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SKM Egg
Products
Limited, a
Tamil Nadu-
based Quality
Egg Products
Manufacturer,
Grows by
Leaps and
Bounds While
Adhering
to Global
Standards
of Safety
and Hygiene
26
september 2019
T
he poultry industry feeds
hundreds of millions of
people across the globe each
year, while providing employment
and sustainability to millions more.
In addition to the actual meat and
eggs, processed egg extracts and
its derivatives are used across
a wide range of applications in
numerous products in the Fast
Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
industry. Some popular fast food
products to contain poultry or its
derivatives include packaged cakes,
mayonnaise, sausages, biscuits,
cookies, bakery mixes, meals ready-
to-eat, and so on.
Operating one of the world’s largest
egg processing plants in the world
is a company named SKM Egg
Products Export Limited.
Founded in 1996 by an ambitious
entrepreneur, SKM today has
grown to become one of the leading
manufacturers of egg powder in
the world, boasting of a capacity
to process nearly two million eggs
a day to churn out an astounding
6500 tonnes of egg powder each
year. Additionally, the company also
manufactures various egg products
such as Egg Powder, Pasteurized
Egg Liquid, Egg Cubes, and Eggpro
energy protein drink. In the Egg
powder segment, there are three
subcategories i.e. Whole Egg
Powder, Egg Yolk Powder and
Egg Albumen Powder. SKM exports
its products to 24 countries
including some in Europe as well
as Japan, Russia and other Middle
Eastern countries and earns
substantial volume of valuable
foreign exchange for India.
Producing extracts in such vast
quantities of egg is no small feat
and it is for this reason that SKM
operates its very own poultry farm
that houses over six million birds
that lay over four and a half million
eggs every year. Furthermore, the
company acquires an additional
1.3 million eggs from numerous
allied poultry farms across a vast
geographic region. All of this is
channeled to produce pasteurized
egg liquid, egg cubes, various types
of egg powders, etc.
When it comes to fast food and
relevant industries, maintaining
hygiene is one of the most
important aspects of running
daily operations. SKM ensures
the highest levels of quality and
safety of its raw materials with the
backward integration of its layer
farms and feed mills. Moreover, its
poultry farms carry an ISO 22000
certification and are protected by a
comprehensive bio-security system.
SKM is a registered establishment
as per the norms of the European
Union. Its range of products is
functionally superior, blends well
with other ingredients and widely
used in various food applications.
The company is headquartered in
Tamil Nadu, India.
SKM Egg Products
Limited: Synopsis
Production Facility:
Complying with
International Regulatory
Measures
SKM’s production facility is
constructed and its machinery
installed with a strict adherence
to EU/USDA regulations, as
mentioned above. The plant is
approved by EIC - EIA as per the
Indian Act “Export of Egg Products
Quality Control, Inspection and
Monitoring Rules 1997 Act based
on EU/ USDA Guide lines”.
The company has three product
lines, one for yolk based products
and another for egg albumen and
third one is Whole Egg. The eggs
are processed in a modern, fully
automated factory using state-of-
the-art equipment. The factory is