DECEMBERASIA BUSINESS OUTLOOK19universities in India, which enables it to use high-quality seeds best suitable according to the climatic conditions while ensuring transparency and traceability of raw materials throughout the production process. To ensure product quality and authenticity, Relsus uses its own model farms for production, where it follows the best farming practices, including organic farming without any pesticides.As part of the second step, Relsus has developed a proprietary technology that ensures zero usage of any harmful chemicals or solvents. Even the packaging materials used by the firm are both sustainable and biodegradable. Finally, the firm also focuses on energy consumption by avoiding high temperatures throughout the whole production which also helps preserve the protein quality in the products. Even the water used across the operations at the firm is recycled.All the co-founders at Relsus have extensive prior experience in developing and producing highly regulated active pharmaceutical ingredients. Starting from raw material handling to finished product and packaging, the team ensures that high-quality standards and hygiene that are followed for food and ingredients production by both national and international authorities are well-maintained throughout the production process.Leveraging Technology for High-Quality ProductsThe backbone of the firm's value proposition is its proprietary technology, which extracts the proteins through a soft process without disturbing the key nutritional benefits. According to Vineet Singhal, MD & CEO of Relsus, "Rather than using high temperature or chemicals, the proprietary technology developed by Relsus uses a soft process, something that is way ahead of the currently followed industry standards. The technology also has been able to provide solutions to the three key challenges faced by the industry ­ consistent high-quality production, scalability, and offering quality products at an affordable price range. The firm also ensures that its supply chains are transparent and well-controlled".Future RoadmapComing to the future roadmap, Relsus has already started its production in India and aims to leverage the available supply chain, raw materials, and local resources to consistently produce high-quality ingredients and become a global multinational company soon. The firm is also looking at, not just marketing its currently produced products, but also producing plant-based protein products based on the available raw materials in other key Southeast Asian countries by leveraging its proprietary technology. Using its proprietary technology, Relsus has been able to mitigate the three key industrial challenges - consistent high-quality production, scalability, & quality products at an affordable price rangeDECEMBERASIA BUSINESS OUTLOOK19
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