Enabling Food and Beverage to be: Second Largest Industry of Pakistan
The food and beverage processing industry is the 2nd largest industry of Pakistan after textiles, accounting for 27% of the value-added production and 16% of employment in the manufacturing sector. F&N International is serving the entire food processing industry which broadly categorized into the following 4 sub sectors:
1. Value-added and frozen food processing sectors, including canned foods
2. Edible oils and Fats manufacturing/processing units
3. Beverage production units
4. Bakery and confectionary manufacturing units.
Major players in the sector include Pepsi, Coca Cola, Unilever, Nestle, Mitchells, Engro Foods, K&N’s, Shezan, Shan Foods, Dawn Foods. Bu most of these companies, F&N international is a vendor of choice when it comes to the industrial solutions whether provision of individual machines or setup of complete factories. We are serving the following sub-sectors:
Frozen Foods – The market for frozen foods has grown rapidly in the recent years owing to an adaptation towards a more urban way of lifestyle. A growing population, coupled with an increase in urban lifestyles has been the primary driver behind the rising demand for frozen food products. Additionally a budding retail phenomenon is finding its way in the urban markets which is mostly enabled by F&N International. Local organizations such as Dawn Foods, Season Foods, K&N’s, Sabroso & Sufi have made significant impact in the market with their frozen food products.
Value Addition in Major Food Crops – Crops such as wheat, rice, which are in abundance, are used to produce products such as cereal, noodles, macaroni, pasta, spaghetti etc. Pakistan is one of the largest producers of industrial crops such as rice and wheat. Such crops can be used in the production of a variety of different products such as cereals, macaroni, spaghetti, pasta etc. Good food processing techniques such as extrusion are being utilized in several developed countries, and are now finding its way to Pakistan as well. Currently, the F&N International extrusion technology is being utilized in Pakistan in the processing of food products like cereals, pasta, snacks etc.
Agri Food Processing – This sub-sector includes primary processing of fruits and vegetables, fresh produce, flour, sugar, pulses and grains and accounts for 21% of Pakistan’s GDP. More than 22 varieties of vegetables are produced in Pakistan and there are approximately 1,400 flour mills. The country is ranked 5 th in the world cane acreage and 9 th in sugar cane production. Pulses are the most important source of vegetable protein in Pakistan and are cultivated on 5% of the total cropped area.
Beverages – The beverage industry of Pakistan has been categorized into two broad categories: 1) Aerated Beverages 2) Juices, squashes and syrups. The beverage processing industry’s main products include dehydrated products, fruit products, including fruit juices/drinks, canned fruits and carbonated beverages. The industry has been categorized into two sectors broadly: (1) Juices, squashes and syrups and (2) Aerated beverages. Both the sectors have recorded an impressive growth with major players such as Pepsi, Coca Cola, Nestle, Mitchells, Shezan, Maza etc. Their production units are mostly located in the Punjab specifically Lahore, Sargodha and Bahawalpur.
Edible Oils & Fats – The edible oil and fats sector includes vegetable oil, ghee and margarine. 23% of oil seeds are produced domestically while the remaining is mostly imported which provides a huge opportunity for an increase in domestic production. These oil seeds are used extensively in the vegetable ghee and cooking oil industry of Pakistan which is one of the largest manufacturing industries in Pakistan. There are approximately 160 small and medium sized vegetable ghee and cooking oil units spread all across Pakistan.
Fruits, Dairy, Vegetables & intermediate value added products – Pakistan is known for its high quality fruits, vegetables and dairy. There are more than 25 fruits, vegetables and intermediate value added processing plants in Pakistan. Pakistan is the 4 th largest milk producing country in the world which provides tremendous opportunities for value added products in the dairy sector. In the fruits and vegetable sectors, there are more than 25 processing plants. The major processing plants that we are serving are located in Peshawar, Lahore and Karachi. Value added products include jams, jellies, marmalades, squashes, canned fruits etc.
