The Hindu Business Line : Campco to raise éclair production capacity

Considering the demand for cocoa-based products in the market, Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative (Campco) Ltd is planning to expand the production capacity of various products at its chocolate factory in Puttur of Dakshina Kannada district.

The Campco President, Mr S.R. Rangamurthy, told Business Line that considering the demand for éclairs in the market, the cooperative is planning to expand éclair production capacity at its chocolate factory in Puttur. The éclair production unit will be expanded at a cost of Rs 3.80 crore.

The Managing Director, Mr Madhusudana Rao, said that the existing unit produces around 300 tonnes of éclairs a month.

Though the proposed unit will have the capacity to produce additional 500 tonnes of éclairs, nearly half of that will be used for the time being.

The production may be increased based on the demand for the product, he said.

CHOCO-CHIPS

Stating that there is a good demand for choco-chips in the north Indian market, Mr Rangamurthy said the cooperative is planning to invest around Rs 80 lakh for increasing the production of choco-chips at the chocolate factory.

Campco is also planning to invest around Rs 96 lakh for increasing the production of industrial cocoa products.

ISO 22000 certification

The chocolate factory at Puttur is likely to get ISO 22000 certification by the end of March 2010, he said.

The cocoa-based industry is witnessing a growth of around 20 per cent every year.

In such a situation, farmers should grow more cocoa as an intercrop in the arecanut and coconut plantations, he added.

Considering the demand, Campco had arranged for the supply of cocoa seedlings to its members at subsidised rates during 2008-09.

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