- Karnataka GLT received 'Energy Efficient unit" award during 24th National award for Excellence in Energy Management 2023 by M/s CII
Chirala GLT has been awarded "Most innovative best practice award" under production excellence through Digital transformation category in the 5th edition of CII Digital Transformation (CII DX 2023)
Agri Commodities & Rural Services
ITC is one of India's largest integrated agri business enterprises with significant presence across every node of the agri value chain.
ITC's pre-eminent position as one of India's leading corporates in the agricultural sector is based on strong and enduring farmer partnerships that has revolutionized and transformed the rural agricultural sector. A unique rural digital infrastructure network, coupled with deep understanding of agricultural practices and intensive research, has built a competitive and efficient supply chain that creates and delivers immense value across the agricultural value chain. One of the largest exporters of agri products from the country, ITC sources the finest of Indian Feed Ingredients, Food Grains, Marine Products, Processed Fruits & Coffee.
ITC's Agri Business sources from over 20 crop value chain clusters across 22 states in India
A Customer Centric Approach
ITC's Agri Business Division continues to use innovation as its core strategy to retain its position as the one-stop shop for sourcing agri-commodities from India. Besides setting benchmarks in quality, reliability and value-added services, ITC is a trendsetter in customer care particularly in commodity trading. Major customers include Cargill, among others, who source agriculture commodities and food products from India.
Sourcing for ITC
ITC's Agri business is progressively aligning its commodity portfolio with the sourcing needs of the Company's Foods business to generate higher order value from its agriprocurement infrastructure. The business has commenced procurement of chipstock potatoes, one of the critical raw materials in the manufacture of the Company's 'Bingo!' brand of potato chips. The acquisition of Technico, an Australian company with technology leadership in the production of early generation seed potatoes, helped the business access a ready pipeline of new high-yielding varieties of chipstock potato seeds
Agri Commodities Sourcing includes
• Feed Ingredients - Soyameal
• Food Grains - Wheat & Wheat Flour, Rice, Pulses, Barley & Maize
• Marine Products - Shrimps and Prawns
• Processed Fruits - Fruit Purees/Concentrates, IQF/Frozen Fruits,
Organic Fruit Products
• Coffee
ITC’s Agri Commodities Sourcing
ITC seeks to focus on this segment and exploit the market opportunity for tropical fruits and fruit products, where India has a natural advantage of growing the complete range, including exotic varieties. In Processed Fruits category, ITC exports from ISO certified plants to Western Europe, North Africa, West Asia, Japan and North America, a wide range of Processed Fruit products made from Mango (Alphonso, Kesar & Totapuri), Guava, Papaya and Pomegranate.
ITC is the leading Indian exporter of Organic and Fairtrade Certified Fruit Products certified to European (EC 2092/91) and US (NOP) Standards.
ITC’s Agri Business - Smart Intervention
Awards and Recognitions: ITC Agri Business
- The Spices Business received the 'Outstanding Performance in Food Safety' award from CII under the Large Food Business category for its backward integration programme, 2021
ITC was awarded the 'Best Practice in Digital Transformation of Supply Chain' in Most Innovative Category at the CII Digital Transformation DX Awards, 2021
The Agri Business won a 'National Energy Management Award' from CII for Excellence in Energy Management from the Employers' Federation of India, 2020.
'Significant Achievement in Employee Relations Award' from the Employers' Federation of India, 2020.
- The agri business won an award from the All India Organisation of Employers (AIOE) for outstanding contributions in the field of Industry Relations, 2019
The Mysore GLT received the 'Utthama Suraksha Puraskara Award 2019', given by the National Safety Council, Karnataka, recognising its performance in Safety Management
The Chirala GLT received an award in the 'Systematic and Sustainable Energy Performance' category for the second consecutive year, from Society of Energy Engineers & Managers, 2019
- The Chirala and Anaparti GLTs received the 'Best Management Award' from Andhra Pradesh Labour Department and the 'Systematic Actions Towards Sustainable Energy Performance' awards from the Society of Energy Engineers & Managers, 2018
The Integrated Sterilisation and Grinding plant in Guntur received the 'CII Food Safety Award' for 'Significant Achievement in Food Safety', 2018
- The Chirala and Anaparti GLTs received the 'Best Management Award' from Andhra Pradesh Labour Department, 2017
The Mysuru GLT received the 'Excellent Energy Efficient Unit' award from CII, Hyderabad, 2017
- The Chirala and Anaparti units received the 'Best Management Award' from the Labour Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, 2016
The Anaparti GLT received the 'National Energy Management Award 2016' from the CII in the 17th National Energy Management Awards, 2016
The Anaparti GLT won the 'Par Excellence' award in the National Convention on Quality Concepts 2016 competition organised by the Quality Circle Forum of India, 2016
- The Mysuru GLT won the 'Prashamsa Suraksha Puraskara' awarded by National Safety Council, Karnataka Chapter, 2015
The Chirala GLT received the 'Utthama Yajamanya Puraskaram' from the Labour Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh in recognition of its exemplary industrial relations practices and implementation of labour welfare measures, 2015
The Mysuru, Anaparti and Chirala GLTs won awards at the Regional and the National Levels from the Quality Circle Forum of India, 2015
The Chirala unit won the 'Shreshtha Suraksha Puraskar' from the National Safety Council of India, 2014
The Anaparti unit won 'Gold' and 'Silver' awards from the Quality Circle Forum of India, 2014
The Anaparti unit won the 1st prize at the 'National Productivity Competition' held by the Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering, Visakhapatnam, 2014
The Anaparti unit won the 'Gold' award at the International Convention for Quality Control Circles held in Sri Lanka, 2014
The Mysuru unit received the 'Gold' rating from the Indian Green Building Council, 2014
The Chirala plant has been awarded the 'Shreshta Suraksha Puraskar' by the National Safety Council for the year 2013
- The Chirala and Anaparti units received the International Safety Award from the British Safety Council for ensuring 'Best Safety Management' systems, 2011
The Anaparti unit was also awarded the 'National Level Excellence in Water Management Award', as 'Excellent Water Efficient Unit' by CII, 2011
The Chirala unit won the 'Globe of Honour' award from the British Safety Council for best environmental practices, 2010
The chirala unit won the 'Best Management Award' from the Government of Andhra Pradesh for industrial relations & employee welfare, 2010
The Anaparti unit won the Gold Medal and Silver Medal awards for Quality Circles in competitions held by 'Quality Circle Forum of India' at regional level competitions and 'Distinguished Awards' at National level competitions, 2010
Both the Chirala and the Anaparti units were given the Total Cost Management Maturity Model Level 3 from CII for Total Cost Management, 2010
The Anaparti and Chirala units received the prestigious 'Sword of Honour' from the British Safety Council (the 14th consecutive 'Sword of Honour' for Chirala), 2008
The Chirala unit also won the Five Star rating (Safety & Environment) from the British Safety Council, 2008
United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) Award at the international conference on Sharing Innovative Agribusiness Solutions 2008 at Cairo for ITC's exemplary initiatives in agri business through the e-Choupal.
The Ashoka - Changemakers 'Health For All' Award 2006 for the Rural Health Services model for delivery of health services through the e-Choupals.
The Stockholm Challenge 2006 for the e-Choupal initiative. This award is for using information technology for the economic development of rural communities.
Innovation for India Award 2006 for ITC e-Choupal in the Social Innovations category for business organizations. The first of its kind in India, based on parameters of number of lives impacted, degree of impact on organization and environment, uniqueness, leverage of resources and whether it was scalable and sustainable, e-Choupal was declared as one of 'India's Best Innovations'.
The Development Gateway Award 2005 (previously known as the Petersberg Prize) for its trailblazing e-Choupal initiative. ITC is the first Indian company and the second in the world to win this prestigious award.
The 'Golden Peacock Global Award for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Emerging Economies for 2005'. The Company received this award for its e-Choupal and social and farm forestry initiatives that are impactfully transforming lives and landscapes in rural India.
The Corporate Social Responsibility Award 2004 from The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) for its e-Choupal initiative. The Award provides impetus to sustainable development and encourages ongoing social responsibility processes within the corporate sector.
The inaugural 'World Business Award', instituted jointly by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the HRH Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for the e-Choupal intervention. This award recognises companies who have made significant efforts to create sustainable livelihood opportunities and enduring wealth in developing countries.
The 'Enterprise Business Transformation Award' for Asia Pacific (Apac), instituted by Infosys Technologies and Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, for e-Choupal.
PC Quest's IT Implementation Award in the 'Best Project' category, for the e-Choupal initiative.
The Golden Peacock Innovation Award 2004 for e-Choupal.
The NASSCOM award for 'Best IT User in FMCG' in 2003. The Award is a recognition of ITC's successful integration of its IT usage with its business processes, specially the e-Choupal initiative.
The Seagate Intelligent Enterprise of the Year 2003 Award, for the most innovative usage of Information Technology. This award recognises ITC's pathbreaking e-Choupal initiative.
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