Schreiber Dynamix Dairies opens aseptic beverage manufacturing facility in Punjab

Schreiber Dynamix Dairies Pvt Ltd (SDDPL), a joint venture formed in 2004 between US-based dairy giant Schreiber Foods and local company Dynamix Dairies Ltd, has opened its second aseptic food processing and packaging facility at Fazilka in Punjab. The Fazilka plant, built with an investment of Rs 100 crores, is located at the International Food Park, which was inaugurated some 18 months ago by Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal.

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The facility, which uses Tetra Pak’s aseptic processing and packaging technology, was inaugurated by Francois Salamon, president of Schreiber International, Amitabha Ray, chairman and managing director of SDDPL and Kandarp Singh, managing director of Tetra Pak South Asia Markets. 

According to Francois Salamon, the market for aseptic beverages in India is showing exponential growth and there still is a lot of untapped potential. “This along with the Government of India’s support in developing Food Parks has given us the impetus to invest in a second facility. We are confident that with Tetra Pak we will continue to build strong relationships with beverage manufacturers, as we have in the past, to offer consumers safe and high quality products,” he opined.

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Schreiber Dynamix is India’s first dedicated contract packer for foods in Tetra Pak cartons and uses Tetra Pak’s advanced processing and packaging technology to partner leading food and beverage players like PepsiCo, Nestle, Danone, Britannia and Hector Beverages.  Aseptic beverages offer high quality and safe products with long shelf life, without the need for refrigeration or preservatives. Currently, brands like Tropicana, Nestle and Paper Boat are processed and packed in SDDPL’s plant at Baramati, Maharashtra.

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“With our existing plant at Baramati running at full capacity, this new integrated facility not only increases our production capabilities, but also gives us a geographical advantage to cater to consumers in North India which accounts for 50 percent of the country’s aseptic beverage consumption. With growth of over 23 percent over last year in contract packaging, we are confident that this new facility in Punjab will provide an exciting opportunity for more companies to enter this sunshine sector,” said Amitabha Ray. 

Kandarp Singh added, “We commend the Ministry of Food Processing Industries’ initiative in promoting Food Parks such as this International Mega Food Park, as this boosts the food processing sector by making modern technology available to the industry. SDDPL has set the benchmark for contract packaging in the country and we are committed to assisting them in bringing many more beverage manufacturers into the aseptic beverage sector.”