Gramtarang Foods - The business

GRAMTARANG FOODS Extracting essential oils & oleoresins using super-critical-CO2

Our value proposition

GRAMTARANG FOODS Extracting essential oils & oleoresins using super-critical-CO2
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AGRICULTURAL RAW MATERIALS [spices, flowers & medicinal herbs] Sourced locally Cultivated locally Inter cropping High value crops

PRODUCING EXTRACTS Essential oils Oleoresins Extracts Fragrances Medicinal plant extracts

INDUSTRIES SUPPLIED Food & Beverage Pharmaceutical Perfumery Cosmetics Skin care (India, USA, Europe and Far-East)

Working with the local community

GRAMTARANG FOODS Extracting essential oils & oleoresins using super-critical-CO2
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Traditional crops (example: Ginger) We help and eliminate the middle men and source and procure raw materials direct from the local farmers. The local farmers will have the opportunity to scale up and also benefit from fair price. Non-traditional crops A number of medicinal plant extracts are used in the global pharmaceutical and neutracitcals industry . Non-traditional crops like Ashwagandha, Brahmi, Coleus, Amla etc are available in the local area to be sourced and extracted from. New crops / Inter-cropping Using the local farmers to grow new-crops will create significant economic benefits . Crops such as Patchouli can be cultivated via inter-cropping with existing crops like coconuts, mangoes or cashews. This will create enormous benefits to local community.

AGRICULTURAL RAW MATERIALS [spices, flowers & medicinal herbs] Sourced locally Cultivated locally Inter cropping High value crops

Collaboration opportunity - Developing skills locally

GRAMTARANG FOODS Extracting essential oils & oleoresins using super-critical-CO2
Best farming practices introduced to the local farmers 2

PRODUCING EXTRACTS Essential oils Oleoresins Extracts Fragrances Medicinal plant extracts

Creating capability in the local community

World-class technology introduced both for extraction & analysis High-value research opportunity for the local university for NEWPRODUCT development.

Using the technology platform to create niche products The ultimate value addition. Create & develop a brand sold in the global industry.

Marketing linkages
GRAMTARANG FOODS Extracting essential oils & oleoresins using super-critical-CO2
EXISTING MARKETING LINKAGES NATURAL REMEDIES (domestic market, Bangalore) Even in the pre-operative stage, we have secured a purchase order for 1.2 tones of Ginger extract 3

INDUSTRIES SUPPLIED Food & Beverage Pharmaceutical Perfumery Cosmetics Skin care (India, USA, Europe and Far-East)
Retail products

PRIMAL ESSENCE (international market, USA) Even in the pre-operative stage, we have already sold our Ginger extract in the US market. This customer is keen to expand their business with us for other extracts OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH NICHE APPLICATIONS KEWDA oil Curcumin from Turmeric Medicinal plant extracts

Our linkages and core competency

Product analysis & standardi zation
We have developed our product standards . Some of these have already been accepted in both the domestic & international markets. We will further develop this crucial competency alongwith our partners such as Centurion University by setting up an analytical laboratory

We have already developed an existing knowhow for extraction from 20 different products

CO2 extraction expertise

Gramtarang Foods

Marketing linkages

SOURCING RAW MATERIALS We already have signed contracts with local farmers to supply us Ginger & Turmeric grown in the local area.

We have successfully sold our products and have an existing order for 1.2 tones of Ginger extract. This is a testament to our marketing linkages

The technology: Super-Critical-Fluid-Extraction

GRAMTARANG FOODS Extracting essential oils & oleoresins using super-critical-CO2 CO2 EXTRACTS Green technology Superior products Ability to isolate active molecules Capital intensive Perception of being niche SOLVENT EXTRACTION Large volumes Residual contaminants STEAM / HYDRO DISTILLATION Traditional (crude) Limited to volatile oils only

Un-degraded extracts with freshness close to natural High concentration of desired active components No residual solvents Free of biological (microbial) contaminants Longer shelf life

The technology: Super-Critical-Fluid-Extraction

GRAMTARANG FOODS Extracting essential oils & oleoresins using super-critical-CO2

Our value disciplines

Backward integration Cost efficiency Immediate & direct benefit to the local farmers

EFFICIENCY

Analytical chemistry Niche CO2 capability Developing local skills

Water soluble extracts Sales orientated Creating enormous value for all stake holders including the local community

Our team
Prof (Dr) Mukti Mishra (Director)
Is an outstanding Commonwealth Scholar, earned his Masters degree in Business Administration and Ph.D. from the Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia. He also holds Masters Degrees in Public Administration and Applied Economics from Utkal University (India). After a brilliant and hugely successful career in the corporate sector with Fortune 500 companies such as Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (India), Kinhill Engineers Pvt. Ltd. (Australia) and BHP Billiton (Australia) for about 15 years, Prof Mishra turned his attention toward teaching. He was associated with Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) as Professor-Marketing and Coordinator Placement until 2005 and Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur as Adjunct Professor (Mktg) until 2007. Presently, besides his extremely demanding teaching schedule in India (MDI, Gurgaon & BIMTECH, Noida) and overseas (Australia, China, Singapore, Malaysia, and Bangladesh), Prof Mukti Mishra is on a path-breaking mission as an edu-entrepreneur to generate the opportunity and scope to skill one million school dropouts/ pass outs towards enhancing their self - employment, employability and livelihoodearning capacity by 2010. He has the conviction that educational institutions must have an immediate and sustained substantial value based impact on the community/ society it functions within.

Prof D.N.Rao (Director)

Professor D.N Rao, has over 20 years of experience in the field of education and entrepreneurship promotion. He promoted varioous self help groups during his 4 years stinct with Gram Vikas. He is a British Chevening Scholar in small enterprise development. He taught at Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar and headed the Center for Development Research and Training (CENDERET) rural extension wing, CENDERET during his stint at XIMB. He has also worked on development projects funded by DFID-UK, BILANCE-Netherlands, GTZ-Germany, MISEREOR-Germany, HIVOS-Netherlands and the Canadian International development Agency. Professor Rao has been a visiting faculty at the Xavier Labour Relations Institute, Jamshedpur. He is on several institutions like Udyog Vikas and KMDS- Gajapati and. Through his extensive experience he has worked across all the core sectors of rural development and poverty alleviation.

Srinivas Vedula (Director/Managing Director)

Srinivas has more than 15 years of experience in industries like Hospitality, Telecommunications, IT out-sourcing and FMCG (fast moving consumer goods).He has worked in a number of countries and with some of the leading global brands. Srinivas is highly skilled in developing sales strategies and has particular strength in financial analysis, customer relationship management and project management. He also has experience in business analysis, sales management, trade marketing and key account management.

National Horticulture Mission (NHM) We deserve NHMs support

Our stake holders are the local community, our employees and our customers We are a social enterprise that genuinely seeks inclusive growth Gajapati is a under-developed district in Odisha We will work with the local farmers to create significant value for them Initiatives such as inter-cropping with new crops will create additional revenue streams for the local farmers We will provide superior technological intervention that will create genuine value for all stake holders We will create much needed marketing linkages for the products we create in the local community We will also build the needed skills and competencies at various touch points in the local community. This will significantly enhance the local economy. Fundamentally, an agricultural business, Gramtarang Foods has the potential to transform the local economy We feel we deserve your support and hence request for your subsidy.