Abstract:
Bakery industry in India is the largest
of the food industries with an annual
turnover of about Rs. 3000 crores. India
is the second largest producer of biscuits
after USA. The biscuit industry in India
comprises of organized and unorganised
sectors. Bread and Biscuits
form the major baked foods accounting
for over 80% of total bakery products
produced in the country. The quantities
of bread and biscuits produced are more
or less the same. However, value of
biscuits is more than bread. The industry
has traditionally been and largely
continues to be in the unorganized
sector contributing over 70% of the total
production. Bakery products once
considered as sick man’s diet, have now
become an essential food items of the
vast majority of population.
