Founders & investors building a first unit
βWhat should we build, and at what capacity?β
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Food Processing Consultant for Factory Setup
Food Innovators is a food processing consultant for businesses setting up or expanding a food factory in India. We take projects from feasibility and capacity planning through layout, equipment, compliance and commissioning, using what we learn running our own ISO 22000:2018, HACCP and GMP-certified plant in Namakkal, Tamil Nadu.
Trusted by food businesses
Own plant
certified, in Namakkal
5 categories
we make ourselves
Develop Β· Make Β· Build
under one roof
Who we help
Built for teams planning a food plant
Every factory project starts with a different question. These are the four we hear most.
Brands moving off contract manufacturing
βAre our volumes ready for our own plant?β
Manufacturers adding a product line
βWill the new line fit our space and utilities?β
Companies entering a new category
βWhich process and equipment does this product need?β
Scope
Food factory setup, from feasibility to commissioning
Take the full turnkey project or only the stages you need. Each stage ends with a deliverable your team and equipment vendors can act on.
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Feasibility & capacity planning
Product mix, volumes and shift pattern turned into a capacity plan and an outline capex estimate.
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Process flow & plant layout
Process mapping for each product, then a layout with hygienic zoning and one-way material flow.
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Equipment selection & vendors
Specifications sized to your capacity, vendor shortlists and like-for-like quote comparison.
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Utilities & compliance planning
Steam, water, power and compressed-air loads, with FSSAI and food safety requirements built into the design.
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Installation & commissioning
Installation oversight, dry and wet runs, then trial production with your own product.
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SOPs & handover
Operating, cleaning and QC procedures, production records and [operator training] before handover.
Production systems
Food processing plants we design for
We design around the categories we make ourselves, so layouts and equipment reflect real production runs.
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Functional & protein bars
Mixing, forming or cold-pressing, cutting, coating and flow-wrapping.
Functional & protein bars -
Retort & ready-to-eat foods
Cooking, filling, pouch sealing and retort sterilisation.
Retort & ready-to-eat foods -
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Why Food Innovators
A food processing consultant that runs its own plant
Most consultants advise on factories. We also operate one every day, with the same audits, breakdowns and production targets your plant will face.
Advice tested on a working line
Layouts, equipment choices and SOPs reflect what holds up in our certified plant, not only on drawings.
Product first, then plant
We can develop and validate your product before you buy equipment, so machines are sized to a recipe that works.
Production while you build
Need product in market before your plant is ready? [We can make it through our contract food manufacturing service in the meantime.]
Selected factory projects
FAQs
Food factory setup FAQs
Do you help set up complete food factories?
Yes. We support turnkey food factory setup, from feasibility and capacity planning to layout, equipment, compliance, commissioning and SOPs. If your project already has an architect or engineering team, you can bring us in for a single stage, such as a layout review or equipment selection.
Can you help select machinery?
Yes. We specify equipment for your product and target capacity, shortlist vendors, compare quotes like for like and check that each machine fits the layout and utilities. Sizing to a validated recipe and real throughput avoids two costly mistakes: buying for demand that never comes, or a line too small to run profitably.
Do you provide plant layout planning?
Yes. We map the process flow for each product and design a food plant layout that separates raw material, processing and packing areas, keeps material moving one way and leaves room for cleaning, maintenance and future lines. Hygiene requirements under Schedule 4 of FSSAIβs licensing regulations are planned in from the start.
How do you calculate the production capacity we need?
We start from your sales forecast, product mix, pack sizes and shift pattern, then work out the throughput each process step must handle and where the bottleneck sits. The result is a capacity plan with headroom for growth, which then sets equipment size, floor space and utility loads.
What does it cost to set up a food processing unit in India?
Cost depends mainly on the product category, capacity, level of automation, building and utilities, and certification scope, so a single-line unit and a multi-line plant can differ several-fold. We prepare an outline capex estimate in the feasibility stage, once capacity and process are defined.
Can you help an existing plant add a new product line?
Yes. We check whether your space, utilities and hygiene zoning can take the new process, then plan the line, equipment and changeovers so current production isnβt disrupted. If the product itself is new, our development team can validate the recipe before you invest in equipment.
Do you support commissioning and compliance?
Yes. We oversee installation, run dry and wet trials and produce trial batches with your product before handover. For compliance, we plan for FSSAI licensing and hygiene requirements and build food safety systems such as HACCP into the design, so the plant is prepared for certification audits.
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