Strong Prospects for the Tomato Processing Industry

Driven by the growth of the fast food industry and convenient snacking, the demand

of processed tomato products has been growing rapidly throughout the world. This

is providing tremendous scope for anyone who plans to venture into setting up a

tomato processing plant.

Tomato currently represents the world’s largest vegetable crop after potato and sweet potato

and tops the list of canned vegetables. It originated in the region extending from Ecuador to

Chile in the western coastal plain of South America and was first domesticated in Mexico.

Today, tomato is not only sold fresh but also as a processed product such as paste, soup, juice,

sauce, powder and concentrate. Earlier, Europe and the Americas represented the most

important producers, but today it is produced in more than 144 countries, with China being

the biggest producer.

Tomato processing began in 1847, when Harrison Woodhull Crosby, the chief gardener at

Lafayette College developed a crude method of canning tomatoes. Prior to 1890 all tomato

canning was done manually. Industry techniques improved canning process and tomato juice

came on the market with the development of the juice extractor in the 1920s. In the late

1960s, mechanical harvesting became a reality and this drove the industry to develop better

techniques for bulk handling and processing. A worldwide tomato processing industry has

since evolved.

In 2014, an estimated 34 Million Tons of tomatoes were processed globally with the United

States being the biggest producer, followed by Italy. Their position, however, is now being

threatened by China where the tomato processing industry is currently growing rapidly.

Currently the top 10 global tomato processing firms account for around 40% of the total global

production. Of these firms, 6 are headquartered in the United States, 3 in China and 1 in

Singapore. California based Morning Star currently represents the world’s biggest tomato

processing company accounting for around 10% of the total global production.

In most cases, the industrial processing of tomatoes into different end-products includes

several temperature treatment steps, such as drying, heating, pasteurizing, etc. These

treatments have various purposes, such as to deactivate microorganisms or enzymes, to

decrease the moisture content and concentrate the product or to soften the tissue in order

to separate fruit from skin. During such treatments, several additional changes can occur to

affect the appearance, composition, nutritional value and sensory properties in terms of

colour, texture and flavour of the product. Processed tomato products have wide applications

in household consumption, food processing industry, snack foods, hotels, restaurants and fast

food joints. The main factors that drive the processed tomato products industry is the growth

in the fast food industry and convenient snacking. This, in turn, is fuelled by several factors,

such as an increase in the number of teenagers and youngsters with higher spending power,

increase in the working population especially women, change in food consumption patterns,

etc.

Processed tomato products are very popular throughout the world, providing tremendous

scope for anyone who ventures into setting up a plant for manufacturing processed tomato

products. Experts at IMARC Group have identified this opportunity and released their latest

report titled, “Tomato Processing Plant Project Report: Industry Trends, Manufacturing

Process, Machinery, Raw Materials, Cost and Revenue”. This report gives a comprehensive

insight into all the aspects of setting up a tomato processing plant, including:

• Market size and region wise trend

• Key players

• Key risk and success factors

• Process flow for production of tomato paste and sauce

• Various types of unit operations involved

• Land, location and site development requirements

• Plant layout

• Plant machinery requirements

• Raw materials, utilities and manpower requirements

• Capital investments

• Operating costs

• Incomes and expenditures of the plant

• Profits

• Cash flows

To buy the complete report and know more about the feasibility of setting-up a tomato

processing plant, please visit: http://www.imarcgroup.com/tomato-processing-plant

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