MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

08.11.2011

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

ANDHRA PRADESH FOODS

 

 

Registered Office :

Road No. 14, I.D.A. Necharam Hyderabad-500076, Andhra Pradesh

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Year of Establishment :

1976

 

 

Capital Investment/Paid up Capital:

Not Available

 

 

Legal Form :

A Government of Andhra Pradesh Enterprises.

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Ready to eat, Ready to cook and hot food mixes.

 

 

No. of Employees:

100 Approximately

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Usually Correct

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an established organization managed under the control of State Government of Andhra Pradesh. The organization engaged in manufacturing and supplying fortified relations are reported as fair. Payments are reported to be usually correct and as per commitments.

 

Subject being a Government owned enterprises can be considered normal for business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions.

 

 

NOTES:

 

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail: infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List – September 30, 2011

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(30.06.2011)

Current Rating

(30.09.2011)

India

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office/ Factory :

Road No. 14, I.D.A. Necharam Hyderabad-500076, Andhra Pradesh, India

Tel. No.:

91-40-27152207/ 08/09

Fax No.:

91-40-27171596

E-Mail :

apffoeds@hotmail.com

Website :

http://www.apfoods.ap.nic.in

Area :

Approximately 10000 sq.ft.

Location :

Owned

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Name :

Mr. P Satyanarayana Reddy

Designation :

Managing Director

Tel No. :

91-40-27170208

Email:

md_apfoods@ap.gov.in

apfoods@hotmail.com

 

 

Name :

Mr. O Rajkumar

Designation :

Deputy General Manager (Tech0

Tel No. :

91-40-27175607

Email:

dgm.apfoods@gmail.com 

 

 

Name :

Mr. M Mallaiah

Designation :

Manager (HRD)

Tel No. :

91-40-27152207 Ext. 205

Email:

hrd.apffoods@gmail.com

 

 

Name :

Mr. U Rajender Kumar

Designation :

Executive Engineer (Civil)

Tel No. :

91-40-27152207 Ext. 226

Email:

civil.apfoods@gmail.com

 

 

Name :

Mr. Chandramouli

Designation :

Works Manager

Tel No. :

91-40-27152207 Ext. 211

Email:

Process.apfoods@gmail.com

 

 

Name :

Mrs. S Lalitha

Designation :

Manager (Finance) FAC

Tel No. :

91-40-27150843

Email:

Finance.apfoods@gmail.com

 

 

Name :

Mr. S Yellamanda

Designation :

Deputy Manager (Q.C.)

Tel No. :

91-40-27155501

Email:

Qclab.apfoods@gmail.com

 

 

Name :

Mr. R Venugopal

Designation :

Deputy Manager (Costing)

Tel No. :

91-40-27152207 Ext. 246

Email:

Costing.apfoods@gmail.com

 

 

Name :

Mr. L  Srinivas Naik

Designation :

Deputy Manager (Electrical)

Tel No. :

91-40-27150844

Email:

Electrica.apfoods@gmail.com

Mechanical.apfoods@gmail.com

 

 

Name :

Mr. K Janaradhan Reddy

Designation :

Dy. Manager (HRD)

Tel No. :

91-40-27152207 Ext 207

Email:

Hrd.apfoods@gmail.com

 

 

Name :

Mr. B. Jeeva Putra Kumar

Designation :

Dy. Manager (D and P)

Tel No. :

91-40-27152207 Ext. 206

Email:

distribution.apfoods@gmail.com

godown.apfoods@gmail.com

 

 

Name :

Mr. M Venkataiah

Designation :

Dy. Manager (Production)

Tel No. :

91-20-27152207 Ext. 210

Email:

process.apfoods@gmail.com

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Ready to eat, Ready to cook and hot food mixes.

 

 

Products :

·         Ready To Eat Foods:

o        Modified Therapeutic Food

o        Extruded Snack Food

·         Ready to Cook/ Hot Food Mixes

o        Upma Mix

o        Halwa Mix

o        Sweet Porridge

o        Kichidi Mix with Dal Analogue (3 mm)

o        Aasha Food

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

100 Approximately

 

 

Bankers :

Not Available

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Not Available

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

Not Available

 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

Not Available

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

 

PROFILE

 

Subject is a Government of A.P. Enterprise established in 1974 and functioning under the auspices of A.P. Nutrition Council, a Society which was set up in the year 1976 with the assistance of CARE  and  UNICEF and GOI for producing and supply of Nutritious Foods to Malnourished School going, pre-school children, Pregnant women and Lactating mothers. Subject is covered under ESMA Act and runs in “3” shifts round the clock throughout year.


The main activity of M/s. AP Foods is manufacturing and supplying fortified nutritious food to 229 ICDS projects benefiting 30.46 lakhs of children and women beneficiaries throughout the state. Subject is an ISO 22000:2005 certified company.

 

 

Objective

 

·         To manufacture and supply nutritious food to school and pre-school children, expectant & lactating mothers for improving the nutritional status.

·         To build capacity in raw-material preprocessing  and  food processing capacity with the assistance from State/Central Government  and  International Agencies.

·         To promote  and  assist Institutions for the study of food  and  nutritional problems and requirements.

 

FUTURE STRATEGIES

 

  ACTION PLAN FOR NEXT 2 YEARS

 

·         Expansion of production capacity by addition of new machinery.

·         Replacement of old machinery by new machinery wherever necessary.

·         Development of nutritious food with extrusion based technology  and  Commercialization.

·         Erection of new plant with a capacity of 10 MT/Hour with latest technology and construction of a new building with all modern facilities.

 

Proposed GAIN project of 10 MT / Hr capacity Plant in A.P. Foods:

 

GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION (GAIN) is a SWISS foundation that mobilizes public private partnership and provides financial and technical support to deliver nutritious foods to those people most at risk of mal-nutrition.  GAIN has been created in 2002 at a Special Session of UN General Assembly on children.  GAINs goal is to reach more number of people with fortified foods that has sustainable nutritional impact. 

 

GAIN is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and has Regional Offices in Cairo, Johannesburg, New Delhi and Washington DC.

 

GAIN has appointed a Consultant to study the performance of A.P. Foods in terms of manufacturing and supplying of quality, hygienically prepared nutritious food and feasibility of expansion of the capacity of production and based on the report of the Consultant, GAIN provided a grant of US Dollars 1.828 Million towards expansion for purchase of machinery and equipment.

 

Grant Agreement with GAIN has been signed on 30.06.2009 after clearance from the Principal Secretary to Government, WD, CW  and  DW Department, Honble Minister of Women  and  Child Welfare and the Honble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh State.

 

Status of GAIN Project

 

·         Internal Kachha Roads formation in progress

·         New Gate opened in Northern side of the proposed Site

·         Clearances from Forest Department obtained

·         Clearances from Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board is under progress

·         PMC has been entrusted with the job of obtaining all  other clearances from various Departments under Single Window Scheme through the Industries Department.

·         Global Tenders floated on 06-07-2010

·         Global Re - Tenders floated on 13.09.2010

·         Government accorded permission to obtain direct quotes from the  Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) on Turn-Key Basis.

·         4 OEMs for supply of machinery have been qualified and the same is under process.

·         New Plant is expected to be commissioned by October2012.

 

Civil Works

 

·         Construction of GAIN Building

·         Construction of Administrative Building

·         Construction of Quality Control Lab

·         Construction of Godowns

 

  Installation of Double Fortified ( Iodine  and  Iron) Salt Plant

·         It is proposed to set up a Double Fortified Salt (DFS) Plant in A.P. Foods with an   installed capacity of 30,000 MTs per Annum. NIN is offering the technical guidance.

·         The State Government, has accorded Permission  and  the MOU entered with NIN is under renewal.

·         It is proposed to purchase refined salt and double fortification with Iron and Iodine will be undertaken at A.P. Foods.

·         Tests for Production of DFS for in-house consumption has been    conducted in the month of July 2011.

·         Construction of DFS Plant Building in A.P. Foods is in progress.

 

Capacity Building of Extruder Plant :

 

·         The purchase of two lines of each 2 MT/Hr capacity Extruder Plant is in process to meet production requirement of 36000 MTs. per annum.

·         Quotes have been invited from the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) as per the resolution of the Executive Committee meeting held on 10.06.2011.

·         Quotes received from OEMs is under evaluation and PMC for Documentation work for the project are being identified.

 

CADRE STRENGTH

 

Cadre

 

Sanctioned Strength

Regular Employees

On Deputation

General Manager

1

0

0

Deputy General Manager

2

0

1

Managers

5

2

1

Deputy Managers

10

5

3

Assistant Managers

10

9

0

Supervisors ( Gr -II / I)

35

31

0

Lab Chemist ( D / C / B / A )

6

6

0

Assistants/Stenos (D/C/B/A)

33

24

1

Telephone Operator, W.I.

1

0

0

Driver ( Gr  II / I ), Sr.  and  Jr.

18

17

0

Time Keeper

1

1

0

Trades Men ( D / C / B / A ), Mali, Mason

224

211

0

M . M . W

59

11

0

Jamedar / Office Subordinate/ Spl. Msgr/ Watchman

7

2

0

Total

412

319

6

 

 

GOVERNING BODY

 

I. A.P. NUTRITION COUNCIL 

 

Six members nominated by the Government of A.P.

 

The Chief Secretary to Govt,  Ex-Officio

Chairman

The Spl.Chief Secy/ Secy. to Government WD, CW and DW Department

Vice-President

The Prl. Secy/ Secy to Government, Social Welfare Department,

Member

The Prl Secy to Government, Finance Department

Member

The Prl Secy to Government, MA and UD Department

Member

The Prl Secy to Government, PR and RD  Department

Member

 

 

Three members nominated by the Government of India

 

The Jt. Secy., Department of Women and Child Devp, Ministry of Human Resource Development, GOI

Member

The Director, National Institute of Nutrition

Member

The Technical Advisor, Department of Women  and  Child Development, Food  and  Nutrition Board, GOI

Member

The M.D., A.P. Foods is the Member Secretary of the A.P.Nutrition Council

 

II.   EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

 

The Spl.Chief Secy/ Secy to Govt, WD, CW and DW Department

President

The Prl. Secy/ Secy to Government, Social Welfare Department,

Member

The Prl Secy to Government, MA and UD Department

Member

The Jt. Secy., Department of Women and Child Devp, Ministry of Human Resource Development, GOI

Member

The Director, WD and CW

Member

The Prl Secy to Government, Finance Department

Member

The Technical Advisor, Department of Women  and  Child Devp, Food  and  Nutrition Board, GOI

Member

The M.D., A.P. Foods is the Member Secretary of the EC of A.P.Nutrtion Council

 

 

FINANCE

 

1. A.P. Foods  is   Registered  under  Section 12A(a)  of  Income  Tax  Act 1961 and exempted from Income Tax.

2.    A.P. Foods  is  following  accrual   method  of  Accounting.  Being  service  oriented  organization  A.P. Foods  is  preparing  Income   and   Expenditure  account  and  Balance  Sheet.

3.    The  Income  Over  Expenditure  i.e.  Surplus  is  being  accumulated  towards  capital  Expenditure i.e., for replacement  of  machinery  expansion,  modernization  and  diversification  etc.,

 

4.    CAPITAL  FUND: 

 

The   Capital  Fund   means   the  value  of  Assets  donated  by  CARE, UNICEF,  Capital  grant  received  from  Government of A.P.  and  the Value of  Plant   and  Machinery, Buildings  erected  with  accumulated  surplus  amount.   

 

(a)     A.P.  Industrial Infrastructure Corporation     donated    15.46   acres  of land  at  Nacharam  IDA  to  A.P. Foods  during  the  year 1973.  During  the  year 1985  A.P. foods  purchased  3.29  acres  of  land  valuing  Rs. 0.933 Million  at  Gazuwaka  Industrial  Estate, Vizag. Subsequently,  during  the  year 1987,  land admeasuring 4.407  acres, which  is  adjacent  to  A.P. Foods    was  also  purchased  at  cost a of  Rs.0.598 Million.

 

(b)   During  period  1974-1978  CARE  an  International  Organization  has donated  Plant   and   Machinery,  Buildings,  Lab  equipments  and  Vehicles  valuing  Rs. 7.495 Millions.

 

(c)    During  1980-81 UNICEF  an  International  Organization  has  donated  Buildings,  Plant   and    Machinery  and  Spares.  Subsequently,   some more spares are received from UNICEF during the period 1982-84.  The total  value  of  Assets  donated  by  UNICEF  works out to   Rs. 13.590 Millions.

 

(d)   Government  of  A.P.  has   provided   a  capital  grant  of  Rs. 2.515 Millions  during  the  period  1977-1981. 

 

(e)        Subsequently, A.P.   Foods  has  erected and commissioned Automatic  Energy  Food  Plant,  Soya  Plant,  Computerized   Extrusion  Plant,  and  Effluent Treatment  Plant  and Hot Food Plant with  its  own  funds  i.e.  from  the  accumulated surplus.

 

5)     NO EQUITY: 

 

6)     Depreciation  is      provided  on  Fixed  Assets  on  written down   value method  at  the  rates  provided  in  the  Income  Tax  Act  1961. 

 

7)     Inventories  are  valued  at  cost  by  following  FIFO  Method.  

 

8)  A.P. Foods  does  not  receive  Budget  from  State/ Central   Govts   directly.  A.P. Foods  manufacture  and  supply  Ready-To-Eat  Nutritious  food  under  Government  feeding  programmes  to  Government departments  such  as  Director  of  Women   and   Child  Welfare   and   Director  of  Municipal  Administration.  The  costs  of  supplies  are  reimbursed  by  those  departments  from  their  budgetary  allocation.  

 

9)     A.P. Foods  prepares  budget  estimates  every  year  for  the  activities  to    be  under  taken.   Accordingly,  Budgetary  Control  System  is  followed.  

 

SURPLUS  and  TURNOVER FOR LAST 10 YEARS

 

Year

Surplus

Rs. In Millions

Turnover

Rs. In Millions

2001-2002

43.236

479.044

2002-03

46.544

659.284

2003-04

45.306

711.676

2004-05

43.743

678.926

2005-06

48.351

612.525

2006-07

119.920

941.741

2007-08

106.352

1343.378

2008-09

220.075

1676.669

2009-10

233.732

2010.805

2010-11 (Provisional)

384.638

2414.789

 

NEWS  and  EVENTS

 

·         Smt. V. Sunitha Laxma Reddy , Hon'ble Minister for IKP, WD,CW  and  DW, Pensions, Senior Citizens visited the APFoods on 06-01-2011. Expressed satisfaction over functioning of APFoods and appreciated the nutritious value of products of APFoods. She also launched Two new products viz. Sweet Porridge  and  Kichidi Mix with Dal Analogue.

 

ACHIEVEMENTS     

 

·         All India Achievers Foundation, New Delhi awarded Bhartiya Samman  Puraskar  For Food Industry on 6.3.2009 to M.D.

·         Citizens Integration Peace Society, Bangalore awarded   Rashtriya  Rattan Award  on 22.3.09 to M.D  at  New Delhi.

·         Bhartiya Vikas Rattan Award by the Association of Industrial Development, New Delhi, dt.06.06.09.

·         Glory of India Award by the Institute of Economic Studies, New Delhi on 10.8.2009, Hyderabad.

·         Mother Teresa Award by  Health Care International, Hyderabad on 26.8.09,  Hyderabad.

·         International Achievers Award by Indian Achievers Forum, New Delhi on 31.10.09 at Bangkok..

·         Indira Priyadarshini Award 2009 by Health Care International, Hyderabad on 22.11.09.

·         Best Public Choice Award for reducing child mortality for the projects MFoods at a world forum on 2.8.2011.

·         Best Jury  Award for reducing child mortality for the projects MFoods at a world forum on 2.8.2011

 

 

 

 


CMT REPORT (Corruption, Money Laundering & Terrorism]

 

The Public Notice information has been collected from various sources including but not limited to: The Courts, India Prisons Service, Interpol, etc.

 

1]         INFORMATION ON DESIGNATED PARTY

No exist designating subject or any of its beneficial owners, controlling shareholders or senior officers as terrorist or terrorist organization or whom notice had been received that all financial transactions involving their assets have been blocked or convicted, found guilty or against whom a judgement or order had been entered in a proceedings for violating money-laundering, anti-corruption or bribery or international economic or anti-terrorism sanction laws or whose assets were seized, blocked, frozen or ordered forfeited for violation of money laundering or international anti-terrorism laws.

 

2]         Court Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that subject is or was the subject of any formal or informal allegations, prosecutions or other official proceeding for making any prohibited payments or other improper payments to government officials for engaging in prohibited transactions or with designated parties.

 

3]         Asset Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that the property or assets of the subject are derived from criminal conduct or a prohibited transaction.

 

4]         Record on Financial Crime :

            Charges or conviction registered against subject:                                                              None

 

5]         Records on Violation of Anti-Corruption Laws :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

6]         Records on Int’l Anti-Money Laundering Laws/Standards :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

7]         Criminal Records

No available information exist that suggest that subject or any of its principals have been formally charged or convicted by a competent governmental authority for any financial crime or under any formal investigation by a competent government authority for any violation of anti-corruption laws or international anti-money laundering laws or standard.

 

8]         Affiliation with Government :

No record exists to suggest that any director or indirect owners, controlling shareholders, director, officer or employee of the company is a government official or a family member or close business associate of a Government official.

 

9]         Compensation Package :

Our market survey revealed that the amount of compensation sought by the subject is fair and reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to others for similar services.

 

10]        Press Report :

            No press reports / filings exists on the subject.


 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

MIRA INFORM as part of its Due Diligence do provide comments on Corporate Governance to identify management and governance. These factors often have been predictive and in some cases have created vulnerabilities to credit deterioration.

 

Our Governance Assessment focuses principally on the interactions between a company’s management, its Board of Directors, Shareholders and other financial stakeholders.

 

CONTRAVENTION

 

Subject is not known to have contravened any existing local laws, regulations or policies that prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect the terms and conditions that could be included in the agreement with the subject.

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.49.08

UK Pound

1

Rs.78.65

Euro

1

Rs.67.79

 

 


 

 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

-

NB

                                       New Business

-

 

 

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