Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Kottayam Ethnic Food |
| 2 | Place | Pala |
| 3 | District | Kottayam |
| 4 | State | Kerala |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 250 units. All are Micro/Cottage owned by mostly women |
| 6 | No. of workers | 800 |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs 90.0 million |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | M/s O-Max Food Products P. Ltd. Meenachil P.O., Pala 686589. |
| 9 | Major products | Bakery items, pickles, Milk products etc. |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
DIC, Kottayam |
| 11 | Major markets | Within India Kerala Export Nil. |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | There is no processing / value added products by the cluster apart from few units in fish processing. Diversification in to various segments in Food Process Industry requires very high investment which is not possible by single unit. The manufacturing facility of the units has to be upgraded to meet the modern food processing industry requirements. Lack of product range and low output. Absence of sales & distribution network. Production technology, especially labour intensive process, which could be reduced by mechanisation using CFC. |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | March 2009, KBIP, Thiruvananthapuram |