Specially crafted by its in-house chefs, the company will be unveiling a range of branded products, including CP Frozen Chicken, CP Chilled Chicken, CP Easy Snacks-veg and non-veg, and CP Eggs, company officials told reporters here.
Stating that CP is committed to providing nutritious, tasty and high-quality products, they said the company undertakes fully integrated food processing operations in the country, ranging from feed production and farming to food processing and distribution under "farm to fork" concept.
Not wishing to comment on its targetted market share, he said, "We want to be one of the top food players, especially in the non-veg category in the next five years."
CP Group is headquartered in Thailand with representative offices in 17 countries and presence in 40 countries.
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Pointing out that Chittoor is a strategic location for the company for setting up its plant, Pant said: "Our backward integration was already happening in that area and it is a perfect location as it is between two large cities (Bengaluru and Chennai)."
Pant said the products for India will be developed by its
local R&D team with support from the company's global team.
On plans to export from India, he said, "Notas yet, we are taking one step at a time. We want to establish ourselves first in the Indian market, which is huge and isgrowing at 20-25 per cent a year."
"We are also in discussion with QSR (Quick Service Restaurants) chains in the country like KFC, McDonalds and others where you will see our products being distributed.
"InThailand, almost 100 per cent of KFC chicken comes from CP...Lotof it is supplied to McDonalds also," he added.
CP Foods claims to be the first poultry manufacturer in India to introduce 'air chiller technology' which is amethod of chilling dressed chicken which ensures freshness, food safety and longer shelf life.