Pijikay Exports

Pijikay Exports, established in 1972 by Gul Kripalani, is an international trading house focused on sourcing the best quality frozen seafood from India. With 40+ years of expertise and a very distinct position in the industry, Pijikay guarantees a competitive edge in both quality and price to all its partners.

AZARIA

Azaria was established in 2010 as a market entry strategist offering a unique blend of advisory and implementation services to their customers. As an extension of Pijikay, Azaria provides a full range of smarter sourcing services of the highest quality. Today, Azaria sources a variety of agricultural products, buffalo meat, rice, spices and poultry.


Gul Kripalani
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OPERATIONS - This team reviews, plans and monitors daily operations and logistics related to landings, loadings and harvests.

HACCP & Audits – The team conducts internal audits of each of the factories we work with in terms of policy implantation of food safety measures, HACCP / EU / FDA / IFS 9000 and other international certifications.

QUALITY CONTROL – This team monitors quality through inspections of the product from the raw material stage to online processing, packing and loading.

DOCUMENTATION – Supervises and coordinates all exports with custom and shipping lines with our buyers and suppliers.

MARKETING & PROCUREMENT – This team evaluates vendors and markets for both new and existing products. They are involved in the daily pricing of products and coordinate all communication between buyers and suppliers.

Pijikay’s head office is strategically located in India’s economic capital, Mumbai. Pijikay has satellite procurement and quality management offices in Veraval, Bangalore and Cochin.

Pijikay’s extensive pan-India network has been the key to successful partnerships with suppliers throughout the Indian sub-continent. This also enables Pijikay to provide its customers with consistent high quality and competitive market prices.

Pijikay values

At Pijikay, we're not only about making profits and growing our business. We believe in creating a morally and socially compliant and ethically charged environment. In keeping with this, we have set a few parameters by which we would function no matter what.

Food safety

Meet the needs and expectations of our customers while continuing to ship safe, legal and quality food. Wherever we work, we will ensure that food safety parameters are met at all levels. Our biggest strength lies in our quality team, which is one of the most qualified and headed by one of our nation's leading microbiologists. In addition to following regular procedures at each step of the production line to ensure top quality products, our quality assurance personnel also check the quality of each product as per our buyer's specified requirements. All team members are well acquainted with the EEC, FDA, CFIA, AQIS, HACCP and SABS guidelines and guarantee quality without compromise.

Employee friendly

Employee safety is a priority, and all our training is conducted under industrial safety measures. As a group, we are strictly against child labour in any form.

Sustainable practices

Pijikay is involved in many initiatives that aim to promote fair trade, whilst eradicating exploitative measures utilized by the bigger players. Pijikay has lobbied the Government for tougher regulations to ensure a leveled and sustainable platform for all.

Corporate social responsibility

Pijikay is also actively involved in other social initiatives like:

  • Terry Fox Run: An annual run to raise money for cancer research amongst children.
  • Habitat for Humanity, India: Building homes for the economically less fortunate.
  • Oberoi Meeting Pot: An annual fund-raiser supporting various charity causes.
Anti Bribe

At Pijikay, we hate bribery and are part of the India No Bribe Coalition.

To consistently provide a full range of smarter sustainable sourcing services of the highest quality through our Expertise, Reach and Market knowledge. We pride ourselves on working with complete transparency, integrity and dependability.

PIJIKAY PROMISE

As your partner in India, PIJIKAY will:

  • Identify the right supplier, market, brand and quality after a comprehensive evaluation of your requirements
  • Guarantee cost effectiveness without compromising quality
  • Conduct all business with complete transparency and integrity
  • Follow strict ethical and sustainable standards
  • Ensure consistency in sourcing, quality and timeliness

PIJIKAY will be your one-stop contact and take full responsibility for all products sourced through us.

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