Skylark Group
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Skylark Foods Limited is a subsidiary
of Skylark group, an India
n company that specialises in chicken
and meat processing, and poultry
products for poultry usage. It holds the same position in North India as Venky's
holds in South India.
. Skylark started its first operation with broiler breeding & hatchery with a capacity of 1000 broiler breeders.
conglomerate and a large Asia
n poultry company. The group has diversified into many fields including: poultry, processed food, meat processing and hatcheries. Skylark has commissioned technologically advanced commercial broiler farms in 2008 all equipped with international equipments like automatic drinking and feeding systems, silos based feeding system etc. to supply healthy & disease free chicken for processing plant.
, five star hotels etc. and franchisees outlets of the company. The processing plant of Skylark is situated at Food Park, HSIIDC Industrial Estate, RAI, Haryana
which is very close to Delhi
.
district and has a production capacity of 400 tonnes per day. It was established in year 2003 due to the foreseen growth of the Skylark Group. This mill produce feed for G.P., Parent Stock, Layer Stock and commercial broiler farming having their respective starters and finishers range.
It is operated by trained and highly experienced staff. Regular monitoring of parent farms, hatcheries as well as commercial farms is done with elisa reader in this lab. The diagnosis of birds is free for all poultry farmers and in this way Skylark performs the social duty for the welfare of the poultry industry.
Subsidiary
A subsidiary company, subsidiary, or daughter company is a company that is completely or partly owned and wholly controlled by another company that owns more than half of the subsidiary's stock. The subsidiary can be a company, corporation, or limited liability company. In some cases it is a...
of Skylark group, an India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n company that specialises in chicken
Chicken
The chicken is a domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the Red Junglefowl. As one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, and with a population of more than 24 billion in 2003, there are more chickens in the world than any other species of bird...
and meat processing, and poultry
Poultry
Poultry are domesticated birds kept by humans for the purpose of producing eggs, meat, and/or feathers. These most typically are members of the superorder Galloanserae , especially the order Galliformes and the family Anatidae , commonly known as "waterfowl"...
products for poultry usage. It holds the same position in North India as Venky's
Venky's (India) Limited
Venky's Limited is a subsidiary of V H Group, an Indian company that specialises in chicken meat processing, and pharmaceutical products for both poultry and human usage.-History:...
holds in South India.
History
Founded in 1985 in village Anta, Distt. Jind, Haryana as Skylark Poultry Farms by the Dhull and Deswal family, it mainly produced day-old layer and broiler chicks for the poultry markets of North IndiaNorth India
North India, known natively as Uttar Bhārat or Shumālī Hindustān , is a loosely defined region in the northern part of India. The exact meaning of the term varies by usage...
. Skylark started its first operation with broiler breeding & hatchery with a capacity of 1000 broiler breeders.
Status
Today the diversified Skylark Group is a 300 croreCrore
A crore is a unit in the Indian number system equal to ten million , or 100 lakhs. It is widely used in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan....
conglomerate and a large Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
n poultry company. The group has diversified into many fields including: poultry, processed food, meat processing and hatcheries. Skylark has commissioned technologically advanced commercial broiler farms in 2008 all equipped with international equipments like automatic drinking and feeding systems, silos based feeding system etc. to supply healthy & disease free chicken for processing plant.
Milestones
Skylark Group achieved many milestones which describes the long journey it has taken to reach this level| Year | Milestone |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Started broiler commercial farming (with 700 chicks) |
| 1985 | Broiler Breeding & Hatchery (with 1000 PS) |
| 2000 | Start contract broiler farming (with 20000 birds) |
| 2000 | Poultry equipments |
| 2002 | Layer breeding & Hatchery |
| 2003 | Poultry feed plant |
| 2005 | Poultry processing plant |
Products
Skylark is a very diversified group in terms of products. It mainly produce poultry products, some of them are- Whole Chicken
- Chicken Boneless
- Chicken Drumsticks
- Chicken Wings
- Chicken Lollipops
- Chicken Curry Cuts
- Chicken Legs
- Chicken Liver
- Chicken Gizzard
Hatcheries
Hatcheries are the biggest mainstay of Skylark. The company has separate hatcheries for Grand Parent, Parent Stock and commercials at 5 different locations in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat. Hygiene and sanitary conditions are maintained inside hatcheries. Skylark have awell established distribution network for the sale of DOC’s / hatching eggs in Haryana Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan states.Nutrich
Skylark markets fresh chilled and frozen chicken in institutions and retail segments in different pack sizes under brand name “ Nutrich” in North India. Their products range includes whole chicken, chicken boneless (breast & thigh), drumsticks, full legs, wings, lollipops etc. Their clients include Walmart, Reliance Retail Limited, Nirula'sNirula's
Nirula's is India's oldest fast food restaurant chain, based in North India and most popular in NCR Delhi. It started Delhi's first fast food restaurant in Connaught Place in 1977, today it has over 75 outlets in NCR Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh states, which...
, five star hotels etc. and franchisees outlets of the company. The processing plant of Skylark is situated at Food Park, HSIIDC Industrial Estate, RAI, Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
which is very close to Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
.
Broiler Units
Skylark is the largest producer of Broilers in North India. Skylark has come up with modernised, state of the art broiler units at Pilani, Rajasthan with an automatic drinking and feeding systems. Skylark has a present capacity of about 3 million broilers per month which is a huge number as compared to other broiler companies in India.Poultry Feed
Skylark have a Poultry feed mill in JindJind
Jind is a town in Jind District, Harayana state, India.It is one of the oldest districts of Harayana. It is one of the first Sikh Kingdoms. It lies in central Haryana and is the fourth district of the Jat belt .The city is beautiful...
district and has a production capacity of 400 tonnes per day. It was established in year 2003 due to the foreseen growth of the Skylark Group. This mill produce feed for G.P., Parent Stock, Layer Stock and commercial broiler farming having their respective starters and finishers range.
Businesses
Skylark Foods is involved in mainly 10 types of busineses which are- Grand Parent Operations
- Central Brooding
- Parent Stock Operations
- Hatcheries
- Poultry Feed Mill
- Broiler Farming
- Layer Operations
- Poultry Equipments
- Poultry Processing
Poultry Disease Diagnostic Laboratory
Skylark has a major contribution for the development of the poultry industry by providing technical assistance to farmers and establishing a disease diagnostic laboratory at Jind, Haryana. The lab is furnished with world class equipments like Elisa reader and washer.It is operated by trained and highly experienced staff. Regular monitoring of parent farms, hatcheries as well as commercial farms is done with elisa reader in this lab. The diagnosis of birds is free for all poultry farmers and in this way Skylark performs the social duty for the welfare of the poultry industry.