VKM Brochure

Core Values
Customer
Satisfaction
Long-term
partnership
Innovation
Quality through
& through
Our
Vision
Our
To be most reliable
source of variety of
Safe and Quality
Mission
seafood products.
To transform into a technologically

advanced food processing
company with extensive delivery of
international standard food
products that cater to the needs of
consumers across countries.
Our Offering
Seafood exporting is an industry that needs utmost attention to quality,
stringent adherence to highest standards, advanced technology and
people dedicated one hundred percent to the industry. VKM Foods has got
all these elements right. Our offerings to our demanding customer base
globally comes from a place of utmost sincerity with concrete measures
being taken to ensure a supply of best-in class products, which have
supplemented our extensive growth in this domain.
VKM Foods has developed three state-of-the-art plants in and around Navi
Mumbai with persistent efforts across time. The company procures wild
caught material from various fish landing centers in the state of
Maharashtra in the west coast of India and procures aquaculture produce
from farms in Maharashtra, Gujarat & Andhra Pradesh. Which is
subsequently further processed and value added according to the
customer’s specification. A large team of dedicated people trained in
HACCP system, carry out the processing of fish and fishery products to
ensure quality and safe end products.
Who are we?
VKM Group of companies has a diverse operative vertical in food and
hospitality related businesses. The first of the vertical is engaged in
undertaking “Food Processing Management Contracts” for processing
quality food products such as fish and fishery products, milk and
poultry for well recognized brands and large organizations of national
and international repute. The second segment operates a retail shop in
Navi Mumbai for the distribution of fresh and frozen seafood products in
domestic market under its own brand “FISH TREAT”.
In little over 3 years, VKM Foods has made a name for itself; offering
products of the highest virtue. So once you associate with us, you are
associating with a trusted partner with decades of experience in the
industry.
Our founder, VK Muralidharan, ventured into the hospitality industry in
2008, opening his flagship restaurant in 2008 called Royal Rasoi and
later opening a fine-dine restaurant in 2011, Royal Rasoi Marina located
in Mumbai, making it the third segment in our business vertical.
The
Management
Team
Mr. V.K Muralidharan

Founder of VKM Foods
Private Limited
Mr. V K Muralidharan, who is the visionary

of the company, is an energetic and
enthusiastic personality who has
dedicated his life to seafood industry. He
has more than 3 decades of experience
in the industry which enables him to
ensure that quality seafood products are
delivered consistently at competitive
prices.
Executive Director Mr. R. Vijayakrishnan

is a qualified technocrat holding a
degree in a Fisheries Science. Armed with
experience of more than 25 years he has
been instrumental in the growth of the
company.
Mr Mithun Muralidharan recently joined

his family business, a graduate in
business and economics from Aston
Business School, Birmingham. He hopes
to take on the mantle in the future under
the mentorship of Mr. VK Muralidharan
and Mr. Vijayakrishnan Pillai.
QUALITY ASSURANCE
Quality Assurance is given imperative importance within our organization.
Our commitment and loyalty towards our customer in delivering stellar
products is premised on an uncompromising focus on quality parameters.
Dedicated personals ensure the freshness and quality of the product, right
from the procurement to the finished product by conforming to
the HACCP system.
A well-equipped and uniflow In-house Laboratory is established.
We conduct the Microbiological and Chemical Analysis of our Products.
Microbiological Analysis are conducted for the raw material to final product along
with regular testing of: water, ice and Hygiene and Sanitary condition of the
plant and workers.
We also conduct the Antibiotics test for aquaculture products.
The laboratory conducts the test using United States Food and Drug Administration
– Bacteriological Analytical Manual (USFDA-BAM) Method.
Newly joined staffs are trained by the Quality assurance department on Good
Manufacturing practices (GMP), Personal Hygiene and Food safety aspects.
QA personnel also undergo frequent training on latest trends on the food safety and
analysis at CIFT (Central Institute of Fisheries Technology), INFOSAN
(International Food Safety Authorities Network) to name a few.
Infrastructure available in
Integrated Processing Plant
Dedicated raw material unloading platform.

Well planned and equipped pre processing hall.
Two seperate chill rooms for holding fresh raw material and raw material in process.
Two well planned and adequately eqipped processing halls.
Tube ice maker along with a holding room.
Two separate hoists for vertical movement of raw material and frozen products.
One blast freezer.
One plate freezer.
One IQF line integrated with glazer and glaze hardener.
Adequate number of sundry processing and material handling equipment.
Two cold store chambers integrated with ante rooms.
Inhouse laboratory with facilities to carry out antibiotic and microbiological testing.
Two packing material stores.
Diesel generator set to back up the processing and cold store operations in
the event of break down in electrical supply.
Effluent treatment plant to ensure discharge of environment friendly water used

in process.
Well-designed energy efficient refrigeration plant.
Adequate number of refrigerated and insulated vehicles for movement

of fresh raw materials and frozen seafood products.
Capacities of Processing Plant
Particulars Capacity
1 Two Chill Rooms for Raw Material holding 5 MT
2 Daily Pre-Processing Capacity 10 MT per day
3 Tube Ice Maker 20 MT per day
4 Blast Freezer 1 Number X 5 MT X 3 = 15 MT per day
5 Plate Freezers 1 Number X 720 Kgs X 8 Charges per day = 5.76 MT per day
6 Raw IQF line integrated with glazer and

glaze hardener
1 X 500 Kg per hour = 10.00 MT per day
7 Two Cold Storage Chambers Aggregated holding capacity of 250 MT.
8 Diesel Generator Set 500 KVA
9 Refrigerated/ Insulated Vehicles 6 Nos
Details of Certifications
Details of Registration, Approvals & Certificates
1 EIC Approval No. 1265 (EU Approved)
2 MPEDA Registration No. MA1/MT/363/18
3 FSSC 22000 Approved
4 HACCP - Complied with
5 Halal Certified
Canada
Dominican Republic
Spain
Portugal
Ivory Coast
Our Markets
Italy
Bahrain
Greece
Oman
China
Japan
Vietnam
Bangladesh Hong Kong
Thailand
Qatar Malaysia
UAE Indonesia
Kuwait
Mozambique
Saudi Arabia
Congo
Pacific White Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei
(Cultured)
Brown Shrimp Metapenaeus monoceros

(Sea caught)
Metapenaeus affinis
Metapenaeus dobsoni
Scampi Macrobrachium
rosenbergi
Type of the Product Pulled Vein

Type of Freezing Block Frozen
Type of Packing Block, as per importer’s specifications
Glaze As per buyer’s specifications
Weight & Count Frozen Weight & Frozen Count / Net Weight & Net Count as per buyer’s specifications.
Grades 16 / 20 21 / 25 26 / 30 31 / 40 41 / 50
51 / 60 61 / 70 71 / 90 91 / 110
Packing 6 x 1.80, 6 x 2 Kgs, as per impoter’s specifications
Treatment As per importer’s specifications
Brand As per importer’s specifications
Type of the Product Head On Shell On (Whole)
Type of Freezing Blast Frozen / IQF Frozen

Type of Packing Pouch Pack / Bulk Packs as per importer’s specifications
Glaze As per importer’s specifications
Weight & Count Frozen Weight & Frozen Count / Net Weight & Net Count as per buyer’ specifications.
Grades 20 / 30 30 / 40 40 / 50
Packing 6 x 2 Kgs, as per importer’s specifications
Type of the Product Head Less Shell On (HLSO)

Type of Freezing Plate Frozen / IQF Frozen
Grades 11 / 15 16 / 20 21 / 25 26 / 30 31 / 35 36 / 40
41 / 50 51 / 60 61 / 70 71 / 90 91 / 110 110 / 130
Packing 6 x 1.80, 6 x 2 Kgs, as per importer’s specifications
Type of the Product Head Less Shell On Easy Peel (HLSO EZ/PL)
Type of Freezing Plate /Block / IQF Frozen
Grades 16 / 20 21 / 25 26 / 30 31 / 40 41 / 50
51 / 60 61 / 70 71 / 90 91 / 110
Type of the Product Peeled & Undeveined (PUD) / Peeled and Deveined (PD)
Type of Freezing Plate Frozen / IQF Frozen
Grades 16 / 20 21 / 25 26 / 30 31 / 40 41 / 50
51 / 60 61 / 70 71 / 90 91 / 110
Indian Squid Loligo Duvauceli
Type of the Product Cut / Rings Squid (Pin bone removed )
Type of Freezing Plate Frozen / Blast Frozen / IQF

Type of Packing Block / Pouch Pack / Bulk Packs, As per importer’s specifications
Weight & Count Frozen Weight & Frozen Count / Net Weight & Net Count as per importer’s specifications.
Grades 40 / Up 60 / Up
Packing 6 x 2 Kgs, As per importer’s specifications

Type of the Product Whole

Grades U/3 3/6 6 / 10 10 / 20 20 / 40
40 / 60 60 / 80 80 Up
Packing Blast Frozen : 4 x 5 Kgs, 2 x 10 Kgs

Plate Frozen: 6 x 1.80 Kgs, 6 x 2.00 Kgs
As per importer’s specifications
Type of the Product Squid Tubes

Grades U/3 3/6 6 / 10 10 / 20 20 / 40
40 / 60 60 / 80 80 Up
Packing Blast Frozen : 4 x 5 Kgs, 2 x 10 Kgs

Plate Frozen: 6 x 1.80 Kgs, 6 x 2.00 Kgs
Type of the Product Squid Tentacles

Grades 40 / Up 60 / Up
Packing 6 x 2 Kgs, As per importer’s specifications

Cuttlefish Sepia pharaonis
Type of the Product Whole
Type of Freezing Plate Frozen / Blast Frozen (Individually Frozen)

Grades U / 50 50 / 100 100 / 150 150 / 300 300 / 500 500 / 700
700 / 1000 1000 / 1500 1500 / 2000 2000 / Up
Packing 4 X 5 Kg, 2 X 10 Kgs

Type of the Product Whole Cleaned
Type of Freezing Plate Frozen / Blast Frozen (Individually Frozen)

Glaze 10% to 20% As per importer’s specifications
Grades U/1 1/2 2/4 5/7 8 / 12 13 / 20
20 / 40 40 / 60 60 / Up
Packing As per importer’s specifications


Indian Mackerel Rastrelliger Kanagurta
Type of Freezing Blast Frozen (Individually Frozen)

Type of Packing Bulk Packs, As per importer’s specifications.
Weight & Count Frozen Weight & Frozen Count / Net Weight & Net Count as per importer’s
specifications.
Grades 2/4 4/6 6/8 8 / 10

10 / 12 12 / 15
Packing 10 Kgs, As per importer’s specifications

Croaker Silver & Yellow Johnius Spp.
Type of Freezing Blast Frozen

specifications.
Grades 50 / 100 100 / 200 200 / 300 300 / Up

Reefcod Epinephelus diacanthus
Type of Freezing Blast Freezing

specifications.
Grades 200 / 300 300 / 500 500 / 700 700 / 1000

1000 / Up

Horse Mackerel Megalaspis Cordyla
Type of Freezing Blast Freezing

specifications.
Grades 1/2 2/4 4/6 6/8 8 / 12

Last word
in quality
seafood
Corporate Ofﬁce
202, Raheja Arcade, Plot No. 61,

Sector-11, CBD Belapur
Navi Mumbai 400614 (Maharashtra)
India,
Phone: +91 (22) 27564493 / 275563762
Factory
Plot No. D-154/1 & D-155, TTC Industrial

Area, Shirvane, District Thane
Navi Mumbai 400706 (Maharashtra)
India, Phone: +91 (22) 27610068/ 27610069
email: vkm@vkmfoods.com
| www.vkmfoods.com

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Core Values

To transform into a technologically

Mr. V.K Muralidharan

Mr. V K Muralidharan, who is the visionary

Executive Director Mr. R. Vijayakrishnan

Mr Mithun Muralidharan recently joined

A well-equipped and uniflow In-house Laboratory is established.

We conduct the Microbiological and Chemical Analysis of our Products.

Dedicated raw material unloading platform.

Two well planned and adequately eqipped processing halls.

Tube ice maker along with a holding room.

One blast freezer.

One plate freezer.

One IQF line integrated with glazer and glaze hardener.

Adequate number of sundry processing and material handling equipment.

Two cold store chambers integrated with ante rooms.

Two packing material stores.

Effluent treatment plant to ensure discharge of environment friendly water used

Well-designed energy efficient refrigeration plant.

Adequate number of refrigerated and insulated vehicles for movement

1 Two Chill Rooms for Raw Material holding 5 MT

2 Daily Pre-Processing Capacity 10 MT per day

3 Tube Ice Maker 20 MT per day

4 Blast Freezer 1 Number X 5 MT X 3 = 15 MT per day

6 Raw IQF line integrated with glazer and

7 Two Cold Storage Chambers Aggregated holding capacity of 250 MT.

8 Diesel Generator Set 500 KVA

9 Refrigerated/ Insulated Vehicles 6 Nos

1 EIC Approval No. 1265 (EU Approved)

2 MPEDA Registration No. MA1/MT/363/18

3 FSSC 22000 Approved

4 HACCP - Complied with

Brown Shrimp Metapenaeus monoceros

Type of the Product Pulled Vein

Type of Freezing Blast Frozen / IQF Frozen

Type of the Product Head Less Shell On (HLSO)

Type of the Product Cut / Rings Squid (Pin bone removed )

Type of Freezing Plate Frozen / Blast Frozen / IQF

Packing 6 x 2 Kgs, As per importer’s specifications

Type of Freezing Plate Frozen / Blast Frozen / IQF

Grades U/3 3/6 6 / 10 10 / 20 20 / 40

Packing Blast Frozen : 4 x 5 Kgs, 2 x 10 Kgs

Type of the Product Squid Tubes

Type of Freezing Plate Frozen / Blast Frozen / IQF

Grades U/3 3/6 6 / 10 10 / 20 20 / 40

Packing Blast Frozen : 4 x 5 Kgs, 2 x 10 Kgs

Type of the Product Squid Tentacles

Type of Freezing Plate Frozen / Blast Frozen / IQF

Packing 6 x 2 Kgs, As per importer’s specifications

Type of Freezing Plate Frozen / Blast Frozen (Individually Frozen)

700 / 1000 1000 / 1500 1500 / 2000 2000 / Up

Packing 4 X 5 Kg, 2 X 10 Kgs

Treatment As per importer’s specifications

Brand As per importer’s specifications

Type of the Product Whole Cleaned

Type of Freezing Plate Frozen / Blast Frozen (Individually Frozen)

Grades U/1 1/2 2/4 5/7 8 / 12 13 / 20

Packing As per importer’s specifications

Brand As per importer’s specifications