores selling the same range of products. Bakers in these stores bake according to a pre-determined recipe book. This can lead to frustration as some bakers do not agree with techniques used by thefranchising model. However, the recipes used tend to be well-founded, and popular with the paying public.

Bakery Products

Indian Fast Food Market

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The fast food industry in India has evolved with the changing lifestyles of the young Indian population. The sheer variety of gastronomic preferences across the regions, hereditary or acquired, has brought about different modules across the country. It may take some time for the local enterprise to mature to the level of international players in the field.

Many of the traditional dishes have been adapted to suit the emerging fast food outlets. The basic adaptation is to decrease the processing and serving time. For example, the typical meal which called for being served by an ever alert attendant is now offered as a Mini-Meal across the counter. In its traditional version, a plate or a banana leaf was first laid down on the floor or table. Several helpers then waited on the diner, doling out different dishes and refilling as they got over in the plate.

In the fast food version, a plate already arranged with a variety of cooked vegetables and curries along with a fixed quantity of rice and Indian flatbreads is handed out across the counter against a prepaid coupon. The curries and breads vary depending on the region and local preferences. The higher priced ones may add a sweet to the combination. Refills are generally not offered.

The diversity of Indian cuisine poses logistical problems when it comes to handling. Hence it is common to serve different cuisines at different counters within the same premises. Presence of a large vegetarian population, who eschew non-vegetarian food, has given rise to outlets which exclusively serve vegetarian fast food. Also, different variety of food may be served depending on the times of the day. Beverages such coffee, tea, soft drinks and fruit juices may also be served in such outlets. Some outlets may additionally have specially designed counters for ice-cream, chaats etc.

Popular formats of fast food business in India have the following features in common:

Wide opening on the road side
Easy to maintain and durable décor
A cash counter where food coupons are sold
A food delivery counter which invariably is granite topped
Additional counters for Ice Creams, Chaats, Beverages etc.
A well fitted kitchen located so as to be visible to the customers
Tall tables, usually of stainless steel, where one can eat while standing
A drinking water fountain adorned with a water filter
Rust-proof and non-breakable crockery

Most of the fast food outlets in India are stand alone establishment, few of them having more than one branch.

Darshini

One of Bangalore's restaurateurs, Mr Prabhakar, opened an outlet called Upahara Darshini in mid-1980s. The novelty was that the food is cooked just behind the serving counter, visible to the customers, and one has to eat while standing by placing the food on tall tables. It is a self service place where one has to buy a coupon before eating. It offered typical south Indian snacks at highly affordable prices resulting in an instant hit with the office goers as well as students. The size and the enclosed design of the eating space and consequent spilling over of the eaters onto the footpath during the busy hours indicates that he did not anticipate the level of success. This issue is addressed by those who copied the module by keeping the entire face of the outlet open to the road. It would not be wrong to say that this was a trend setter and its format, described earlier, is even to this day replicated by other across south India. The popularity of this business module can be gauged from the fact that many restaurants which adopt this format have "Darshini" as suffix in their names.

Food courts

Another concept of fast food that is becoming popular is that of Food Courts. It is like putting together a number of Darshinis serving different cuisines under one roof. Here also one has to purchase coupons and collect the food from one of the several counters. Each one of these counters serves specific variety of food and may be owned by different individuals or caterers. Food Courts are normally located on much bigger premises and may provide seating facility in addition to the stand and eat arrangement. Typically one entrepreneur owns or takes on lease the entire premises and promotes the place under one name. He then lets out individual counters to different independent operators to offer different menu. Internal competition is avoided by not allowing more than one counter to offer similar food.

Several international fast food chains like Kentucky Fried Chicken, McDonald's and Barista Coffee have their outlets in major cities. Café Coffee Day, again a brainchild of Bangalore based businessman, is the only Indian chain which boasts of hundreds of outlets and is present across India. But then it is classified more as a coffee shop than a fast food place.

Varieties of food offered

The kind of fare they offer as of date could be just anything and everything. Preference of the local population and the location of the outlet influence the menu more than anything else. Some of the popular dishes offered at Indian fast food outlets are:

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Food Processing :

Food processing – Key challenges and deliverables for success.Aptly recognised as the ‘sunrise industry’, providing vital linkages between the two pillars of our economy – manufacturing and agriculture – the Food Processing industry in India is undergoing a significant transformation. With a turnover of $110 billion, it accounts for 35 per cent of the Indian food market, and has been growing at a better rate of 14 per cent in the last few years.

This can be attributed to the improving policy environment and increasing thrust on public-private partnership and improvement of rural infrastructure, to leverage India’s strengths on the supply and demand frontiers.

Indian Food Market

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The Indian food market has experienced a good growth over the years. The economic liberation and high growth rate of economy has put a positive impact on the food and agriculture market in the country. This has led to lesser imports and high rate of exports in terms of quality and quantity. With the advancements in the field of technology, more and more innovative techniques are being implemented in the field of agriculture. This has led to high yield of food and crops which has really increased the output and led to the growth of the food industry in India. The growth of the food industry has also led to the introduction of other allied industries such as food processing, food packaging and so on.

Development of the Indian food market :
After independence, the government put emphasis on making the country self sufficient through increased food and farm production. Emphasis was given on the development of agriculture through better farming techniques, increased irrigation facilities, more use of fertilizers and so on. This really put a positive impact on the food processing industry which resulted in better yields.
In the 1960s, the government initiated the Green Revolution' movement to increase the food grain production. Emphasis was given on aforestation, irrigational projects, use of better quality seeds, improvised farming techniques and so on. This increased the food exports of India in terms of both quantity and quality.
The market liberalization policies in the 1990s led to the favorable growth of the economy of India which also improved the food industry in the country. Since then, the food industry has really developed to a great extent. More segments are coming up and also plenty of foreign companies are entering the Indian food market.

Main segments of the Indian food market :
The food industry in India mainly consists of a number of sectors. Some of the well known ones are:

Dairy and food processing
Canning
Frozen food refrigeration
Thermo processing
Specialty processing

Some of the other sectors which are expected to grow more and be a very lucrative option of business in the coming years are:

Fruits and vegetables
Confectionary
Aqua culture and fishing
Meat and poultry
Fast food and snacks
Ready to eat food
Additives
Health food and grains
Health food supplements

Recent trends in the India food market :

According to the recent survey, the Indian food market is all set to be double by the year 2025. The rapid economic development, innovative technology and food production, growing consumerism and improved lifestyle are the main reasons behind this growth. Today, Indian consumers are paying for branded and value added food products which have led to the introduction of new segments in the manufacturing and retail market. Over the last few years, the annual output of the food market in India has been around $155 billion which is expected to reach around $344 billion by the year 2025. The annual rate of growth is expected to be around 4.1 %.

The market share of the Indian snacks is around US$ 3 billion with a growth rate of around 15-20 %. The unorganized snacks market is worth around US$ 1.56 billion with a 7-8 % growth rate. Today, there are around 1,000 types of snacks that are available in the market. The most popular snacks are potato based items and chips. Some of the main companies in the organized snacks market in India are Pepsi and Haldiram's.

Latest Market Update

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Wholesale Price of Different Spices in Major Market Centers in India

for the Week Ending 4/2/2012

This Week Last Year Same

Market Centre Grade Details

Min. Max. Min. Max.

CARDAMOM(SMALL)

Price in Rs./Kg

Bodinayakanur

AGB 660 670 1225 1235

AGEB 800 810 1335 1345

AGS 650 660 1205 1215

AGS1 620 630 1185 1195

CARDAMOM(LARGE)

Price in Rs./Qtl

Gangtok

BADADANA 70000 75000 95000 102500

CHOTADANA 67500 70000 95000 97500

Siliguri

BADADANA WITH TAIL 72500 75000 95000 105000

BADADANA WITHOUT TAIL 80000 80000 100000 110000

CHOTADANA 70000 70000 90000 100000

CHILLI

Price in Rs./Qtl

Chennai

RAMNAD NEW 16000 18000 9000 10000

SANNAM GUNTUR(NEW) 6500 7500 7000 8200

Guntur

COLD STORAGE 5800 6500 5300 8000

NON COLD STORAGE 5800 6300 4600 7600

GINGER

Price in Rs./Qtl

Chennai

- 10000 11000 18000 20000

Cochin

NEW 7000 7500 13000 16500

OLD 7500 8500 15000 15000

Indian Recipes

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History
indian cuisine has been around for at least 2500-3000 years and it has changed much over the years. The use of many different herbs and Spice make each dish quite unique. Each different region in India is known for it's wide selection of different recipes and indian styles and tastes. Though about one third of the population is strictly vegetarian, there are many different dishes that include chicken, lamb and goat meat. In India though the cow is thought of as a sacred animal therefore you will not find many recipes including beef. Food is such an important part of Indian culture as in most cultures, and plays an important role in the family life and in festival celebrations. Most families in India still sit down together to enjoy their meals with one another. There are a couple of main courses and they are usually served along with different pickles, chutneys and of course different types of Indian bread, which is called "roti". There is also usually a dessert served as well.

Indian cooking has many different styles throughtout all of India. For that matter, there is really not one accepted style of Indian cuisine but rather many different styles. So if you travel to India you will find that the food prepared by the people and restaurants in that area will be different in each area. Of course there will be some similarities but it will also be very different from place to place.

Indian Recipes we have collected many delicious Indian recipes from all over India. All recipes are sorted by category. You can select a recipe category from the list below to see all recipes in that category. If you are looking for a particular type of indian food , you can use our 'Recipe Search feature next to the lemon above to find it.

Food Industry

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Introduction :

India is set to witness the next revolution in the food processing industry, as per Mr Subodh Kant Sahai, the Union Minister for Food Processing Industries. The Centre has set an investment target of Rs 100, 000 crore (US$ 18.90 billion) by 2015 in the sector. The sector is expected to grow by 20 per cent and value addition to increase by 35 per cent by 2015.

India is the second largest producer of food and holds the potential to be the biggest on global food and agriculture canvas, according to a Corporate Catalyst India (CCI) survey. The Indian food industry comprises of food production and the food processing industry. The food processing industry is one of the largest in India – it is ranked fifth in terms of production, consumption, export and expected growth.

Market Size of Indian Food Industry :

The Indian fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) market is estimated to grow to US$ 100 billion by 2025 from US$ 12 billion in 2011, according to market research firm Nielsen's report titled Consumer 360. The report has identified four key trends that will drive consumption: premiumisation, consumers switching from commodity to brands, from indulgence to regular consumption, and acceptability.

Food Processing Industry :

The Union Ministry of Food Processing plans to give emphasis on improving supply chain, by creating large primary collection and distribution centres throughout the country involving private sector, in the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) period.
Food processing industry is of enormous significance for India's development because it has linked up economy, industry and agriculture in India, efficiently and effectively. The three pillars being together have synergised the development process and promoted the growth of the nation to a great extent.
There are 25, 367 registered food processing units in the country whose total invested capital is Rs 84,094 crore (US$ 15.90 billion), as per a competitiveness report of the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council. This information was provided in a written reply to the Lok Sabha, by Dr Charan Das Mahant, the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries.
Food processing industry is one of the largest industries operating in India and is divided into several segments.

Segments :

The Food Processing Industry operates across various segments that include:

Fruits & vegetables
Meat & poultry
Dairy
Marine products, grains and consumer foods (that includes packaged food, beverages and packaged drinking water)

Value addition of food products is expected to increase from 8 per cent to 35 per cent by 2025. Fruit & vegetable processing is also expected to increase from the current level of 2 per cent to 25 per cent of total production by 2025, as per the CCI report. Dairy sector – that holds highest share in processed food market – holds large potential to be exploited. The report reveals that 37 per cent of the total dairy produce is processed, of which only 15 per cent is done by the organised sector. Hence, there lies a plethora of opportunity for investment and development.
The Vision Document 2015 envisages increasing the value addition to 35 per cent by 2015. The food processing sector is presently growing at an average rate of 13.5 per cent per annum. Food processing industry is a potential source for driving the rural economy and is of great importance to an agrarian economy like India.

Beverages :

The Indian market for non-alcoholic drinks, is expected to grow at a compound aggregate growth rate (CAGR) of around 15 per cent during 2009-2012, according to a report published by market research firm RNCOS, titled "Indian Non-Alcoholic Drinks Forecast to 2012".

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