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DVK TM
www.dvkgroup.in
Manufacturers Of Cashew Kernels . Importers & Exporters .
A Well Organized Professionally Managed Business
Leading Dealers In Hill Produce T
he DVK group was an initiative taken
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Vinaya Commodities FZE
by one of the founder’s sons of the
Arecanut
Timber
Mangalore Cashew Industries , namely Mr.
Today the DVK group offers a diverse
D Vaman Kamath , The DVK Group was
range of products in the market for
The Group also has ventured into the
formed to bring all the various activities of
Exports,Imports or Processing of these
service sectors like :
the Cashew Processing and Trading activi-
products namely :
ties headed by D.Vaman Kamath under one single brand image.The DVK Group was
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Construction
formed in 1986 back and brought all the
Raw Cashew
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Real Estate
sister concerns operated by Shri D.Vaman
Cashew Kernel
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Housing Layout
Kamath under its fold namely sister con-
Peanuts
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Apartments
cerns like
Sesame Seeds
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D V K Impex
Rice
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Vignesh Enterprises
Desiccated Coconut powder
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Vasudha Impex
Spices( turmeric, pepper, cardamom )
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Varun Enterprises
Sugar
Our Products
Raw Cashew Nuts
Cashew Kernels
Arecanut
Peanut
Cardamum
Turmeric
Pepper
Sesame Seeds
Dessicated Coconut Powder
Sugar
Well Organized Setup with qualified people at all levels.
Dynamic Management Team with Decades of Experience Focussed on Quality & Experience
Our Management Team Ensures Efficiency & Consistency D.VAMAN KAMATH MANAGING PARTNER
D.VASUDEV KAMATH JOINT MANAGING PARTNER
PARTNERS D.TARA.V.KAMATH D.VAISHNAVI.V.KAMATH D.VRINDA.V.KAMATH
D.VEDVYAS KAMATH JOINT MANAGING PARTNER
Our Cashew Processing Process Flow
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Grading :The whole cashew kernels are individually graded by hand according to
count per pound.
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Quality Inspection : The cashews of each grade are inspected according to the
present quality standards for that grade.
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Steaming : The in-shell cashews are steamed un-
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Drying :The skin on cashews is dried in an owen
der pressure to soften the shell. This
at low heat for a few hours to loosen
causes the cashews inside to become
the skin.
loose and easier to remove in time.
2
Shelling : Each cashew shell is split open longi-
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Quality Control : Our cashews are then put through a set of quality assurance
measures heating in an oven, metal detection, dust aspiration and handpicking conveyor. Peeling :The skin of each cashew is peeled by
machines and the cashew is simulta-
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Packing : Our cashews are packed in 50-pound (22.68 kg) multilayer barrier
tudinally and the cashew inside is
neously visually graded according to
pouches in a modified atmosphere of low oxygen
immediately taken out by hand.
quality.
and high carbon dioxide and nitrogen. These pouches are placed one each in a carton.
Cashew Processing Process Flow Diagram
Semi Automated Processing Plant
Our Processing Plant O
ur Objective at our plant for cash-
rated are taken to a hot chamber where
commands good premium. Neverth-
ew processing is to extract tasty
they are heated in trays and the kernels
less, others like 320 and 240 also ex-
kernel from the raw nut and bring it to
are spread evenly in the trays.This pro-
ported.
you in different sizes and shapes.The
cess would take almost a day and the
cashew kernel are graded according to
kernels are left for cooling again.The
Packaging: The kernels are packed
size,colour and other characteristics.
brown skin testa of the kernels is re-
in metallic tins and before the tins are
moved by hand and the white kernels
sealed, carbon dioxide is pumped into
are obtained.
the tins containing kernels withdraw-
Processing: The raw nuts purchased from the market or imported are dried
ing air from the tin and the process
in the yards by exposing the nuts to
Grading: The kernels so obtained are
ensures avoidance of kernels getting
heat of the sun.The moisture content
graded as 180, 240, 320 etc., etc. and
infected by fungus and the gas works
of raw nuts is thus removed and the
also as “Wholes”, “Halves”, “Pieces”
as insecticide. Normally, such sealed
rawnuts are packed in gunny bags of
etc.While the wholes have high value,
tins have six to eight months of life
80 kgs each and stored in godowns.
the latter have lesser value. The figures
before which they are to be consumed.
The rawnuts are taken for process from
180, 240, 320 represent the number
In the recent past, the importers from
the godown and they are steam treated
of counts each pound of kernel would
abroad insist for plastic bag packing,
for about an hour and cooled in the at-
have.In other words, 320 is smaller in
flexipacking,instead of packing in me-
mosphere before they are taken to the
size as compared to 180 grade.Even
tallic tins.Of course, the plastic would
cutting tables.When the nuts achieve
though there is no change in taste and
be of a specific quality without the dan-
atmospheric temperature, they are cut
its nutritious value. Normally, there is a
ger of causing health hazards.
by autocutting machines and the ker-
good demand for 180 count within the
nels are separated.The kernels so sepa-
country and now at abroad also which
Get in touch
DVK TM
Mangala Cashews Padavinangady Mangalore - 575008 India Phone Fax
+91 824- 2481802/ / 2481785 / 2481177 +91 824- 2481877
E-mail info@dvkgroup.in mcikaju@hotmail.com mangalkaju@hotmail.com mcikaju@gmail.com
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