Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Kanpur Bakery and Namkeen |
| 2 | Place | Kanpur |
| 3 | District | Kanpur |
| 4 | State | Uttar pradesh |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 378 |
| 6 | No. of workers | 2500 |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs. 500 million |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Indian Industries Association(U.P.) Uttar Pradesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry U.P. Biscuit Manufacturer s Association, Kanpur Namkeen Nirmata Association |
| 9 | Major products | Breads Biscuits Cakes Pizza base Burger Pav Rolls Aalu bhujia Wafers Fried dalls Cereals based bakery products Namkeen products |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
Chandra Shekhar Azad University, Kanpur Fragrance and Flavor Development Center, Kannauj HBTI, Kanpur Food Science Training Centre, Kanpur |
| 11 | Major markets | Kanpur Nagar Kanpur Daihat Bihar |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | The units do not bother about packaging of their products Units have wood fired or diesel fired oven of traditional types which increases the cost of bakery products Majority of enterprises are family owned Lack of qualified experienced people Level of awareness in policy matters in adequate Absence of in house quality control and testing facilities Lack of working capital at high percentage interest Inadequate supply of electrical power, adulterated fuel and shortage of other inputs |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | DSR by Sh. P. K. Srivastava, Asst Director (Food) and Cluster Development Executive. In year 2008 |