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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.

1

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.

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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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