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| Markfed takes pride in having its own Canneries, Rice Mills, Ginning & Processing Plants, HDPE Sacks Plant, Oil Plant, Sugar Mill, R & D Labs etc. Through these state-of-art manufacturing facilities Markfed produces world-class products. Markfed Canneries which has obtained certification for ISO 9001 and Global HACCP this year is planning for doubling the production in the year 2003-2004. This certification by world recognized body ensures trust, confidence among overseas buyers who are very concious about inspections, safety and hygine standards followed by the manufacturing unit. Global HACCP would ensure complete documentation of the processes followed by the plant to eliminate all risk factors |
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| The varied nature of Markfed's operations depend a great deal on its infrastructure. Today it takes pride in its own Oil Plants, Sugar Mill, Canneries, Rice Mills, Ginning & Processing Plants. R&D Labs etc. at these state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. Markfed produces world-class products which have carved a niche for themselves in several markets. |
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| Canneries |
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 Markfed has set up canneries to produce Heat & Eat Food products (especially curries), recipes of which have been prepared by Mr. Jiggs Kalra, a chief of international repute. The products include delicates like Sarson Ka Saag, Daal Makhni, Kadhi Pakora, Mutter Paneer & much more. Besides this it also produces jams, Ketchups, honey etc. These products are being sold all over India and are exported to many countries around the world. Consultants from Delhi as approved by APEDA (Agriculture
Production Export Development Authority) are being engaged for up-gradation and modernization of the system. The
upgradation would improve mechanization of cleaning, cutting, chopping and washing operations. The packing and sterlization of retorting processes would also be upgraded to the world level with more emphasis on automation to
eliminate any human error. Packing and stocking of the final product would be made in a further improved environment through mechanical handling.
The products for this plants are highly cherished in the over-seas market. Markfed earlier was operating in Middle
East and some countries of Europe, USA and Canada. The markets are now fast expanding to areas of Africa, Australia, Newzealand, Fiji and Eastern Europe where Markfed had earlier very low presence.
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| Cattlefeed Manufacturing |
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 Markfed manufactures cattlefeed at its plant at Gidderbaha & Kapurthala, which have a combined annual production capacity of 63,000 tonnes. The animal feed namufactured here is popular in Punjab, Haryana, HP, J&K, Rajasthan & Delhi and is sold through dealers & cooperative societies. |
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| HDPE Sacks Plant |
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| The HDPE Sacks Plant of Markfed makes bags for cattlefeed, tarpaulins, polythene covers and HDPE bags for clients like IFFCO, KROBHCO & NFL for the packaging of Urea fertilizer. |
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| In order to ensure the use of high quality packaging material, Markfed set up a Packaging Test Laboratory at Mohali in 1993. |
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| Soil Testing Laboratories |
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 Markfed's eitht well-equipped Soil Testing Laboratories at Amritsar, Bathinda, Ropar, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Sangrur, Malout and a Mobile Lab manned by specialists with an annual capacity to analyze 10,,000 samples of soil & water, have been rendering free service to farmers in obtaining best results from the use of chemical fertilizers since 1969. |
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| Sugar Mill |
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| Markfed has set up a new sugar mill at Malout at a total cost of Rs. 300 million. With a production capacity of 1.750 TCD and spread over 50.4 acres of land. It provides direct employment to about 300 persons. Markfed has also tied up with the Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, for the development of better varities of sugarcane. |
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| Vanaspati and Refined Oils |
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The oil mill at Khanna produces Vanaspati, Bakery-shortening and Refined oils such as cotton seed
oil, soya oil, mustard oil and vegetable oil with a total production capacity of 33,000 MT per
annum. The Kapurthala unit produced 33,000 MT of cattle feed, whereas Gidderbaha unit produced
15,000 MT of oil & rice bran and 30,000 MT of cattle feed. Our Kachi Ghani Sohna brand Mustard
Oil has already reached the markets of the Middle East & Canada and is a highly sought-after
brand in the domestic market as well.
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| MARKFED procures mustard seed and sunflower to process them in its Oil complexes at Khanna, Kapurthala and Gidderbaha. |
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| Rice Processing |
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| Markfed is having ten rice mills ion the state with a capacity of four tons per
hour. Out of these ten rice mills, one rice mill at Rajpura was established in the year 1972-73,
whereas other three rice mills at Machhiwara, Baghapurana and Nawanshar were commissioned in the
year 1981-82. After having sucessful running, Markfed further purchased/installed machinery for
six rice mills at Goniana, Gidderbaha, Jaitu, Chuslewar, N. Pannuan and Batala from Korea during
the year 2001 - 02.
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| Presently, the milling capacity of these rice mills is approximately
1,20,000 tones per annum. Besides custom milling of paddy, Markfed Modern Rice Mill at Nawasahar
is also producing Basmati rice which is known for its quality throughout the world and this unit
has been given ISO-9001:2000 and Global HSCCP.
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| Cotton Processing |
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Markfed processes and trades in cotton, the world's leading fible and an important cash crop
in Punjab, Markfed sells cotton to the processing mills in India as well as exports cotton bales.
Markfed established its name as "Quality Supplier" and is in cotton trade scince 1978.
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| Cottonseed Processing |
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| Markfed's cottonseed processing plant at Gidderbaha produces cottonseed oil for the cooperative federation's own vanaspati plant and by products like lint, de-oiled cake and hulls for paper manufacturers and its own cattlefeed plant. |
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