In the APAC region, India is the topmost offshoring destination for IT companies. Time and again, India has proven its capabilities in delivering both on-shore and off-shore services to global clients. Emerging technologies now offer an entire new bouquet of opportunities for the top companies in India. The global sourcing market continues to grow at a higher pace as compared to the IT-BPM industry. Indian IT and ITes companies have set up over 1,000 global delivery centers in about 80 countries across the world. This has made India the digital capabilities hub globally contributing to around 75% of global digital talent present in the country.
In addition to this, the FMCG Food Science and Technology consulting services industry market in India is 7500 crores by 2020 and has about a 15% growth rate per year. Major share penetration for Food Quality & Food Safety IT enabled services with IoT, AI, Big data/Cloud data technologies.
Established in 2013, Pioneer Food Solutions (PFS) was started with an aim to provide unmatched food and technology services and consultancy. PFS is the best Food Science and Technology services and consulting for Food Value chain business operators. Since its beginning, the company is focused on its founding principle of building and implementing great idea that drive progress for clients and enhance lives through enterprise solutions. Ready-made Concept2consumer business models are available with PFS i.e. mylocalbasket, efoodnews , chemist choice, Dharthi, Smart Agro ,Smart food lab etc.
The Perfect Solution to Food Value Chain
Pioneer Food Solutions has always been able to assist clients to create and execute strategies for their food business transformation with emerging foodtech application development, knowledge management, and business process management. The company has been successful in helping clients find the right problems to solve and solve the same effectively. This is due to the solutions provided by the company are a unique blend of chemistry, economics, engineering, marketing, and biology.
PFS ensures the nutritional values and food safety while promoting its services and solutions which are mainly categorized into two. Firstly, the PFS has Solutions to Food Value Chain that deal with the Agri Farms, Agri produces Packing and Storage, Food Research-processing-testing-packing, Trade, Food Diets, Food Waste, etc. with process ready platforms.
Secondly, the PFS is the one-stop services provider for the new and existing food business operators’ as it delivers the following,
- Project viability reports: Market Research, Detailed Project Reports, etc.
- Research: R&D Lab setup, Contract Research, DSIR scheme assistance
- Processing Units: contract manufacturing facilities evaluation and setup new facility as per DPR, Subsidy schemes assistance
- Quality Assurance: ISO22000, BRC, HALAL, KOSHER FSMS certifications, Food hygiene audits, third party Vendor qualifications, etc.
- Quality Control: Food Lab setup, Food Quality, and Food safety testing’s, NABL(ISO 17025/17034/17043)accreditation consultancy, Subsidy schemes assistance
- Regulatory: FSSAI and International Export Market License assistance
- Training: Conduct FOSATAC /Technical training at the client’s facility
- Marketing Strategy: Distribution network and Franchise model development
- Support services: Allied Food Industries
Team of Innovators
Food and Technology solutions and consulting are emerging rapidly in the industry. The rise in competition has led to a rise in client expectations. The clients now demand a more strategic food business plan, quality systems and more innovative marketing strategy for sales. PFS fulfills all these client requirements successfully. In addition to these, it also offers regulatory compliance, Source of quality ingredients, Shelflife of food product and Training of food business operations.
Despite the competition, Pioneer Food Solutions has proved true to its name and has pioneered in its services. This is due to the team of innovators at the company. Under the leadership of Phani Prakash (Founder and Director), the team is being successful in delivering beyond the expectations. The individuals are differentiated by their creative skills, expertise, across food industries and technologies, which in turn prove helpful in every project of PFS. Phani proudly asserts, “Our team of innovators, across India, is differentiated by the imagination, knowledge, and experience, across food industries and technologies that we bring to every project we undertake.”
A Veteran in Foodtech industry
Phani Prakash is the Founder and Director of Pioneer Food Solutions. He established the company with a mission to ensure and deliver the best foodtech solutions. Phani has an experience of more than a decade in the food and pharma industry. He had contributed to the industry branches of diversified food, Pharma and the Nutraceutical Industry.
Phani understands the requirements of the food business operators and allied industries in India. Phani started the company as a partnership firm but over the years due to his excellent skills set and founder vision, he was able to make PFS a private limited firm in just 5 years. In this time span, he was able to accelerate the services of organizations to the next level with a strategic plan to spread across India with the services, and Phani was successful in the same. Today, Pioneer Food Solutions is the only service provider of its kind and has been specially designed to cater to the Indian Food Industry.
Technological Advancements in the Services
Currently, every industry is anticipating the adverse effects of a pandemic. Phani too awaits the impact coronavirus is going to have on the market and is preparing for the team for the changes. Apart from this, PFS has been utilizing cutting edge technology for its services to ensure more accuracy and efficiency. It provides Food Safety Training at the premises of Food Business Operations.
Further, PFS plans to upgrade the testing services by creating Smart Lab at Medium Scale Food Business operations by using the technology of Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Deep Learning, Machine learning process. Also, with blockchain tech emerging in the industry, PFS is looking forward to utilizing the technology for food traceability services. Technology is going to be the main area of focus in the future to stay up to date with the industry and ensure food quality and food safety in Farm to Plate Process.
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