Papad Industry in India

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Introduction:

Papad is a traditional food item of India, and it is very familiar product to all of us. Papad is usually consumed with meal as a side-dish. They have the appearance of thin wafers. Many people consume it daily while many enjoy it on various occasions like parties, marriages, festivals. Papad has unique importance in India hospitality. In Sindhi community Papad & Pani is served as 1st welcome food. In Guajarati community, papad is served in a meal to the guest.

Papad industry in India


Papad acts in supportive or supplementary role in regular food. It ranks equal with

pickles & other dishes. Papad has health values. The raw material used is Udad dal & Moong dal,etc. Both reduce acidity. The papads are deep-fried, roasted or grilled to produce the tasty dish that we enjoy. Papads are available in various sizes. They were traditionally made manually, but nowadays, are commonly machinemade.but in some part of India like Gujarat, ladies made papads at their home only. No Indian meal is complete without it, and Indias biggest Papad success story is Undoubtedly, Lijjat. First Lijjat papad had started manufacturing in the year 1959 with a seed capital of Rs. 80, and now many more manufacturers came up with their different products. Basically papads are also used in large quantity in hotels, dhabas, marriage function and in all other functions in India. Especially manufacturer employs women to prepare the papad. So, majority of women are getting employed through this papad manufacturing. Lijjat papad and Ganesh papad are the major contributed company in giving employment to women.

Major players in the market:


The market for papad is growing in popularity. There are many papadmanufacturing industries throughout India. Many of them can be found in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan. Shree Mahalaxmi griha Udyog Lijjat, Mumbai, Maharashtra Ganesh papad,Mumbai Pushkar Food Corporation, Pune, Maharashtra Shree Home industries, Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh Anjali Papad, Rajkot, Gujarat Aravind Food products, Ahmedabad, Gujarat Krishna Gruh Udyog, Rajkot, Gujarat Shri Papad, Ahmedabad, Gujarat Oswal Food Products, Pali, Rajasthan

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