Intertek to set up four labs in different parts of country

Quality and testing services provider Intertek today said it will set up four laboratories in different parts of the country in line with its strategy to focus on the food segment.

"We will be setting up four regional satellites labs in the country, which would cater to local requirements and these labs would be connected to our main lab in Gurgaon," Intertek Global Food Services Division President Jochen Zoller told reporters at the opening of its first modern food testing lab in Gurgaon.

The lab was inaugurated by Minister for Food Processing Industries Subodh Kant Sahay.

The UK-based Intertek has set up the lab at an investment of Rs 10 crore for providing testing, inspection and certification services to food processing industry in the region.
    
When asked about investment, Zoller said that these labs would require an investment of around Rs 5 crore each, which would be done by the parent company.
    
On the company's operation, he said that Intertek, which is operating for more than 125 years, has decided to focus on the food segment in 2006 and in last four years, it has expanded its operation in China, Asia Pacific, Southeast Asia and in Latin America.
    
"Food has become the most traded commodity in the world and the food business is also growing rapidly in India, that's why we have decided to focus more on it," Zoller said.
    
Intertek is a leading global certification service provider in the world, with over 25,000 employees and 1,000 labs.