Finger Food Factory has been brought in India by Himalya International Ltd, which holds 50% equity i Finger Food Factory is a retail food service company.
The company offers a menu of quality fast food and side dishes to their customers. FFF has entered into a trademark license agreement with Himalaya International Inc, based in Hamilton, New Jersey, U.S.A., whereby FFF has been conferred an exclusive right to use the trademarks and service marks of Finger Food Factory. Himalya International Ltd. holds 50% equity in the venture and has tie-up for th
e supply of quality food products to FFF. Himalya International Limited has made its mark as quality food processor in North America, a market it entered fifteen years ago with its offering of frozen foods. The Company has recently entered into the Gulf market as well. The company went Public in 1995 and is listed on Bombay Stock Exchange. Himalya International is an ISO 22000; HACCP & Kosher certified Company. HIL has presently, over 1200 employees. The paid up capital of the Company is Rs. 51.40 Crs. as on 31.03.2014. At present Himalya International Limited is involved in the following activities. Mushroom growing and processing
Potato Processing
Vegetable processing
Cheese Production
Appetizers and breaded line
Dairy Products
Sweets & Snacks
Himalya International Ltd has integrated food processing facilities with In-house mushroom cultivation, contract farming for specialty vegetables and Baby Potatoes, and IQF processing. All equipments are world-class latest technology and are imported from USA, Denmark, Holland and Italy. HIL has also set up an imported plant from USA to produce specialty Buffalo Mozzarella Cheese. Frozen Mushrooms, Vegetables and all ingredients are being marketed under ‘Himalya’ brand and Buffalo Mozzarella Cheese is being marketed under the brand ‘Buflalabella’. Infact, it is the first company to manufacture mozzarella cheese in India. EXISTING MANUFACTURING FACILITIES of HIL
Himalya International Ltd has two modern manufacturing facilities at Village - Sukhbera, Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh and Village – Sultanpur, Vadnagar, Mehsana, Gujarat for the manufacturing of the entire product range of the company. The details of the same are as under:
Unit I: Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh
Particulars Installed Capacity in MT per annum
Fresh & IQF mushrooms, fruits and vegetables 6650
Canned Products 2640
Cheese & Milk products 2700
Sweets and Snacks 700
Yogurt 3000
Unit II: Mehsana, Gujarat
Particulars Installed Capacity in MT per annum
Mushrooms (Fresh & Canned) 10000
Dairy Products 6000
Appetizer 15000
• ISO Certification: HIL is an ISO 22000 Company.
• HACCP certificate: The HACCP compliance is a pre-requisite for entry into regulated export market like USA & EU.
• MOU with Retail majors: MOU with Bharti Retail & Reliance Retail have enabled the company to market its product in the domestic segment as well. The company has also partnered with Times group for media advertising for Domestic product. HIL’s has entered into strategic alliance with Himalya International Inc. to function as Exclusive Consignee Distributor of Himalya International Limited. The company’s Paonta Sahib unit which was initially a 100% EOU with a continuous demand from USA and other countries, has now changed its status from 100% EOU to DTA since it has considerable demand from the domestic markets as well. The new unit of the company at Mehsana now caters to the majority of exports being made by the Company. Being close to Kandla port which is only 300 kms from the proposed manufacturing facility is a major advantage for the company. Strategic Alliances
The strategy of Himalya is Global sales and marketing through partnerships and direct sales focused on the Institutional, food service and club stores. The company has entered into various Global strategic alliances for technology and marketing with various overseas agencies for marketing products as well as technology tie-up.
• Mushroom Associates Inc. PA, is a USA based corporation and it provides the latest technology and other relevant information to the company for growing and processing of mushrooms
Himalya International Ltd. has also entered into MOU with various retail giants like Bharti WalMart, Reliance Retail & BIG BAZAR for sale of its various products. A list of Major customers of HIL is as under:
