Kochi, Jan 4: Miracle Food Processors International in Malappuram district that has been into manufacture of tender coconut water-based concentrates and jams has now begun supplying its latest ready-to-drink tender coconut water in pet bottles in the Southern Railways. This would soon be introduced throughout the country, said company executive director Raeez Ahmed.
Tender coconut water is used as an energy drink and so the company would, in two months, be coming out with another product on the lines of coconut water as a sports drink. As all the aerated drinks now available used synthetic material, the company has introduced a range of five natural aerated drinks with coconut water as base.
These would include drinks with ginger and cardamom flavours and cocofina, a mixture of coconut water and pineapple juice.
Miracle Food has a facility at Perinthalmanna in Malappuram district to produce coconut water concentrates using German technology. It developed its own technology for its diversification into the ready-to-drink segment, said Mr Raeez.
The company would soon be setting up a concentrate facility in Thiruvanthapuram.
It was considering setting up a unit in Sri Lanka since coconuts are available abundantly there.
However, in the wake of tsunami, the process would be delayed.
He admitted that there was a shortage of raw material and the company would consider setting up units in a phased manner even outside the country based on the availability of coconuts.
Plans were afoot to set up bottling units in different parts of the country where the concentrates manufactured at its Perinthalmanna plant and the upcoming Thiruvananthapuram unit could be transported to.
He said that while concentrates and jams produced by the company had a shelf life of at least a year and a half, that of ready-to-drink products was around nine to ten months
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