Potato Flakes (BD) Ltd.

Company Description

Bangladesh is one of the major potato growing countries in South Asia. Although Potato Flakes (BD) Ltd. grow potato in a large quantity, our consumption is not as large therefore we have to export potato. It is being observed that our sub-continent prefer ready to cook food stuff including potato. So, we thought that it will be worthwhile to produce potato flakes which is in great demand in Europe and parts of Asia as people find this ready to cook food, easy to handle, time saving, economic, environment friendly chemical fertilizer free, sugar free, fat free Carbohydrate and Hygienic. Judging its potential as an export oriented product and at the same time assessing the possibility of utilizing potato likely to be wasted each year, we decided to install an industrial unit which will not only take care of the above but also will contribute considerably in earning foreign exchange. So the Potato Flakes (BD) Ltd came into being. The management is aware of the fact that to catch up with the international market, we have to obtain ISO 9001: 2000 Quality Management System Certification for which we have set up an elaborate in house quality control organization and this is being run by expert professionals. And already we have obtained ISO 9001: 2000 QMS Certification. In hindsight, Munshigonj is considered to be the best growing region of high yielding variety of potato i. E. Diamond variety which is in great demand in international market. Interestingly, our factory is located in the midst of potato fields. So during the season we can bring in potato from the field to the running factory. We can claim that our factory has top of the line machinery produced by one of the well-known European manufacturer based in Holland called Noord-Oost Nederland. This fully automated plant can produce 1. 5 tonnes of potato flakes per hour converting 7 tonnes of potato. Our brand of potato flakes is called Euro Flakes and is produced from a very fine quality of potato. We ensure that an excellent health and sanitation condition is maintained till export procedure is complete as we also have obtained HACCP Certification. At the same time we remain up and about to see that environmental stipulations are not tempered with.