Welcome to Dept of Tech. Kolhapur

1. To
DOT, SUK
Especially To
The
Branch of Food Technology
WEL COME

2. Outline of The Speech
• Scope of Food Technology
• Food Technology Branch in DOT, SUK
Speaker
Dr. A. K. Sahoo
Coordinator
B.Tech. Food Technology

3. What is Food Technology…?
• Food Technology is a branch which integrates Food Science and Food
Engineering subjects, and constitutes a set of methods and techniques
to transform raw ingredients into processed foods.
• Food Technology is not a cookery course like Home Science or Hotel
Management.
• But deals with Food Chemistry, Food Microbiology, Biotechnology,
Human Nutrition, Plant Science, Animal Science, Packaging and
Marketing.
• It also deals with Engineering Subjects like Fluid Mechanics, Mass
Transfer, Heat Transfer, Unit Operations, Process Equipment Design &
Drawing, Biochemical Engineering, Process Optimizations and
Engineering Mathematics.

4. Why Food Technology…?
India is one of the major food producers in the world.
In terms of world ranking, India stands :
1st in the production of Cereals, Milk & Livestock population
2nd in producing Fruits & Vegetables
Among top 5 in producing Rice, Wheat, Groundnuts, Tea, Coffee,
Tobacco, Spices, Sugar & Oilseeds
Despite being a major food producer, India’s share in world food trade is
less than 2%.
The level of processing in India is extremely low at around 6% compared
to 60-80% in developed countries and over 30% even in most other Asian
countries.

5. Why Food Technology…? Contd
There is clearly very high wastage (about 30% post harvest losses) and
very low value addition in our country, with corresponding loss of
business opportunities as well as loss in farm income.
Need for preservation of food through processing (Decrease of cultivated
land and increase in population)
The market for processed food is growing very fast. There are about 300
million upper and middle class consumers of processed and
packaged food in the country, and another 200 million were likely to
be added.
The food processing industry is coming of age, ranked fifth among
industries of India. Five hundred food parks are planned all over the
country.
With such a scenario, there will be absolutely no problem of employment
for qualified food technologists in future in our country.

6. Opportunities…?
Food Processing Industry is a sun rise industry with very good job prospects in
India and abroad.
Types of Processing Industries
Fruits & Vegetables
Fish, Meat & Poultry
Milk & Dairy Products
Bakery Products
Chocolates & Confectionery
Snack Foods / Ready to Eat Foods
Health Foods
Alcoholic Beverages
Soft Drinks & Packaged Water
Employed in
Production
Quality Control
Research & Development
Marketing

7. Opportunities…?
As Scientists in Research Organizations
BARC, Mumbai
CFTRI, Mysore
DFRL, Mysore
NIN, Hyderabad
ICAR, New Delhi
As Teachers in Academic Institutions
Govt. Jobs in FDA / ISI / FCI
Banking Sectors
Self Employment (Own Business) due to high subsidies
given by State and Central Government

8. Goals of the Branch
• Produce quality food technologists having
self confidence, positive thinking, honesty
and strive for hard work
• Develop entrepreneurship skills and
research interests among students
• Spread awareness about processing,
preservation and health benefits of foods
among local people

9. Faculties of Food Tech. Branch
Regular
NAME OF TEACHER DESIGNATION QUALIFICATION EXPERIENCE
Dr. A. K. SAHOO Associate Professor
and Coordinator
B. Tech., M. Tech.,
Ph. D. Tech., UICT Mumbai
Teaching: 7.0 yr
Industrial: 5.5 yr
Mr. I. S. Udachan Assistant Professor B. Tech., M. Tech.,
LIT Nagpur
Teaching: 10.0 yr
Mr. S. M. Lokhande Assistant Professor B. Tech., M. Tech.,
MAU Parbhani
Teaching: 5.0 yr
Mrs. N. Patil Assistant Professor B. Tech., M. Tech.,
MPKV Rahuri
Teaching: 2.0 yr
Visiting Agriculture, Science, Language

10. Financial Assistance Received
• Rs. 50 lakhs from Ministry of Food Processing
Industries, New Delhi for infrastructure development
• Rs. 07 lakhs from UGC, New Delhi under XIth plan for
equipments
• Rs. 31 lakhs from Ministry of Food Processing
Industries, New Delhi for Research Project
• Rs. 11 lakhs from UGC, New Delhi for Research Project

11. Laboratory Facilities
• 1.2 crores worth equipments
(University & Funding Agencies)
Processing Equipments
1. Tray Dryer
2. Spray Dryer
3. Freeze Dryer
4. Fruit Pulper
5. Carbonation Unit
6. Deep Freezer
7. High Pressure Homogenizer
8. Canning Unit
Analytical Instruments
1. Brookfield Viscometer
2. Texture Analyzer
3. Lovibond Tintometer
4. Muffle furnace
5. Spectrophotometer
6. Packaging Strength
7. Cold Centrifuge
8. Flame Photometer

12. Consultancy Services
• Analysis of Food Samples
• Development of New Products
• Technology Transfer of Developed Products
• Nina Foods Pvt. Ltd., Kolhapur : Rs. 50,000/-
• Soya Foods Pvt. Ltd., Sangli : Rs 20,000/-

13. Collaborations
Institutes
• Sabargamuwa University, Srilanka
• UICT, Mumbai
• CFTRI, Mysore
• UDCT, Aurangabad
• MAU, Parbhani
Industries
• Jaggery Cluster Group, Kolhapur
• Gokul Dairy, Kolhapur
• Godrej Foods Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
• Stern India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
• Tata Global Beverages Ltd., Bengaluru

14. Industrial Trainings
Cabury India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
Parle Products Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
Britania India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
Pravin Masala, Pune
Gits India Pvt Ltd, Pune
Chordia Foods Pvt Ltd, Pune
Desai Brothers, Pune
Parle Products, Chittoor, A.P.
MAPro Industries, Wai, Panchagani
Mala’s Foods Pvt Ltd, Panchagani
Chaityana milk & milk products, Satara
Chakor Bakery, Satara
Dr. Writer’s Food Products, Satara
Ratnakar Canning Industries, Ratnagiri
Kelkar canning industries, Ratnagiri
Gadre marine products, Ratnagiri
Nina Foods, Gokul Shirgaon, Kolhapur
Yalgud industry, Yalgud, Kolhapur
Warana Industries,Waranagar, Kolhapur
Gokul Dairy, Gokul Shirgaon, Kolhapur

15. Placements
Industries
Gits India Pvt. Ltd., Pune
Hindustan Lever, Kolhapur
Chordia Foods, Pune
Nina Foods, Kolhapur
Shuguna Foods, Pune
Stern India Ltd, Mumbai
• Coaching for GATE/Food Inspector/FCI
• Believe in Quality Students (IIT, BIT’S Pilani, UICT)
Institutions
M.Tech., LIT, Nagpur
P.G. Diploma, IIP, Mumbai

16. Future Plans
 M. Tech. in Food Technology
 Short-term Training Programs
 MOU with Reputed Foreign Universities
 Centre for Food Processing and Preservation