Indian Railways has responded positively to a request of the plant-based food industries for a cold storage facility at Bengaluru railway station, according to the Plant Based Foods Industry Association (PBFIA).
According to a PBFIA statement, the association’s team, led by Executive Director Sanjay Sethi, approached Shyam Singh, Divisional Railway Manager of South Western Railway, and Kusuma Hariprasad, Additional Divisional Manager, to assist in making Bengaluru the epicentre for plant-based foods.
Shyam Singh expressed satisfaction at the end of the discussion that a transit cold storage facility for plant-based goods was a just demand.
According to the report, Shyam Singh expressed strong interest and requested that the PBFIA offer a full proposal for the cold storage facility. On this occasion, the PBFIA also proposed a training program for railway food workers.
