More than 20-lakh tonnes of bread and 15-lakh tonnes of biscuits are manufactured in one single year. Moreover, Bread and rolls along with biscuits and cookies make up for 82% of the bakery products, said Assocham.
Furthermore, Cakes, pastries, buns and rusk make up for the rest. Nearly 65% of bakery products are manufactured in the unorganised sector.
DS Rawat, Secretary General, Assocham, “Due to increasing consumer gravitation towards convenience products and healthy food products, the bakery industry has undergone a virtual metamorphosis since 2004.”
Reports claim that the per capita consumption of bread is just 1.75 kg. The southern states consume almost 32% of the bread manufactured in India and in the northern, western and eastern states consume 27%, 23% and 18% respectively.
Moreover, Maharashtra and West Bengal have got large number of bakery units. Almost 55% of biscuits are consumed in the rural areas due to long shelf life and also popular taste, stated Mr DS Rawat.
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