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General
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In 1885, a biscuit plant to
supply nutritious tea plate-sized biscuits to the sailors on the numerous
ships docking and loading in Port Natal. These were the first biscuits
in the country to be made by a machine.
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India is considered as the
third largest producer of Biscuits after USA and China.
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The major Brands of
biscuits are - Brittania, Parle Bakeman, Priya Gold,Elite,Cremica,
Dukes, Anupam, Horlicks, Craze, Nezone, besides various regional/State
brands.
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The per capita consumption
of biscuits in our country is only 2.1 Kg., compared to more than 10 kg
in the USA, UK and West European countries and above 4.25 kg in south
cast Asian countries, Le. Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia
etc.
Process
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Recipe from the New Zealand
Edmond’s Cookbook- 125g Flour, plain 150g Sugar1 cup Coconut 1 cup
Rolled Oats (also known as flaked oats)100g Butter 1 tablespoon Golden
syrup 1/2
teaspoon Bicarbonate of Soda 2 tablespoons Water, boiling Mix together
flour, sugar, coconut and rolled oats. Melt butter and golden syrup.
Dissolve Bicarbonate Soda in the boiling water and add to butter and
golden syrup. Make a well in the centre of flour, stir in the liquid.
Place in spoonfuls on a greased tray. Bake 15-20 minutes at
180°Celsius/350°
Fahrenheit.
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Wheat flour along with other ingredients is mixed
with water and dough is prepared. Then it is kept at a normal room
temperature for about couple of hours to allow proper fermentation. Then
it is placed in biscuit moulding trays and these trays are placed in
oven for baking. After requisite baking, trays are taken out, cooled and
biscuits are packed.
Current Trends
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The labscale tests and software
programmes developed by QPMprovide the important link between the
properties of the powder ,processing conditions and manufacturing
performance.
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These tools will be in
valuable both at the equipment design stage and during day-to-day
production to prevent problems and provide solutions associated with
powder handling.
Manufacturing
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China has a per
capita consumption of 1.90 kg, while in the case of Japan it is
estimated at 7.5 kg. The average utilization of
installed capacity by biscuit manufacturers in the country has been a
dismal 60% over the last decade up to 2001-02.
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The annual turnover of the
organized sector of the biscuit manufacturers (as at 2001-02) is Rs.
4,350 crores.
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In terms of volume biscuit
production by the organized segment in 2001-02 is estimated
at
1.30
million tonnes.
Market
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Imported packaged biscuits,
mostly from Iran, Pakistan and India, are found in every corner shop,
grocery stores, vendors with carts and supermarkets.
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Bakery owners indicated that
biscuits were a rapidly growing market and biscuit consumption was
increasing rapidly( Quentin Johnson 2003.) School aid programs now use
biscuits imported from India.• An automatic biscuit factory located in
Kabul, to produce wrapped soft or hard biscuit, would be a “First to
Market. ”
Baked goods remained the
largest sector, in both volume and value terms. Despite typically low
profit margins, baked goods saw burgeoning value growth in 2000, with
sales driven by busier lifestyles, especially among urban consumers
throughout the region. The consistent popularity of artisanal products
across national markets.
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