Food Processing Industry

India is the world's second largest producer of food after China. India has the potential of being the biggest with the food and agricultural sector. Food processing means methods and techniques which are used to transform raw ingredients into food for human consumption. The food processing industry utilizes these processes to produce attractive and marketable food products. The total food production in the country is likely to double in the next 10 years.

There is an increased opportunity for large investments in food and food processing industry in areas of canning, dairy and food processing, specialty processing, packaging, frozen food/refrigeration and thermo processing. The important sub-sectors of the food processing industry are fruits and vegetables, fisheries, milk and milk products, meat and poultry, packaged/convenience foods, alcoholic beverages and soft drinks, health food and health food supplements, confectionery, chocolates and cocoa products, soya-based products, mineral water, high protein foods etc.

Pumps in Food Processing Industry
There are wide variety of pumps available for food processing industry. Pumps are ideal for food-related applications requiring high flow rates. Pumps and mixers are specially designed for wide range of demanding process applications in the food industry concentrating on sugar, starch, sweeteners and fermented ethanol processes.

Pumps in the food processing industries led to revolutionary ways to discharge and meter dry solids. Both pumping and grinding operations are done in the industry with the help of pumps.