Meat Products of India Ltd (MPI) is a major India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n meat processing, packaging, and distribution

Distribution (business)

Product distribution is one of the four elements of the marketing mix. An organization or set of organizations involved in the process of making a product or service available for use or consumption by a consumer or business user.The other three parts of the marketing mix are product, pricing,...

 company based in Edayar

Edayar

Edayar is a small beautiful village of Koothattukulam panchyat in Ernakulam district and located at a distance of 5 km from Koothattukulam town and 6 km from Piravom in Kerala, India.Mankoottathil , Palachuvadumalayil , Thottuvelil , Muthupathikal are some of the ancient family's in this...

, Koothattukulam

Koothattukulam

Koothattukulam is situated in the Muvattupuzha Taluk, towards the South East corner of Ernakulam district in Kerala, South India. The town lies 50km south east of Kochi City, 17 km to the south of Muvattupuzha, and 35 kilometres east of Kottayam town and lies on the M.C. Road. It lies at the...

, Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

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Established in 1973, MPI is a public sector undertaking

Public sector undertakings in Kerala

Public sector undertakings in Kerala are of two types, public sector units in which majority shares are owned by Union Government and public sector units in which majority shares are owned by State Government. Public sector undertakings in Kerala , i.e. enterprises in which majority shareholder is...

 . The company holds a category A No.1 license from the Ministry of Food Processing Industries

Ministry of Food Processing Industries

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries is a ministry of the Government of India is responsible for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws relating to food processing in India...

, Government of India

Government of India

The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...

 for the manufacture and marketing of meat

Meat

Meat is animal flesh that is used as food. Most often, this means the skeletal muscle and associated fat and other tissues, but it may also describe other edible tissues such as organs and offal...

 and meat products. MPI hold APEDA Registration No. 104009542 and EIA Registration No. 42056. The products of MPI are derived from young and healthy livestock and are processed by the help of sophisticated technology to ensure high standards of hygiene, longer storage time and more nutritive value.

Products

Product ranges from Beef

Beef

Beef is the culinary name for meat from bovines, especially domestic cattle. Beef can be harvested from cows, bulls, heifers or steers. It is one of the principal meats used in the cuisine of the Middle East , Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Europe and the United States, and is also important in...

, Buffalo

Bubalus

Bubalus is a genus of bovines, whose English name is buffalo. Species that belong to this genus are:* Subgenus Bubalus** Water Buffalo, Bubalus bubalis*** Carabao, Bubalus bubalis carabanesis...

, Pork

Pork

Pork is the culinary name for meat from the domestic pig , which is eaten in many countries. It is one of the most commonly consumed meats worldwide, with evidence of pig husbandry dating back to 5000 BC....

, Mutton, Rabbit

Rabbit

Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world...

 and Poultry

Poultry

Poultry are domesticated birds kept by humans for the purpose of producing eggs, meat, and/or feathers. These most typically are members of the superorder Galloanserae , especially the order Galliformes and the family Anatidae , commonly known as "waterfowl"...

. The processed and semi-cooked products include corn beef, meat loaf, sausages, curries, bacon, ham, cutlet-mix, chicken-n-ham and salami. Sausages, one of the most popular of the MPI products range come in varieties such as cocktail sausage, pork sausage, chicken pepperoni sausage, masala sausage and the world famous kransky. They also export a rissole (labelled as continental sausage) to Australia. Currently, the company producing more than 65 varieties of items.

Competency

In tune with the varied demands of the market, the above range of products are available in different weights and quantity in poly packings and cans.

Meat Products of India Ltd. is a Kerala Government owned company engaged in production and marketing of various meat and meat products derived from pork, beef, chicken, muton, rabbit and quails. It is holding MFPO Licence No.1 under A. The products are manufactured under strict Veterinary Supervision from selected animals free from zoonotic disease. MPI products are available with all leading supermarkets and cold storages throughout Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

and other states.

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External links

• Meat Products of India official website