Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Kollam Food Processing |
| 2 | Place | Kollam |
| 3 | District | Kollam |
| 4 | State | Kerala |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 200 units. All are Micro |
| 6 | No. of workers | 20000 nos. |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs. 240.0 million |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Nil |
| 9 | Major products | Cashew, almonds, pista etc. |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
DIC, Kollam |
| 11 | Major markets | Within India All over Export No direct exports |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | Units are traditional not in compliance with food processing standards (e.g. there is an insufficient exhaust facility) Only primary processing is carried out by the units as job worker The units technology adaption is not current, means they are not as per Food Safety norms, mostly traditional/conventions. Lack of common raw material bank. Lack of testing facility for raw materials and finished goods, this means there is no way to commit on product quality (quality means food safety as well as taste) Packaging is not done in food grade packing and all are manual packing |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | March 2009, KBIP, Thiruvananthapuram |