Changing the face of coconut sector... Shoba paves the way

摘要

Shoba Suresh is the proprietor of M/s. Surya Shobha, the first spray dried coconut milk powder manufacturing unit in Kerala and the second one in India. Spray dried coconut milk powder is gaining importance in food processing sector and as an ingredient in processed foods. Excerpts of the interview with Shoba Suresh. I possess about 25 cents of leased land in industrial estate, Athani. Initially we had an engineering workshop for manufacturing grills and gates. We also had a paper cup manufacturing unit - Sonu Paper Cup. Later on the idea to start milk powder unit came to my mind and we started working on it. At that time we contacted Coconut Development Board for ascertaining the technical feasibility of the unit. On getting assistance from CDB during 2008 we initiated the work for setting up the unit.