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HISTORY OF COMPANY

N K Proteins Ltd (NKPL) was originally incorporated in 1992 in name of Maruti Proteins Ltd. The name of the company was changed to N K Proteins Ltd in 1993 which is an existing profit making company, promoted by Nimish K Patel and Nilesh K Patel. India’s first edible oil company to get accreditation of Food Safety Quality Management Certificate of ISO 22000:5000.

The Promoters started this Business in 1992 and have come a long way in establishing the fortune of N K Group in past 18 Years. The promoters are successfully running the existing business which has a capacity of 450 M.T per day of refining. The company, for its trading operation sources from domestic/international market various vegetable oils in either crude or refined form and sells them either directly or through brokers.

N K Proteins Ltd Markets edible oils under the brand name of “TIRUPATI” which is distributed and sold through the wholesale and retailer chain of domestic market. NKPL also supplies refined edible oils to government organization on regular basis. NKPL is accorded the status of “star export House” and is exporting castor oil, its derivation and de-oiled cakes to various countries worldwide.

Purchase are made at competitive rates and procured either directly or through brokers. As regards raw material the company buys

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wash cottonseed oil and castor seeds from local market and purchase crude palm and soya oil and sunflower oil on high seas basis. There are sold in the domestic market after crushing extraction and refining or through direct trading. Purchases are made at competitive rates.

An attention to quality in every aspect of production and marketing that is how we at N.K. Proteins Ltd. view excellence. The relented pursuit of perfection, a combination of dynamism and complemented with stringent quality control manifested N.K Proteins Limited to be leaders in the edible oil market in Gujarat. This is a commitment that has always occupied the top priority at N.K. Proteins Ltd. No wonder, the company has come a long way since its seeds were first sown in 1993.

It has been over one and a half decade since the company has grown from strength to strength and is today a trusted veteran when it comes to edible oil – be it cottonseed oil, groundnut oil, sunflower oil, corn oil, palm oil or soya bean oil. We are also one of the largest manufacturer and exporter of castor oil and its derivatives in India since more than one and half decade.

Our refinery is located at village Thor, Tal. Kadi, Dist. Mehsana, Gujarat. We have the most integrated automatic and continuous plant from Alfa Level, Pune with the capacity of 400 MT per day of edible oil. They are also having in house fabrication unit for manufacturing of tins, corrugated boxes, HDPE jars, which ensures premium quality at an affordable price. They are having well established in house R & D

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department and supported by well-equipped and scientific testing equipment like Gas Chromatograph etc.

PRODUCTION CAPACITY

In the company for every different product their are different storage capacity. The capacity for storage of the product for per day is like: Castor seed crushing is 1500 MT, Castor oil refining is 750 MT, Solvent Extraction is 850 MT, and Extraction of derivation is 60 MT etc. The storage capacity of the plant is 5000 MT. In per day the capacity of refining is 400 MT and filling is 30000 tin per day.

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GLOBAL MARKET SHARE

Our market share in refined cottonseed oil in Gujarat is more than 61 % as per A.C Neilson report. India’s first edible oil company to get Accreditation of food safety quality management certification of ISO 22000:5000.

The “TIRUPATI, MALAYA and SUNPRIDE” brand is being marketed throughout india in states namely Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana.

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TYPES OF PRODUCT

1. Refined Cotton seed Oil2. Filtered Groundnut Oil3. Refined Sunflower Oil4. Refined Groundnut Oil5. Refined Corn Oil6. RBD Palmolive Oil

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TYPES OF OIL

Corn Oil

Corn oil is oil extracted from the germ of corn. Its main use is in cooking, where its high smoke point makes it valuable frying oil. It is also a key ingredient in some margarine. Corn oil has a milder taste and is less expensive than most other types of vegetable oils.

One bushel of corn contains 1.55 pounds of corn oil (2.8% by weight). Corn agronomists have developed high-oil varieties; however, these varieties tend to show lower field yields, so they are not universally accepted by growers. Refined corn oil is 99% triglyceride, with proportions of approximately 59% polyunsaturated fatty acid, 24% monounsaturated fatty acid, and 13% saturated fatty acid.

Soyabean Oil

The soyabean is a species of legume native to East Asia. It is an annual plant that may vary in growth, habit, and height. It may grow prostrate, not growing higher than 20 cm (7.8 inches), or even stiffly erect up to 2 meters (6.5 feet) in height. The pods, stems, and leaves are covered with fine brown or gray pubescence. The leaves are tri folio late, having 3 leaflets per leaf. The leaves fall before the seeds are mature. The small, inconspicuous, self-fertile flowers are borne in the axel of the leaf and are white, pink or purple. The fruit is a hairy pod that grows in clusters.

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Sunflower Oil

Sunflower oil is the non-volatile oil expressed from sunflower (Helianthus annuus) seeds.

Peanut oil

Peanut oil (arachis oil) is an organic oil derived from peanuts, noted to have the slight aroma and taste of its parent legume. In the UK it is marketed as 'Groundnut Oil'. It is often used in South Asian and Southeast Asian cuisine much as olive oil is used in the Mediterranean. Peanut oil is appreciated for its high smoke point relative to many other cooking oils. Its major component fatty acids are palmitic acid, oleic acid, and linoleic acid. The oil also contains some 6-8% total of arachidic acid, behenic acid, lignoceric acid and other fatty acids. Peanut oil was used as the original source of fuel for the engine. Peanut oil is most commonly used when frying foods, particularly French fries and chicken.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Name : N K Proteins Pvt Ltd.

Address : Thor Road,

Opp Symphony Factory,

Kadi Taluka,

Mehsana, Gujarat.

Year of Establishment: 1993

Name of Founder : Nimish K Patel

Nilesh K Patel

Form of Business Organization : Private Limited

Register Office : 2nd / 7th Floor,

Popular House,

Ashram Road,

Ahmedabad-09.

Website : www.nkproteins.com

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Chairman : Nimish Patel

Managing Director : Nilesh Patel

Product Type : Food Oil

Executive Director : Kamlesh Patel

Phone No : 079-66309999

02764-274247

02764-274248

02764-274249

Fax No : 079-66309913

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HISTORY OF PRODUCT

The company was in corporate in 1992 in the name of Maruti Proteins Ltd. which has been change to N.K Proteins in 1993 which is an existing profit making company promote by Nimish K Patel and Nilesh K Patel.

N K Proteins Ltd. is currently engaged in business of refining edible oils viz, Cotton seed oil, Palmolive oil, Sunflower oil, Groundnut oil and Vegetable oil including seed processing and solvent extraction and trading in edible/non-edible oils NKPL is accorded the status of star export house and is exporting castor oil, its derivative and de-oiled cakes to various countries worldwide.

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OBJECTIVE OF COMPANY

The company is committed to ensure customer satisfaction by supplying quality in all their edible oil products. Therefore continuous improvement shall remain mission of every employee and the management. The production will be strictly as per the expectation and requirement of the customer. Their entire satisfaction and we will rigidly observe the standards required for the quality products.

Quality Objective

To provide necessary resources required for the quality management system to prove excellence.

To provide effective customer care services.

To monitor the processes to ensure environmental care.

To provide inputs for enriching technical and interpersonal competence of the employees.

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VISION OF COMPANY

N K Proteins quality policy incorporation a level of environment friendliness that goes for behind statutory norms and regulation and the company takes special care to continually enrich all its personnel.

In Technological skill and in individual competition pursuing its vision of supplying its quality product to more consumer around the country and emerging as qualitative brand leader in all.

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Strengths

The company has been operating for the last 18 years. The operating and financial of result existing unit appear to be quite satisfactory. The promoters have sufficient experience in this line of activity. The company has appointed various professionals to take care of day to day operation of company and related aspects.

Opportunities

The technology chosen is the latest available technology in the world and is capable of adopting quick stock changes within the shortage possible time. The edible oil market in India is growing rapidly. India though being one of the largest consumers of edible oil in world, still has a very low per capita consumption.

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ISO CERTIFICATE

N K Proteins Ltd is engaged in the business of supplying a wide range of refined edible oil like cottonseed oil, groundnut oil, sunflower oil and other edible oils. The company is committed to ensured customer satisfaction by supplying quality in their entire edible oil product. The Endeavour for continuous improvement shall remain the mission of avery employees and management.The company has certificate like ISO 22000:2005, Council for Fair business practices, ISO 9000:2000, Nielson certificate, certificate of star export house.

Certificate of Star Export House Certificate of Star Trading House

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Certificate of ISO 22000:2005 Council for Fair Business Practices

Certificate of ISO 9000:2000 Neilson Certificate

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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

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Chairman

Managing

Director

Executive

Director

General

Manager

PRODUCTION PROCESS

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Degumming

Crude

Oil Bleaching

Pretreatment

Alkali

Refining

Soap stock

Splitting Deodorization Bleaching

Acid Oil

“Production uses operation resources to transform inputs in to some desired output of finished goods. An input may be a raw material, a customer finished products from another system”.

In a productive enterprise, it is essential that production is carried on in the best manner at lowest possible cost and the goods must be of good quality and also should be produced in right time. Proper planning of production can only ensure this. The management will have to take all the possible steps to see that the plans chalked out by the planning department are properly adhered to and standard set are attained and improved accordingly.

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Finished

Oil

Storage

Steam, Distillation

And Deodorization

Fatty

Acid

Packing

PROCESS

Vegetable oil refinery in our country is relatively a recent technology inducted in the past two decades. In vegetable oil refining, there are two types of process available viz. chemical refining & physical refining. In chemical refining, there are three main process involves viz.

Degumming & Neutralizing, Bleaching & deodorizing for removal of various impurities from the raw oil. So far large quantities of expeller/solvent groundnut oil, rapeseed oil are used for edible purpose directly with simple filtration. They are physically purified and they are known as double filtered oils.

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However, due to more and more awareness about various health aspects, like harmful effects of various natural impurities of raw oils, such as free fatty acid (FFA), the cause for the cholesterol increase, plant pigments, and phosphasides etc. consumers prefer refined vegetable oils against simple filtered oils.

Oil refining industry has developed considerably in the last one decade. Further more, due to the chronic shortage of vegetable oils in our country, many oils, which are not previously used for human consumption, are being processed and used for human consumption. We have the most integrated automatic and continuous plant from Alfa Laval, Sweden with the capacity of 400 MT per day of edible oil. In processing various oils in our plant, the following technologies are used.

DEGUMMING AND NEUTRALISATION

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Degumming is the process of removal of gums from crude oil, in which they are dissolved. There are two types of gums; hydratable and non-hydratable. Hydratable gums can be removed from oil by hot water treatment. Oil contains non-hydratable gums required to give phosphoric acid treatment for removal of gums.

Neutralization is intended mainly for deacidifying crude fatty oils or degummed oils. By treatment of the oil with alkali (normally caustic lye) the alkali will neutralize the free fatty acids contained in the oil and form soapstock.The soapstock is heavier than oil and can be removed from the oil by centrifugal separation. Raw oil is neutralized in Short mix Plant and controlled the process parameters. Most often the crude oil is pretreated with acid for removal of gums.

BLEACHING

Purpose of the bleaching process is the complete or partial removal of colour bodies (pigments) from the oil. The pigments can be destroyed through chemical attack by oxidizing agents. The colour of the neutralized oil is improved by treating the oil with bleaching earth or a mixture of bleaching earth and carbon that absorbs the colouring substance dissolved in oil.

The bleacher is divided into two compartments in order to prevent short circuiting of oil/bleaching earth slurry and equipped with an agitator in each compartment to maintain good mixing of earth and oil. After the bleacher, the slurry of hot oil and bleaching earth is

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transferred to filter section.

The filtration takes place in two alternatively operating pressure leaf filters, where the bleaching earth is completely removed from the oil. While one filter is in operation the other filter is blow with steam in order to remove residual oil in the bleaching earth. After filtration, oil is passed through one of the alternatively working polish filters before going to the deodorization.

DEODORIZATION

In the conventional edible oil refinery Deodorization is the last in a series of process steps used to improve the taste, odour, colour and stability of the oils by the removal of undesirable substances. The materials removed by deodorization include FFA, various flavors and odiferous compounds classified largely as aldehydes, ketones and hydrocarbons. Deodorization is primarily a high temperature, high vacuum, steam distillation process. Alfa Laval continuous deodorizer is based on the latest technology using double shell arrangement, which reduces reflux and ensures that air does not bubble through oil

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in the event of leakage. The hot oil is enters the deodorizer and flows continuously under vacuum through a number of trays via specially designed over flow channels. As the oil progresses through deodorizer, fatty acids, aldehydes, ketones and other unwanted materials are vaporized and carried out with the stripping steam.

PHYSICAL REFINING

In recent years, there is a development of new technology, which is not utilize any chemical at neutralization of oil for removing of various impurities from the oils, after suitable pre-treatment to the oil refining is done by using physical methods of separation. Physical refining is process in which oils are refined using steam and physical methods of separation. This technology is mostly useful for high FFA oils like palm oil, coconut oil etc.

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TIN MANUFACTURING PLANT

We have installed an in-house manufacturing facility of 50,000 15 kg. Tins per day for our own consumption. We are using the prime quality of tinplate material of thickness 0.28, coating 5.6 & temper T61 of TATA for maintaining a better quality in tins and to preserve the original taste of oil.

JAR MANUFACTURING PLANT

We have an in-house production capacity of 25,000 HDPE Jars per day for our own consumption. We are using fully automatic blow moulding machine and automatic leak proof testing machine to get maximum output and better quality of jars. We use a better quality of polythene granules that compile of the IS10141:1982 standards

PACKAGING

We define packaging as all the activities of designing and producing the container for a product. Packages might include up to three levels of material. Paco Rabanne cologne comes in a bottle (primary package) that is in a cardboard box (secondary package) that is in a corrugated boxing (shipping package) containing six dozen boxes of Paco Rabanne. Well designed packages can create convenience and promotional value. We must include packaging as a styling weapon, especially in food products, cosmetics, toiletries and

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small consumer appliances. The package is the buyer’s first encounter with the product and is capable of turning the buyer on or off.

Tinplate is recognized as a truly eco-friendly packaging medium as there are technical, environmental and economical benefits to the packaging sector and N.K. Proteins Ltd has been awarded by the Tinplate Promotion Council (TPC) for the use of eco-friendly material being used for their packaging.

They have the following filling capacity of edible oil in their plant.

50000, 15 KG Tins per day

2500, 15 Liter Jars per day

20000, 5 Liter Jars per day

10000, 1 Liter Bottles per day

20000, 1 Liter Pouches per day

DETAILS OF PRODUCTS

In offering a product line, companies normally develop a basic platform and modules that can be added to meet different customer requirements. Car manufacturer build their cars around a basic platform. Homebuilders show a model home to which additional features can be added. This modular approach enables the company to offer variety while lowering production costs.

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Refined Cotton Seed Oil

'Health-Hygiene and lots of love' may be a punch line of high recall to the reader but for N. K. Proteins it tells of the success of N.K. Proteins operation Golden Flow. Cottonseed oil resists rancidity and therefore offers a longer shelf life for food products in which it is an ingredient; hence manufacturers' proclivity to use it in packaged goods.

Available: 15 Kg Tin, 15 Liters Jar, 1 Liter Bottle, 500 ml Bottle,

1 Liter Pouch and 500 ml Pouch.

Filtered Groundnut Oil

A brand recently launched in the market with overwhelming support of guaranties. It is double filtered and prepared in the state-of-the-art manufacturing unit. They contain heart-friendly MUFA that lower the levels of bad cholesterol in our body without lowering the levels of good cholesterol.  The Oil so pure that it retains and enhances the natural taste of groundnut.

Available: 15 Kg Tin, 15 Liters Jar, 1 Liter Bottle, 500 ml Bottle,

1 Liter Pouch and 500 ml Pouch.

Refined Sunflower Oil

Particularly proud of the brand “Sun pride”, the company considers its launch as one of the significant achievements. The brands strategic move is to focus on customers with the single most important benefit-Health. Sunflower oil gives Diet and cardiovascular benefits as well as skin protection.

Available: 15 Kg Tin, 15 Liters Jar, 5 Liters Jar and 1 Liter Pouch.

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Refined Groundnut Oil

Refined Groundnut Oil is traditionally preferred for deep frying, grilling, and seasoning. Tirupati Refined Groundnut Oil is sourced form the best ground nut oil available in the country. Crystal clear oil, it is light to consume and is the preferred oil among consumers.

Available: 15 Kg Tin, 5 Liter Jar and 1 Liter Bottle.

Refined Corn Oil

To be active and healthy, we introduced “Tirupati active” with features like superior quality and longer shelf life. Corn oil enriched with essential fatty acids and rich source of vitamin E a Polyunsaturated fatty acid, which may help regulate blood cholesterol. Corn oil is a valuable frying oil and so used for Salad dressing and deep frying. It has some pharmaceutical uses and is also used for industrial purposes such as soap, salve, paint, rust proofing for metal surfaces, inks, textiles, nitroglycerin and insecticides.

Available: 15 Kg Tin, 5 Liter Jar and 1 Liter Bottle.

Refined Soyabean Oil

Soya bean oil is one of the healthy cooking medium unknown to many which is growing increasingly in population especially in the health conscious segments. The FDA has approved soy as an official cholesterol-lowering food, along with other heart and health benefits. The taste, purity and health are combined together for the price

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conscious customer in Tirupati Lite Soya bean Oil. Refined in the latest refinery of ISO 9001 company this oil.

Available: 15 Kg Tin, 5 Liter Jar, 1 Liter Bottle and 1 Liter Pouch.

RBD Palmolein Oil

Malaya, a brand recently launched by the company is advantageous in household usage as it provides no sticky varnish on the surface of fryers and has fewer tendencies to smoke and foam. It is best for deep frying and grilling.

Available: 15 Kg Tin, 5 Liter Jar and 1 Liter Pouch.

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CHANNEL OF DISTRIBUTION

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Manufacturer

Distributor

N.K. Proteins edible oils are supplied to its vast dealer’s network by the company's own transportation division i.e. N.K. Transport, comprising 20 fleet vehicles and 30 large tankers .This ensures that the company's dealers and distributors receive their supplies promptly and precisely. And this fleet is enhanced periodically, as product demand rises. The company too owns its own transport, as well as well equipped work shops for its vehicles. Thus, overall the company comprises a well equipped, organized distribution network of transport as well as the delivery. Acknowledged for meeting the customer requirement, providing on-time delivery and in compliance with international standard, we have won clients globally.

DISTRIBUTION NETWORK

In India over distribution is in the state like Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan. The company has a strong distribution network through out India comprising of 7 own Depot, 120 distribution, 1700 wholesaler/Retailer

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Retailers

outlet. We are one of the largest manufacturer and exporter of castor oil and its derivatives in India since more than one and half decade. We are known to serve our customers around the world with products of high quality at competitive price and for prompt shipment. Over distribution in world are at many countries like China, Germany, Japan, Egypt, United States, and Brazil.

MARKETING ASPECTS

The modern concept marketing is to satisfy the consumers’ needs. It is the marketing task to understand consumer’s needs and place the product that meets the expectations and wants of the

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consumers. Marketing is a consumer-oriented concept. Consumer is a main party around with all marketing activities revels. It is manufacturing and making available those commodities that are behaved by consumer and for which the desires can be created. Marketing activities is a continuous process. Every time there is a change in likes, needs, wants and preference of consumers, the marking strategy has to be changed suitably.

Sales Promotion

Today in quality conscious markets across Gujarat, edible oil from N.K. Proteins Ltd. Total command over market share is above 65% Progressive, high profile brands that have carved out their own niches in the marketplace and the consumer’s brand recall. In fact, N.K. Proteins oil brands today represent a progress chain spread out across hundreds of cities and the towns in Gujarat, generic cyclic profits for its manufacturer, dealers, distributors & retailers. In its first phase the company is establishing a network of dealers, distributors and main retailers in Rajasthan and Maharashtra.

Product Mix

Range of products sold by a firm. For example, a supermarket sells food, but it may also sell clothes, electrical equipment, beauty products, and stationery; an electric appliance manufacturer may sell washing machines, dishwashers, refrigerators, televisions, and videos. A firm may expand its product mix by offering different products for sale; for example, a clothes shop may add underwear to its range. It may extend existing ranges; for example, a car manufacturer may bring out a special edition of an existing car model. It may change existing products; for example, a washing powder manufacturer may

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add more blue flakes to an existing brand and declare it to be ‘new’ and ‘improved’, or a food company may repackage a product.

Strategies

The superlative performance is attributed to the inspiring captaincy of the company's technocrat promoters, who have decades of experience in oil Procurement, manufacture and marketing and its eclectic talent pool of management veterans, finance experts, master technicians, and committed floor personnel, assimilated over the year . Over the years, the company has carefully constructed a gigantic chain of quality awareness and obsession, which binds every employee and business associate. Today, N.K Proteins operate sat near maximum capacity utilization.

HR MANAGEMENT

Training and development of workers

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Training and development team indicates the process of imparting specific skills, changing attitude, increasing abilities and knowledge to an employee. Training and development program helps improve performance, competency, grow and acquire maturity of thought and action. At N.K Proteins training and development constitute an ongoing process. The company focuses on the capability of every work and deficiency are identified and than training need and the area to be improved are identified.

Training programmed is then decided accordingly. In fact, training calendars is prepared for the workers every year for better performance, better output and makes them feel committed and satisfied with their jobs and the work environment. As the N.K Proteins came in existence only very recently, the average age of the workers is 40 years. Total number of workers in unit is around 800. Moreover, for other works labors from nearby villages are employed on daily wage rate which is around `60 to `70 per day.

Social Responsibility

Donated shantaben keshavlal Patel hall to amrut vidya sanskar mandal at kadi, Gujarat on 28th Aug, 2009. Donated a hall and computer at sarva vidyalaya, kadi (north Gujarat). Started keshavlal vithaldas Patel adarsh chhatralay a school for welfare of girls at kadi, Gujarat. Started IRC – community centre- at Thor –Gujarat, conducted a cancer awareness program in association with cancer research society (CRS).

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In the company there are total three shift of employee from 8 am to 4 pm, 4 pm to 12 pm and 12 pm to 8 am. For all the employee of company and the workers there is a staff bus for all of them. The company gives advance and loans, free allowance etc to workers and employees.

Research and Development

We get our products evaluated by independent agencies like Geo-Chem Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. and SGS India Pvt. Ltd. for the most stringent quality checks to help us deliver the goods that suits our customer needs. We also have an in-house laboratory for testing of our products as a self check.

Quality Control Department

We have a well established house in the Quality Control department and are supported by well-equipped and scientific testing equipment like Gas Chromatograph etc. to meet the domestic and international quality standard of edible oils. Our laboratory also provides analytical support to the production department for control of quality parameters.

FINANCIAL ASPECT

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The turnover of the company for the year 2000-2001 was ` 317 Crore and the output was 106386 MT. In the year 2006-2007 the turnover of the company was ` 900 Crore their was a increase of 30% as compared to last years and the output was 125200 MT.

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The industrial visit to N K Proteins ltd has required much knowledge about different aspects of management for the efficient and successful functioning of the unit. We have gained lot of experience by this visit. The work and reputation of company shows the hard work and dedication of all the workers and the founder of company and all the workers who had brought this organization to this high place. I saw the production process of product. By study of market survey and the present information, I came to conclusion that the company is establishing excellent reputation in all over Gujarat and India, that is only possible after hard working and sincere interest of Directors, Company’s operation of rest all the staff members and all other members of the company.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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www.nkproteins.com

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