Synthite, the spice extracts and value-added spices major, is going to launch an agro-processing cluster at Aikaranad in Ernakulam, thereby creating 500+ new jobs and indirectly benefiting around 10,000 farming families in the country.
The cluster is named after Synthite Group founder CV Jacob and will be reinforced by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India.
The CVJ Agro Processing Cluster will be built with an investment of Rs 150 crore by the group, offering comprehensive facilities for processing, production, and marketing value-added spices and agro products.
Viju Jacob, managing director, Synthite, said, “With this CVJ Agro Processing Cluster, Synthite aims to create modern infrastructure for food processing units of the group with integrated and complete preservation infrastructure facilities from the farm gate to the consumer end and also to create effective backward and forward linkages by linking groups of farmers to the processors and markets through a well-equipped supply chain.”
Also on the campus are the George Paul Science & Technology (GPST) Laboratory, which is a centralized laboratory facility that will cater to the analytical requirements of all the units of the Synthite group, and Synthite Bio-Tech, a facility for food preservation using fermentation technology.
Synthite Ingredients for Food Preservation Using Fermentation Technology and Gourmets; Protein Extracts and Beverage Supplements; Whole and Ground Spices, Spice Oils, and Extracts; Culinary Products; and Natural Colors are the four Synthite-sponsored units in the CVJ Agro Processing Cluster.
Two other units functioning at the agro-cluster are Value-Added Spice Byproducts, sponsored by Synthite group company Sijmak Exports (P) Ltd., and Spice Blends and Spice Grindings, a unit sponsored by Synthite group company Intergrow Brands (P) Ltd.
The George Paul Science and Technology Laboratory (GPS&T) at the agropark is a centralized laboratory facility meant for meeting the analytical requirements of all units of the Synthite group.
Synthite Bio-Tech focuses on food preservation using fermentation technology. Synthite Biotech’s division focuses on R&D, metabolic engineering, process development, scale, and commercial production of fermented molecules like flavors, fragrances, and food ingredients.