Agri export-oriented company Himalya International has announced commencement of production at its first unit of food processing plant at Vadnagar in Mehsana district of Gujarat. A delegation of the company, led by chairman Manmohan Malik, presented the first pick of 199 per cent vegetarian mushrooms grown at Vadnagar to Narendra Modi, Chief Minister, Gujarat.
Malik said that Himalya International’s plant had been set up in 18 months with an investment of Rs 130 crore. The plant is spread over 60 acres and provided direct employment of around 2,000 skilled and other workers. The company will sign an MoU with around 5,000 farmers to grow agricultural produce for the company under contract farming. The company will have two streams of products, viz fresh-chilled and fresh-frozen products for export and domestic markets. The plant will grow and process 10,000 tonnes of mushrooms, 40,000 tonnes of appetisers and French fries, 50,000 kilolitres of yoghurt and cheese and 100 million cans of soups a year.
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