Cluster Profile
1 Name Of Cluster Kozhikode Food
2 Place Kozhikode
3 District Kozhikode
4 State Kerala
5 No of firms (by type) 100 units 
6 No. of workers Not available  
7 Turnover(Rs in Million's) Not available
8 Associations in cluster Not available
9 Major products Laddu, Halwa, Potato chips, Banana chips.
10 Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) DIC, Kozhikode
11 Major markets Within India Kerala
Export Nil.
12 Major problems/prospects It is very much specific to Keralite s preference (e.g. coconut oil) which needs to be broadened according to local tastes.
Packaging is missing and the same act as a gap in attracting the products to retail models.
Products do not carry any declaration on its nutrition values. Products do not guarantee food safety.
Product Technology has not developed according to the current food product requirement and taste.
No product innovation happened (in the fast changing consumer world it is essential to introduce varieties time to time, frequently)
13 Data source and updated on March 2009, KBIP, Thiruvananthapuram