Infrastructure, Resources & Ventures
Food & Beverage
Manufacturing, processing, packaging, distribution, trading, export and import of food and beverage products, and operation of food processing units, restaurants, cafes and catering.
Built on our food-processing plant experience: processing units, packaging, distribution and F&B outlets, with food safety compliance handled end to end.
The problem
What goes wrong without this.
Food and beverage is the sector where processing capability and regulatory compliance are least separable. Plant design, material selection, layout, drainage, personnel flow and utility quality are all determined by food safety requirements, and a facility designed without that discipline cannot be retrofitted into compliance cheaply.
The commercial pressures are equally specific. Shelf life determines distribution reach. Cold chain integrity determines whether product arrives saleable. Seasonality in agricultural inputs determines capacity utilisation and working capital. Each is a plant design and supply chain question long before it is a sales question.
Food businesses also carry a compliance burden that continues daily rather than at approval — licensing, testing, traceability, labelling and hygiene records — and enforcement is active enough that gaps carry real consequence.
What we do
Capabilities in this service
- Food processing plant setup — design, layout, equipment selection, installation and commissioning
- Food safety compliant plant design covering material, layout, drainage, personnel and utility standards
- FSSAI licensing, registration and ongoing regulatory compliance
- Product development, formulation support and shelf life assessment
- Packaging selection, packaging line setup and labelling compliance
- Cold chain design, cold storage setup and temperature-controlled logistics
- Quality management systems, HACCP implementation and food safety certification support
- Food and beverage distribution, trading, import and export
- Restaurant, cafe and catering setup and operations
- Agricultural sourcing, procurement and supplier development for food inputs
Our process
How the engagement runs
Stage-wise, with the deliverable and typical duration for each. Timelines vary with project scale and authority response — these are indicative rather than contractual.
- 1
Concept and feasibility
3–5 weeksProduct definition, target market and shelf life requirement, processing route, capacity sizing and the regulatory classification that will govern the facility.
Deliverable: Feasibility and product definition
- 2
Plant design
4–8 weeksFood safety compliant layout, equipment specification, utility design including water and steam quality, drainage and effluent, and personnel and material flow.
Deliverable: Plant design, layout and equipment specification
- 3
Licensing and approvals
2–5 monthsFSSAI licensing, pollution control consents, factory approvals and any product-specific registrations, sequenced against the construction programme.
Deliverable: Licences and clearances
- 4
Setup and commissioning
6–14 monthsCivil and utility works, equipment installation, packaging line setup, trial production and validation against product specification and shelf life.
Deliverable: Commissioned plant with validated product
- 5
Quality systems
2–4 monthsHACCP implementation, testing protocols, traceability, documentation and preparation for food safety certification.
Deliverable: Operating quality management system
- 6
Market operations
OngoingDistribution setup, cold chain arrangements where required, channel development, and export registration where the product is destined for overseas markets.
Deliverable: Operating distribution and sales channel
Deliverables
What you receive
- Feasibility study and product definition
- Food safety compliant plant design and layout
- FSSAI licences and statutory clearances
- Commissioned processing plant with validated product
- Packaging and labelling compliant with applicable standards
- HACCP and quality management system documentation
- Cold chain and distribution arrangements where required
Who this is for
Typical client profiles
Why NITS Corp
Why bring this to us
Compliance designed into the plant
Food safety requirements drive layout, material selection, drainage and utility quality. Designing for them from the start is far cheaper than retrofitting a facility into compliance.
Shelf life and cold chain treated as design inputs
Distribution reach is determined by shelf life and cold chain integrity, and both are settled at plant design stage rather than discovered in the market.
Full industrial project capability
Processing plants are industrial projects. The same engineering, approvals, automation and supply chain teams deliver them as any other manufacturing facility.
FAQ
Common questions
What licences does a food processing unit need?
How long to set up a food processing plant?
Do you handle cold chain requirements?
Can you help an agricultural producer move into processing?
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Discuss your food & beverage requirement.
A short conversation is usually enough to tell you whether the project is viable, what it will take, and what it should cost. There is no charge for that first discussion.