INTERNSHIP TRAINING REPORT

PRAMAS TEA INDUSTRY

BySANTHAMOORTHI K

INTRODUCTIONTea is one of the world’s most widely

demanded beverages, if is most popular in the worlds that is enjoyed by the rich and poor alike

Tea is considered a health drink instead of a simple energizer.

Cont…There are three types of idea classified

according to the processing methods, black tea (fermented after plunking) the world tea production is concentrated in a few countries such as India, Thailand, china Kenya, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia mainly on amount of climates conditions

Tea is very inconvenient drink to brew. Tea, as beverage, is enjoyed by more than half of the world’s population

Cont…

India is the largest producer and consumer of tea in the world and tea is a major foreign exchange earner of our country

In respect of exports its ranks fourth. Germany is an importance buyer of Indian tea.

India offer varieties of tea to the world’s marker

INTRODUCTION OF THE COMPANYPramas Tea is the leader among the

bought-leaf sector and is rated as the finest producers of quality Tea in the industry.

The management is committed towards producing good quality, flavor and taste.

Cont…MISSION AND VISION:

“To lead the industry through quality, hygiene and management. To provide the best product to the customer and continuously add value to the system”.

Cont…The Company is situated in the

Nilgiris, South India. Nilgiris is known as the queen of the

hill stations and also the Tea land of south India.

The high grown black teas from the Nilgiris ("Blue Mountains" in Tamil) are among the finest produced anywhere

PROFILE OF THE COMPANY

The company "Pramas Tea" was founded by the Gowder family in 1984. The Gowder family has been in the Tea business for the past four generations.

The company "Pramas Tea" is the leader among the bought-leaf sector and is rated as the finest producers of quality Tea in the Industry.

Cont…

ProductsPramas Tea

Pramas Estate Tea (Premium Quality)

Pramas Gold Premium

Cont…VARIOUS DEPARTMENTSProduction Department

Human Resource Department

Marketing Department

Finance Department

PRODUCTION PROCESS

Tea can be prepared in a number of ways, but usually it is made into black or green tea.

Manufacturing of black tea under two distinctive methods via orthodox and CTC in voyage both in the north as well as south India.

WITHERING

ROLLING

FERMENTATION

DRYING

SORTING & GRADING

PACKING

Cont..WITHERINGIn the process of withering, the leaf is

spread in thin layers to obtain maximum exposure.

The period of withering in orthodox manufacture lasts 16 to 18 hours.

During this period the total loss of water from 100 kg of fresh leaves ranges from 25 to 50 kg.

ROLLING:● Rolling actually is the mechanical development of the original hand rolling process, the primary objective strictly being to wring out juice from the leaves. ● In doing so, leaf acquired a twist and since then trade has been insisting on the special appearance of tea from traditional tea processing.● This process is done in CTC factory with the help of a shredder, rotor vane and CTC cutter.

FERMENTATION:● The fermentation process is the characterized part in the black tea processing because, during this stage, the most important properties of tea are produced.● This process is carried out simply by laying the powder in thin layers, in a plain room under special conditions of humidity and temperature.

DRYING:● It is the most critical phase in the sequence of operation involved in converting plucked tea shoots into made tea.● It is the most critical phase in the sequence of operation involved in converting plucked tea shoots into made tea.

GRADING AND SORTING● Grading after conventional processing is always combined with refining of course materials by cutting or other methods and with the removal of stalks, fibre and foreign matter.● An important point in sorting out the true grades considering appearance, size and liquoring qualities.

PACKING● Tea is packed by packing machines in plywood tea chests. Tea chests are of standard size.● Due to the scarcity of plywood, now tea is packed in polythene lined gunny bags for internal market.● The tea dust is then packed in jute bags containing light polythene bags.● So that the tea does not lose its flavor.● Bags are then marked according to the type of tea they contain and send to main auction centers in India.

COMPETITORS

Darmona Tea IndustrySanthi Tea IndustryVijayakumar Tea IndustriesSuprajith Tea FactorySterling Tea IndustrySakthi Tea Industry

Nilgiri Glenburn Tea Ltd.Kannavarai Tea Industry

SUGGESTIONS

Modern techniques of production should be adopted.

Factory should take more interest in promotional activities like reduction of price and gift schemes for rapid increase in sales.

Cont…Appointment of technically efficient

supervisors in the organization so that they effectively lead and guide the organization.

Pollution control measures should be adopted in order to reduce the sound pollution and dust which affect the health of the workers.

CONCLUSION

The factory is located in Kotagiri; here raw materials and labour force are easily available.

The factory is collecting raw materials from the members of the firm.

Various departments are functioning under this unit.

This will help in smooth running of the factory.

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