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The Future Of The World Food Supply Chain In India

Heritage Foods:
The Future of the World Food Supply Chain in India

Abstract
India can become the food supplier of the world. It has the cultivable land, all the seasons for production of all varieties of fruits and vegetables, an agribusiness system that works although it needs to be vastly improved. The single most important problem facing the Indian agricultural industry is the highly inefficient supply chain. Because of lack of cold chain infrastructure and also a food processing industry about 20 percent of all foods produced in India are wasted. Investments in cold chain infrastructure, applied research in post harvest technologies, installation of food processing plants in various sectors and development of food retailing sector are mandatory for achieving gains in this sector. Heritage Foods in India that focuses on the Dairy market is challenged with achieving both national and global competitiveness of the food industry. The supply chain sector is very weak with no process owner and this can spell disaster without the properly enforced logistics of the supply chain.

Introduction
In particular, I will identify the corporate citizenship (responsibility) with the various difficulties and complexities Heritage Foods faces as they seek to balance both company performance and good corporate citizenship. While explaining how Heritage Foods comes to symbolize both the benefits and risks inherent in globalization located in India. I will also discuss the current state of the agricultural industry in India and present the state of food processing industry along with the supply chain system and its various constituents. It’s important to identify emerging opportunities in the food and cold chain sector with the dairy market and present ways in which existing Heritage Foods challenges can be overcome using technology and experience. Which leads to, some opportunities for improvement in real estate and cold chain infrastructure, establishing food...