Manufacture of Wafers

Abstract

Laos has a great potential in food processing industry. This is because of the ,agriculture pattern and the variety of crops in the country supported by good: ;climatic conditions and natural irrigation. One of the potentially most profitable, 'mdustrtes in Laos is the food processing industry. In the country, the annual i growth of fruits and vegetables production is around 16%. This fact is the very I indication of the tremendous potential in this field. Wafers and similar snack food: industry in Laos has been growing at a very fast pace. There are host of fried .products sold in Laos but most of them are imported from China, Thailand or i lVietnam. Wafers are commonly used as snacks in hotels, homes and families. It, 'has been commonly noted that potato wafers, banana wafers, fried rice and! wheat wafers, cassava wafers; all in various flavours are becoming the latest; craze among the children and the youth. Even the older groups are now; consuming these products mainly for their taste and convenience. While using this; 'profile any type of wafer can be produced, but for simplicity's sake details of potato wafers are being provided.