Powder Milk Factory Coming Up in Pokhara

Powder Milk Factory Coming Up in Pokhara
New Business Age, September 2007

Sujal Dairy Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of Sujal Foods Pvt. Ltd., is finalizing installation of a powder milk factory in Pokhara with an investment of Rs. 250 million.

Planned to be commissioned by mid-November, this factory is going to be the first in its kind from the country’s private sector. While one powder milk factory is in operation in Biratnagar under the state-owned Dairy Development Corporation, another one is being set up in Chitwan by the private sector construction company Chitwan Co-E.

According to Anjan Shrestha, the executive Director of Sujal Foods, 30 percent of construction work has already been completed in the Pokhara factory which will in the beginning produce 5000 kg of powder milk every day. The capacity is planned to increase gradually to 7000 kg per day.

It is estimated that 6000 MT of powder milk is consumed in the country per year.