A branded Ratlami sev and namkeen unit packaging the district's GI-famous savoury for pan-India modern-trade and diaspora export — turning cluster job-work into an owned, shelf-stable retail brand.
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This sharpens onto the district's nationally known food signature and drops the generic textile half. Ratlam's Ratlami Sev / namkeen cluster has genuine brand equity — "Ratlami sev" sells itself — but much of it moves as unbranded cluster output. The unit captures the cluster-namkeen-to-branded-packaged-retail-and-export gap: standardise the besan sev and mixture recipes, build hygienic frying and packing lines with nitrogen-flush packaging for shelf life, and sell under one label to pan-India modern-trade, e-commerce grocery and Indian-diaspora export markets. The Ratlam railway junction gives the district strong outbound logistics for distribution.
Buyers are modern-trade and online grocery chains, snack distributors and diaspora-focused exporters who want consistent, certified, long-shelf-life namkeen. What it takes: FSSAI and export-grade food-safety compliance, frying consistency and oil-quality control, packaging that holds crispness, and a distribution and listing push. Honest risk: snack retail is crowded and shelf-life and consistency are unforgiving — the brand and packaging are the moat. PMEGP and PMFME fund the build.
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