Bakery holds an important place in food processing industry and is a traditional activity.Bakery products, due to high nutrient value and affordability, are an item of huge consumption. Due to the rapid population rise, the rising foreign influence, the emergence of a female working population and the fluctuating eating habits of people, they have gained popularity among people, contributing significantly to the growth trajectory of the bakery industry.
India is a major manufacturing house for bakery products and is the third- largest biscuit manufacturing country after USA and China. The Indian bakery market is valued at Rs. 3,295 crore and out of this, bread and biscuits hold 82% of the share. India’s organised bakery sector produces about 1.3 millions tonne of bakery products (out of three million tonnes) while the balance is produced by unorganised, small-scale local manufacturers. As a whole any entrepreneur can venture in this project without risk and earn profit.
Few Indian major players are as under
· Ampro Products Ltd.
· Anmol Industries Ltd.
· Bakemans Industries Pvt. Ltd.
· Bonn Nutrients Pvt. Ltd.
· Britannia Industries Ltd.
· Century Biscuits Ltd.