Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Food Cluster |
| 2 | Place | Pune |
| 3 | District | Pune |
| 4 | State | Maharashtra |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 956 |
| 6 | No. of workers | 11500 |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | 1000million |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Pune Maharashtra Papad manufacturers association Farsan Wafers and Milk Products Association All India Food Preservers Association (Pune Chapter) Maharashtra State Masala Producers Association, Pune Pune Zilla Bakers Association |
| 9 | Major products | Jams and Jellies Squashes Pickles Dehydrated ready food mixes Bakery products Milk products Confectionery items Ground and processed spices |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
Public Health Laboratory MITSAN laboratory Community Food & Nutrition Extension Unit Central Food & Technological Research Institute International Development Research Center Maharashtra State Institute of Hotel Management & Catering Technology |
| 11 | Major markets | The cluster caters mainly to the local markets of Pune and a bit to the State level. |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | The industry is highly heterogeneous in terms of the range of products, technology used, problems faced and facilities required therein
Nature of industry not conducive for subcontracting relationship In the case of smaller and tiny units, the need to cooperate on process parameters does not exist. Unhealthy competition remains the trend among smaller units Co-operation limited to common enemy as Government None of associations provided technical, marketing, training, advisory and legal services to its members. Government extension institutions considered to be ornamental only Bigger units have different problems :Most important observation of these industrial units are related to the Government policies, lack of expensive testing equipment specially required for exports, lack of training facilities and Provision of timely and correct information. Provision of working capital finance Lack of raw material standardization |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | DSr by by UNIDO CDP, New Delhi prepared under the aegis of the UNIDO project: UNIDO/Italy Joint Programme in the Field of Small and Medium Enterprise Development YEAR 1997 |